Science + Technology
Kelli Pierce
State audit says Utahns are not getting their COVID-19 test results fast enough
Utahns have complained about waiting days to get their COVID-19 test results. One reason is people are being told conflicting things on waiting times.6 years ago
FRANK JORDANS Associated Press
Poop scoop: Satellite images reveal Antarctic penguin haunts
British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Utah water supply: Scientists say reservoirs healthy, worry about groundwater
With Utah experiencing several 100 degree plus days recently, how is the state's water supply doing?6 years ago
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
Microsoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship.6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Two NASA astronauts in a SpaceX capsule returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown Sunday afternoon. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida.6 years ago
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer
Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on TikTok, other Chinese software
On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Trump will take action on what he sees as national security risks presented by TikTok.6 years ago
Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business
These companies are working from home until 2021 — or forever
Many companies are coming to terms with a future of work that doesn't look anything like it did before.6 years ago
Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton, CNN
Tropical Storm Isaias to ride Florida’s east coast, bringing high winds and heavy rain
Florida began to feel the effects Sunday morning of a powerful storm that's inching in the state's direction -- and is expected to hug its east coast until Monday.6 years ago
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
