Science + Technology
Lindsay Aerts
Senator Mitt Romney says Utah will benefit from new infrastructure proposal
Utah Senator Mitt Romney says roads, bridges, airports, broadband and water and power infrastructure are among the ways Utah could benefit from the new bipartisan plan on infrastructure if it becomes law.5 years ago
Mary Richards and Becky Bruce
A bridge too far? BYU research brings internet trolls’ dark traits to light
The internet trolls lurking under the bridge of your Facebook feed may look a little different in light of new research from BYU.5 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panel
Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday5 years ago
Mallika Kallingal, CNN
New NASA sun stamps celebrate a decade of watching the sun from space
Each of the new NASA sun stamps highlights different characteristics of the sun, including coronal loops, solar flare, and sunspots.5 years ago
Kira Hoffelmeyer and Ryan Meeks
John Stockton, Jazz legend, appears in anti-vaccine documentary trailer
Legendary Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton has appeared in a trailer for a documentary about COVID-19 and vaccines.5 years ago
Mark Jackson
Governor Cox urges Utahns to get vaccinated headed into July 4 holiday
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox is once again urging Utahns to get vaccinated. On Thursday’s Let Me Speak To The Governor on KSL Newsradio, Cox said they are working on a number of ways to make vaccinations easier and more accessible to Utahns. One of them includes encouraging more businesses to host events […]5 years ago
SAM McNEIL Associated Press
Chinese crew enters new space station on 3-month mission
Three Chinse astronauts have arrived at China's new space station at the start of a three-month mission, marking a milestone in the country's ambitious space program.5 years ago
Saige Miller and Mary Richards
Early extreme heat creating some Utah road problems already
The heat has kept Utah Department of Transportation crews busy fixing potholes and cracked pavement on the road.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Inside Sources: Republicans ready to act on climate change, Rep. Curtis says
Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis said it's time for Republicans to bring conservative principles to the climate change conversation.5 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
Salt Lake City’s S-line Streetcar now powered by all renewable energy
Officials made the announcement Thursday that the S-Line streetcar on Salt Lake's east side is now powered by 100% renewable energy.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Amazon Sidewalk launches today; opt-out necessary
Amazon Sidewalk siphons small portions of bandwidth from so-called bridge devices that are in close proximity to form a network.5 years ago
Associated Press
Fastly blames global internet outage on software bug
Fastly, the company that was hit by a major outage that caused many of the world’s top websites to go offline briefly, blamed the problem on a software bug that was triggered when a customer changed a setting.5 years ago
Julia Horowitz, CNN Business
Bitcoin just cleared another hurdle. It may still stumble
In a landmark move, El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as a legal form of payment. But there's still tons of pressure on the cryptocurrency.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Orem company targeted by hackers, owners claim they spent thousands to fix the problem
Owners of an Orem company reported hackers nearly destroyed their business with ransomware, and they’re still cleaning up the damage the hackers left behind.5 years ago
Jordan Valinsky and David Goldman, CNN Business
Massive internet outage: Websites and apps around the world go dark
Countless websites and apps around the world went down for about an hour Tuesday after Fastly, a major content delivery network, reported a widespread failure.5 years ago
Harmeet Kaur, CNN
40 years ago, the first cases of AIDS were reported in the US
Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the nation's first reported cases of AIDS. More than 700,000 people in the US have died of the disease.5 years ago
Madeleine Porter
Heat expected over the weekend won’t help the Utah drought
Utah is truly bringing on the heat, with more to come over the weekend -- breaking any and all previous records.5 years ago
John Wojcik
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks Utah data center, women at work
The COO of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, expects a new data center to be operational starting sometime next month in Eagle Mountain, Utah.5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
COVID-19 reinfection is rare say Italian researchers
The researchers studied hundreds of people who had been infected, as well as those who had not, to come to a conclusion about reinfection.5 years ago
FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer
Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
Microsoft says the state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week.5 years ago
Dan Bammes
Skin cell DNA gives authorities a new way to prosecute sexual assault
Dr. Julie Valentine, a nursing professor at Brigham Young University, has been working to develop techniques for Skin DNA identification5 years ago
Colby Walker
Lunar eclipse during supermoon set for early Wednesday morning
Set your alarms a bit earlier tomorrow morning. There's a "supermoon" eclipse that will be visible from Utah early Wednesday morning.5 years ago
Dan Bammes
Huntsman Mental Health Institute to add new research building
The Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah plans to add a new $150 million Translational Research facility5 years ago
