Science & Technology
Carla K. Johnson, AP Medical Writer
Panel: Mammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger — at age 40. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced the updated guidance Tuesday.8 months ago
Associated Press
Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots.8 months ago
Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer
Self-driving semi trucks may soon be reality on US roads
Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks.8 months ago
By Betsy Webster, KCTV via CNN
AI-enhanced camera technology helps solve murder
Kansas City, KS-MO Blue Springs Police used an innovative AI-driven camera to help solve a double homicide.8 months ago
Mike Anderson
NASA looking to researchers at Utah State University to problem-solve farming on Mars
A group of researchers at Utah State University have been experimenting with farming methods to help NASA learn how to survive on Mars.8 months ago
Ben Finley, Associated Press
Athletic director used AI to make fake audio clip to frame principal of racism
Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording containing racist and antisemitic remarks and quickly spread on social media.8 months ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Unprecedented images reveal jaw-dropping features of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’
Close flybys of Io, one of Jupiter’s moons and the most volcanically active world in our solar system, have revealed a lava lake and a towering feature called “Steeple Mountain” on the moon’s alien surface.8 months ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Voyager 1 is sending data back to Earth for the first time in 5 months
For the first time in five months, NASA engineers have received decipherable data from Voyager 1 after crafting a creative solution to fix a communication problem aboard humanity’s most distant spacecraft in the cosmos.8 months ago
Ashley Strickland
Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body
A huge heart-shaped feature on the surface of Pluto has intrigued astronomers since NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured it in a 2015 image. Now, researchers think they have solved the mystery of how the distinctive heart came to be.8 months ago
Christina Larson, The Associated Press
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly.8 months ago
Chris Isidore and Peter Valdes-Dapena
Tesla recalls Cybertruck due to accelerator pedal that can stick
Tesla has been ordered to recall nearly 4,000 of its Cybertrucks due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place when pressed down.8 months ago
Kevin McGill, Associated Press
Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu
They may look like little monsters. And their seemingly endless racket may be a nuisance. But as parts of the nation prepare for the emergence of trillions of noisy cicadas, bug experts say the little creatures can also be a tasty snack.8 months ago
CNN
Hyundai is the latest brand to pause advertising on X due to antisemitism
Hyundai said on Thursday it paused advertising on X, after an ad from the automaker reportedly appeared adjacent to an antisemitic and pro-Hitler post on the social media site.8 months ago
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com
No evidence of ‘furries’ in Nebo School District despite allegations, social media firestorm
Unfounded allegations of students at Mt. Nebo Junior High School dressing up like animals and biting, barking, and pouncing on fellow students created a social media firestorm on Wednesday.8 months ago
Andrew Adams
Following online ‘sextortion’ tragedy, family warns others during Roy High training
Online "sextortion" ended in a tragedy for a Utah family and on Wednesday they teamed up with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office to warn other families the same could happen to them.8 months ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth
NASA is seeking innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future.8 months ago
John Towfighi, CNN
Roku says 576,000 accounts breached in cyberattack
About 576,000 Roku accounts were compromised in Roku's second cyberattack of the year.8 months ago
Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer
Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion.8 months ago
Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP Science Writer
Can’t get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for
If you missed North America's total solar eclipse or if you caught the eclipse bug, there are more chances to see the sun disappear.9 months ago
Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer
Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most
A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent. Monday's spectacle was witnessed by millions of spectators in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. It was North America's biggest eclipse crowd ever9 months ago
Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer
A total solar eclipse races across North America. Clouds spoil the view for some
Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited Monday's celestial sensation — a total eclipse of the sun — even as forecasters called for clouds.9 months ago
Shelby Lofton
Provo family projected to sell half a million glasses for total solar eclipse
A Provo family made a business out of the leftover eclipse glasses of Utah's 2017 solar eclipse.9 months ago
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, AP Business Writer
Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk’s X. Not everyone is happy about it
Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has started restoring complimentary blue checks to some of its users.9 months ago
