Science + Technology

Apple shows off the new iPhone 15 Pro after its introduction on the Apple campus Tuesday in Cuperti...
Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy

The iPhone 15 and five other takeaways from Apple’s big event

The iPhone 15 lineup was unveiled Tuesday by Apple.
3 years ago
Gov. Spencer Cox shakes hands with Sen. Kirk Cullimore, R-Draper....
Mariah Maynes

Utah’s social media law raising questions about parent, teen rights

Utah's social media law is the first of its kind. It requires age verification and restricts access to social media for minors during certain hours.
3 years ago
Image of faceless man at a desk holding a cell phone. tarting in November, Google will require poli...
Clare Duffy, CNN

Google to require disclosures of AI content in political ads

The rule, an addition to the company’s political content policy that covers Google and YouTube, will apply to image, video and audio content.
3 years ago
Image of a strand of DNA. Story involves how DNA evidence is being used by multiple agencies within...
Mark Jones

DNA evidence working to clear the innocent of any wrongdoing

New DNA evidence has exonerated a 72-year-old man of a 1975 rape conviction. He had served seven years in prison.
3 years ago
Customers experience the newly released Huawei Mate 60 Pro flagship phone at Huawei's flagship stor...
Samantha Murphy Kelly

The US government is investigating China’s breakthrough smartphone

The United States is seeking information on China's breakthrough smartphone
3 years ago
FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, ...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

BYU professors help in national cancer study

One of two BYU professors involved in a national cancer study says their research shows different forms of cancer react with the body's cells differently.
3 years ago
Image of Provo Police vehicle, utah fallen officers...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Artificial intelligence dispatch systems will help save Utah lives

A new artificial intelligence system is in place to help cut response times for Utah police and fire departments.
3 years ago
Image of the first supermoon of 2023, which occurred in July. In more moon news, , NASA and Jet Pro...
By Ashley Strickland, CNN

The ‘blue moon’ won’t be the only rare sight in the night sky tonight

The full moon will peak at 9:36 p.m. ET tonight (August 30), but will appear full through Friday morning, according to NASA.
3 years ago
3M has agreed to pay $6 billion after the US military said its earplugs caused hearing loss. Photo ...
Jordan Valinsky

3M agrees to pay $6 billion after US military said faulty earplugs led to hearing loss

Manufacturing company 3M has agreed to pay $6 million to bring closure to roughly 300,000 lawsuits as a result of faulty combat earplugs.
3 years ago
Jackie Wattles, CNN

SpaceX capsule docks at space station carrying 4 astronauts from 4 countries

The Crew-7 astronauts, riding aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, docked with the International Space Station on Sunday.
3 years ago
India's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 is shown following its July 14 launch from the Satish Dhawan Space...
Jackie Wattles, CNN

India becomes the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon

Chandrayaan-3’s landing site is also closer to the moon’s south pole than any other spacecraft in history has ventured.
3 years ago
FILE - This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapch...
Aimee Cobabe

How to keep kids safe online with back to school posts

Parents and students are posting on social media about heading back to school. One IT expert joins KSL NewsRadio to discuss if this is safe.
3 years ago
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah -- Ruby Franke, mother and creator of the popular YouTube channel 8 Passeng...
Clare Duffy, CNN

YouTube to prohibit false claims about cancer treatments under its medical misinformation policy

The update is just one of several steps YouTube has made in recent years to build out its medical misinformation policy.
3 years ago
A Chinese scientist works at a medical genetics laboratory  at the Central South University in Chan...
Jessie Yeung

China’s sitting on a goldmine of genetic data – and it doesn’t want to share

China is pouring billions of dollars into becoming a force in genetic data.
3 years ago
West Davis Highway shown...
Mariah Maynes

UDOT to use geofoam in freeway construction

UDOT is using geofoam to construct a new ramp connecting southbound I-15 to West Davis Highway.
3 years ago
The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah.A Utah cancer researcher says more study is n...
Eric Cabrera

Could artificial intelligence improve breast cancer screening accuracy?

A new study shows AI improved accuracy in screening for breast cancer, but how do local experts feel about AI assistance?
3 years ago
ai powered mind...
Eric Cabrera and Jessica Lowell

Will artificial intelligence take our jobs? Why some experts say not to panic

A study found many U.S. workers may be replaced by artificial intelligence. According to experts, this may not be a cause for alarm.
3 years ago
Image of Thermo Fisher Scientific building in Ogden, Utah. The company announced on Wednesday that ...
Aimee Cobabe

Thermo Fisher Scientific shutting down Ogden facility

Thermo Fisher Scientific says the closure of the Ogden facility is just temporary while it sorts out volume demand.
3 years ago
Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, i...
Elizabeth Joseph

‘X’ removed after being installed atop company headquarters following Twitter’s rebrand

Officials from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection on Monday morning observed that the new “X” on top of the building formerly known as Twitter’s headquarters was being dismantled, according to Patrick Hannan, the department’s spokesman.
3 years ago
The sturgeon supermoon rises behind the Basilica of San Bernardino in L'Aquila in Italy's Abruzzo r...
Jackie Wattles

Prepare for a stunning double-supermoon display in August

The moon will be at its closest point to earth at both the beginning and end of August. It is called a supermoon.
3 years ago
New renewable energy project...
Michael Camit

New program aims to use renewable energy to power Utah communities by 2030

A new program is aiming to get Salt Lake City and other communities across Utah powered using renewable energy by 2030.
3 years ago
Allessandra Harris Gurr

Firefighters say electric vehicle fires can be difficult to extinguish

After a fatal crash, first responders say electric vehicle fires are often more difficult to extinguish than other fires.
3 years ago
The worm had not been thawed in about 46,000 years. Photo credit: Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia...
Issy Ronald

A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost

 Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago.
3 years ago
Clayre Scott

How is AI getting our data, and what is it doing with it?

Among the many concerns surrounding the danger AI can create for the public is this: How does it get its data, and what is it doing with it?
3 years ago