Science + Technology
KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer
Florida teen charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft
Authorities say a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and tech moguls to scam people out $100,000 in Bitcoin.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Doctor “cautiously optimistic” Utah COVID-19 cases are plateauing
Could Utah be turning a corner in the fight against COVID-19 and be plateauing? One local doctor thinks so.6 years ago
Simone Seikaly
Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News: Delay a Presidential election?
Pres. Trump suggests a delay to the 2020 presidential election to prevent election fraud. One Utah educator says he can't do that.6 years ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Mars launch: NASA sends Perseverance rover to space
The Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter are finally on the journey to Mars.6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
2020’s final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida
NASA's most elaborate life-hunting rover, Perseverance, is scheduled to rocket away to Mars on Thursday morning6 years ago
Brian Fung, CNN Business
Congress is about to grill the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
For over a year, top lawmakers in Congress have been investigating Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The investigation's purpose? To determine whether the companies have abused their power and dominance in the online marketplace.6 years ago
Katie Hunt, CNN
1,000-year-old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say
A team of UK researchers has found what they believe may be an ancient alternative to antibiotics.6 years ago
Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane will use 16 cameras to capture space tourists’ every move
(CNN) — When Virgin Galactic’s tourism customers take their quarter-million-dollar ride to the edge of space, they’ll strap themselves into custom-made reclining seats and blast into the upper atmosphere before spending a few minutes floating in microgravity — all while an on-board camera system captures their next social media posts. Virgin Galactic hosted a live […]6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars. Set to rocket away this week from Florida, The spacecraft named Perseverance is NASA's brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
West Jordan woman dies days after plane crashed into her house
Utah - 72-year-old Mary Quintana was sitting outside on her deck on Saturday when a 1975 Piper PA-32 plane crashed into her house.6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Perseverance, NASA’s next Mars rover, is brawniest and brainiest yet
NASA ups the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars. Set to rocket away this week from Florida, "Perseverance" is NASA's brawniest Martian rover yet.6 years ago
Jackie Wattles, CNN Business
NASA astronauts on historic SpaceX mission aiming for August 2 return
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first-ever astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are aiming to return to Earth this weekend.6 years ago
John Wojcik
UDOT testing new technology on some of the state’s most hazardous roads
UDOT has teamed up with Panasonic to deploy a network of next-generation radio pods along some Utah highway corridors. Officials say they have the ability to “communicate” with emerging smart vehicle technology.6 years ago
Clare Duffy, CNN Business
Here’s what the Twitter hack tells us about potential security risks of working from home
It's not clear whether remote working policies at Twitter, which has said it will allow some employees to continue working from home "forever" if they choose, had anything to do with the hack. But it's something other companies should be aware of.6 years ago
Associated Press
Well-preserved mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lake
Russian scientists are working to retrieve the well-preserved skeleton of a woolly mammoth from a lake in northern Siberia.6 years ago
Sherisse Pham, CNN Business
TikTok could be sold to American investors to avert US ban, reports say
Could an American takeover of TikTok save it from being locked out of the United States?6 years ago
SAMUEL McNEIL and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press
China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in an attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. The rocket carrying the orbiter and rover took off under clear skies from an island south of China’s mainland.6 years ago
MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer
Stone tools suggest earlier human presence in North America
Stone tools from a Mexican cave suggest people were living in North America much earlier than most scientists think. Researchers reported Wednesday that the tools date to as early as 26,500 years ago, about 10,000 years before the generally accepted date for the earliest human presence in North America.6 years ago
Colby Walker
MIT uses deepfake tech to show ‘Nixon’ giving moon disaster speech
MIT created a deepfake video of President Richard Nixon giving a speech he never gave in the event the Moon landing failed.6 years ago
Colby Walker
Amazon’s Prime Day 2020 postponed, expected in October
Prime Day 2020, the made-up two-day shopping holiday created by Amazon, is expected to take place in early October rather than July.6 years ago
Colby Walker
Utah’s lone surviving Moon Tree faces uncertain future
Utah received two seedlings from a mission to the moon, and of them, one Moon Tree is still alive and kicking -- but possibly endangered.6 years ago
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company ’embarrassed’
Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.6 years ago
Oliver Effron, CNN Business
White Castle is testing a burger-grilling robot named Flippy
White Castle is introducing a burger-grilling robot — and it might flip the entire restaurant industry.6 years ago
