Science + Technology
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
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Solar Orbiter mission shares closest images of the sun, reveals ‘campfires’ near its surface
Our sun was ready for its close-up last month, and the new Solar Orbiter mission captured the closest images ever taken of the sun during its first pass. The images were released on Thursday.6 years ago
ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer
Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust
Experts say a breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public.6 years ago
MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer
Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
Unidentified hackers broke intoTwitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.6 years ago
Heather Kelly
How artificial intelligence is helping fight Utah wildfires
The EDWIN Project uses cameras with artificial intelligence (A.I.) to seek out hot spots in wildfires among the hills along portions of the Wasatch Front.6 years ago
Hadas Gold, CNN Business
Apple wins appeal against $15 billion EU tax bill
Apple has won its appeal against a European Commission ruling that it owed Ireland €13 billion ($14.9 billion) in taxes.6 years ago
Colby Walker
Utah company built the telescope that discovered the NEOWISE comet
The whole reason we know anything about the NEOWISE comet is because of a telescope built at Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory.6 years ago
MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Look out, Mars: Here we come with a fleet of spacecraft
Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. The U.S., China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to Mars in quick succession beginning this week.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Doctors have mixed feelings about kids going back to school because of spiking COVID-19 cases
Statistically, children have a very low risk of getting a serious case of COVID-19. Even so, doctors have mixed feelings about schools potentially reopening6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson asks sports teams to wear masks
SALT LAKE COUNTY – The number of COVID-19 cases has shot up in Utah in recent weeks. Now, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is asking sports teams to take some precautions to slow the spread. In a letter to all Salt Lake County residents, she asked people who participate in sports to do five […]6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake County to restart free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Utah's Hispanic communities. When the state tried to set up free COVID-19 test centers in the affected areas, they say the majority of people who showed up were from other neighborhoods.6 years ago
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Facebook civil rights audit: ‘Serious setbacks’ mar progress
A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.6 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Jordan School District reopens and students are required to wear masks in the Fall
The Jordan School District reopens in the fall, and students will be required to wear masks. Bryce Dunford said they will not be enforcing that rule.6 years ago
Hadas Gold, CNN Business
Facebook, Google and Twitter won’t give Hong Kong authorities user data for now
Most of the world's major internet and social media platforms have stopped processing requests for user data made by Hong Kong law enforcement authorities while they carry out an assessment of a controversial security law imposed by China on the city last week.6 years ago
Jill Disis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Business
The United States is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says
The United States is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.6 years ago
SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
Fossils reveal dinosaur forerunner smaller than a cellphone
Scientists have discovered a pocket sized dinosaur forerunner that was just 4 inches tall. Named Kongonaphon kely, which means tiny bug slayer, the creature looked like a dinosaur but scampered the Earth earlier, predating both dinosaurs and flying pterosaurs.6 years ago
MATT OTT and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer
Uber buys Postmates, ups delivery game in $2.65 billion deal
Uber has acquired Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal, expanding its footprint in the fiercely competitive delivery market.6 years ago
