Science & Technology
Michael Houck
Utah officials launch flood watch, resources website
Utah's Division of Emergency Management released its 2023 spring runoff and flooding website Monday.12 months ago
Associated Press
China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China’s rover. The finding highlights new, potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars where conditions might be suitable for life to exist, though more study is needed. Friday’s […]1 year ago
Samantha Murphy Kelly
Snapchat’s new AI chatbot is already raising alarms among teens, parents
Snapchat's new AI chatbot is facing backlash not only from parents but also from some Snapchat users who are bombarding the app with bad reviews in the app store and criticisms on social media.1 year ago
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage
Get Gephardt helps Utahn get refund for not-delivered TV
If you pay hundreds of dollars for a new TV, you expect to GET the TV. But when a West Jordan woman couldn't get her TV or a refund, it was time to Get Gephardt.1 year ago
Michael Liedtke
Appeals court upholds Apple’s control of iPhone app store
An appeals court has upheld Apple’s exclusive control over the distribution of iPhone apps on Monday.1 year ago
Associated Press
Twitter verification reappears, but some disavow Musk’s mark
Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why the blue check marks reappeared.1 year ago
Marica Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer
SpaceX giant rocket fails minutes after launching from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad.1 year ago
Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
Are you a Facebook user? You could get some settlement cash
Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay.1 year ago
Jeremy Herb
US government tracking more than 650 potential UFO cases, Pentagon says
The U.S. government is tracking more than 650 potential cases of so-called "unidentified aerial phenomenon," commonly known as UFOs, according to the director of the office created last year to focus on the sightings.1 year ago
Barbara Ortutay
Twitter removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.”1 year ago
Jackie Wattles
SpaceX targets Thursday for next attempt to launch Starship
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday for the next attempt to get Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, off the ground.1 year ago
Rob Gilles
CBC ‘pausing’ Twitter after ‘government-funded media’ label
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says it is pausing Twitter after the social media platform stamped its account with a "government-funded media” label.1 year ago
Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer
SpaceX calls off 1st launch attempt of giant new rocket
SpaceX has called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket.1 year ago
Associated Press
FAA gives OK for SpaceX’s Starship test flight from Texas
SpaceX has cleared the final hurdle for launching its new giant Starship from Texas as early as next week on a first test flight.1 year ago
Ashley Strickland
Two years after its first flight, Ingenuity helicopter goes for 50 on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed its record-breaking 50th flight on Mars Thursday, a few days shy of the second anniversary of its first aerial journey.1 year ago
Kristen Rogers
Why we have nightmares and how to stop them
Nightmares are more common in childhood, but anywhere from 50% to 85% of adults report having occasional nightmares.1 year ago
Matt O'Brien
NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media company branded them as a "government-funded media" company.1 year ago
AJ Willingham
ChatGPT can write sermons, but religious leaders say they lack ‘a soul’
The future of artificial intelligence promises technology with a human touch. But is it human enough to deliver a convincing spiritual message?1 year ago
KSL TV
Sunday Edition: Flood Season, Utah Social Media Law, Spring Religious Holidays
This week on Sunday Edition, Mike Headrick fills in for Doug, and he talks about the possible flooding season, Utah's new social media law, and spring religious holidays.1 year ago
Peter Rosen
Pathmaker program aims to change the face of medicine
Many minorities are seriously underrepresented in the medical field, and a program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute aims to help change that.1 year ago
Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland
Meet the four astronauts NASA selected for historic moon flyby mission
NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon by the end of next year.1 year ago
Bridger Beal-Cvetko
Will AI be bigger than the internet? How one Utah lawmaker is thinking about the future
It's too early to predict with any certainty, but a Utah lawmaker is optimistic that people will find ways to adapt to the technology.1 year ago
CNN
GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google’s help
General Motors plans to phase out widely used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle's infotainment system, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles.1 year ago
