Press Releases
Official statements and announcements from The Chronicle.
Mar 25, 2026
Amazon Acquires Healthcare Provider Network in $8.5 Billion Deal
The acquisition of MedFirst Health gives Amazon a physical primary-care footprint of 3,200 clinics across 28 US states, deepening its healthcare ambit…
Mar 25, 2026
Harvard Scientists Reverse Ageing in Mouse Organs by 57 Percent
A gene therapy cocktail targeting epigenetic clocks restored kidney and retinal function in aged mice to levels comparable with animals half their age…
Mar 25, 2026
EU Parliament Passes Landmark AI Liability Directive
The directive makes it easier for individuals and businesses to seek compensation when harmed by AI systems, placing the burden of proof on developers…
Mar 25, 2026
UN Security Council Votes to Deploy Peacekeepers to Sudan
A 13–0 vote authorises a 22,000-strong UN mission to protect civilians in Darfur and Kordofan, where ongoing fighting has displaced over four million …
Mar 25, 2026
Tate Modern's Most Visited Exhibition Ever Opens to Queues Around the Block
A retrospective of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama sold out its first six weeks within hours of tickets going on sale, with 300,000 visitors expected.…
Mar 25, 2026
Silicon Valley's Hottest Startup Raises $1.2 Billion for Nuclear Fusion
Helion Energy's Series F round, led by a consortium of sovereign wealth funds, will fund a demonstration plant scheduled to begin operations in 2028.…
Mar 25, 2026
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low for Third Consecutive Summer
Satellite measurements confirm this year's minimum extent is 23% below the 1981–2010 average, with implications for global weather patterns and polar …
Mar 25, 2026
Loneliness Declared a Public Health Emergency in the United States
The Surgeon General's landmark report links chronic loneliness to risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, calling for structural societal ref…
Mar 25, 2026
Cyber Attack Disrupts Power Grid Across Three European Nations
A sophisticated intrusion targeting SCADA systems knocked out electricity to 2.3 million households in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic for up…
Mar 25, 2026
7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
Authorities have evacuated 340,000 coastal residents as waves of up to four metres are forecast to reach Hokkaido within the hour.…
Mar 25, 2026
G20 Summit Ends With Historic Climate Finance Commitment
Leaders agreed to triple climate finance to $300 billion annually by 2035, but developing nations say the pledges fall short of loss-and-damage commit…
Mar 25, 2026
Opinion: We Built the Attention Economy. Now We Must Dismantle It.
The former CTO of a major social platform argues that the advertising model that funds the internet is incompatible with a functioning democracy.…