Science + Technology

climate change hottest month July...
Curt Gresseth

Climate change myths debunked: what you need to know

Climate change myths abound, with the debate over the phenomenon taking on political significance. But how do you sort the fact from the fiction? 
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaking with Washington Post reporter Frances Stead Sellers in a Faceboo...
Heather Kelly and Saige Miller

Utah’s governor says mistakes were made during the COVID-19 pandemic

Utah Governor Spencer Cox admits mistakes were made when working to control the spread of COVID-19 within the state.
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Bangkok, Thailand - August 22, 2019 : Computer user touching on Microsoft word icon to open the pro...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Microsoft issues urgent security warning: Update your PC immediately

Microsoft is urging Windows users to immediately install an update after security researchers found a serious vulnerability in the operating system.
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Earth farthest sun...
Karilyn Frazier

Earth is farthest from the sun today, Happy Aphelion Day 2021

The 100 degrees plus weather is happening despite the Earth being farthest from the sun or as identified by Space.com, will reach aphelion on Monday, July 5 at 2:27 p.m. 
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FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. A ransomwa...
FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer

Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge

Thousands of victims have been identified in at least 17 countries in the Kaseya ransomware attack, with demands of up to $5 million reported.
5 years ago
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows a screen at Beijing Aerospace Control Center showin...
The Associated Press

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

The astronauts arrived June 17 for a 3-month mission aboard China's third orbital station, part of a space program that landed a robot rover on Mars in May.
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Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group Ltd., listens during an interview following Virgin Galact...
Jackie Wattles and Rachel Crane, CNN Business

Richard Branson will attempt to beat Jeff Bezos to space

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to beat fellow billionaire and rival Jeff Bezos to space.
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Great Salt Lake low water...
Dan Bammes

Great Salt Lake inches away from a record low

Water levels of the Great Salt Lake are rapidly inching toward a record low.
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infrastructure plan...
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. 
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BYU internet troll study facebook logo...
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
In this image taken from NASA video, a solar panel is unfolded at the International Space Station, ...
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 Sunday
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NASA Sun Stamps...
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
Stockton trailer...
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.
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FILE -- Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during the last weekly COVID-19 briefing at the Capitol in Salt Lak...
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 […]
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chinese space station...
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
heat utah road...
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
curtis climate change...
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.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY...
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
Amazon sidewalk...
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.
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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
This photograph taken on April 26, 2021 in Paris shows a physical imitation of the Bitcoin crypto c...
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
The data breach of a background check company has potentially put up to 3 Billion people's personal...
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
internet outage...
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.
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AIDS 40 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.
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