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Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Business

This man is running for office so he can run false Facebook ads

A San Francisco man registered as a candidate in California's 2022 gubernatorial election -- not to become governor, but to run false Facebook ads.
7 years ago
The US Air Force's X-37B space plane landed Sunday back on Earth after spending 780 days in orbit, ...
Jessie Yeung, CNN Business

US Air Force’s mysterious space plane lands after record 780 days in orbit

The US Air Force's X-37B space plane landed Sunday back on Earth after spending 780 days in orbit, the longest mission in the mysterious military test program's history.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Time change frequently a hard time for Alzheimer’s patients

SALT LAKE CITY – This weekend could be the beginning of an especially hard time for people caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s.  Health officials say less daylight can lead to the symptoms of dementia being more severe. Picture how you feel when it’s late at night.  You’re less coherent and you’re probably moodier than […]
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

CDC: More Utahns are dying from meth overdoses than fentanyl ODs

a new report from the Centers for Disease Control says there are more methamphetamine overdoses in Utah than those from fentanyl
7 years ago
FILE - This April 12, 2016 file photo shows the Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Pari...
Associated Press

Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

Bidding for the huge government contract has attracted more attention than usual, sparking a bidding war between the giants of tech. Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle were seeking the lucrative deal.
7 years ago
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John Wojcik

Oversharing: why experts say what you put on social media can hurt you

Everybody knows that one friend that's guilty of oversharing on social media. But officials say in addition to annoying others, it can put you at risk.
7 years ago
Facebook has a message for the skeptical news industry: We're here to help.

On Friday, the company...
Brian Stelter, CNN Business

Facebook News launches in testing phase

Facebook has a message for the skeptical news industry: We're here to help. On Friday, the company is publicly introducing Facebook News, a new section of the app that will promote a wide variety of stories.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Governor Herbert answers questions on tax reform during KSL News Radio’s “Let Me Speak to the Governor”

Utah Governor Gary Herbert took questions from KSL News Radio listeners about medical marijuana, eminent domain, and the Inland Port during "Let Me Speak to the Governor." The topic most people wanted to know about was the upcoming tax reform bill.
7 years ago
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ZOI WALKER

Rep. Ben McAdams says Facebook cryptocurrency might encourage child pornography

Congressman Ben McAdams told Dave and Dujanovic Thursday Facebook’s new cryptocurrency might enable child exploitation. The Facebook e-currency 'Libra' gives users more privacy but McAdams thinks it lets sexual predators share illicit information.
7 years ago
Google Maps is adding real-time reporting features to the app....
Allen Kim, CNN

Google Maps will now allow drivers to report hazards, slowdowns and speed traps

Google Maps is about to get some new features that will help users report on incidents such as accidents and speed traps in an upcoming update.
7 years ago
FILE - This Friday, June 16, 2017, file photo shows the Google logo at a gadgets show in Paris. Goo...
RACHEL LERMAN and MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writers

Google touts quantum computing milestone

Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.
7 years ago
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MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press

Zuckerberg appears in Congress as Facebook faces scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is again appearing before Congress to face questions about his company’s massive market power, privacy lapses and tolerance of speech deemed false or hateful. Zuckerberg has been summoned to testify at a hearing Wednesday by the House Financial Services Committee on Facebook’s plan to create a global digital […]
7 years ago
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020

The creator of Facebook has announced multiple new efforts to thwart the perpetuation of fake news.
7 years ago
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

New Facebook oversight board results to be public, exec says

A new quasi-independent oversight board will soon make decisions on some of the most difficult questions on what material belongs on Facebook's platform.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

New bill allows 4% beer to stay on shelves for awhile

Utah lawmakers approved a bill allowing grocery stores to sell beer with 4% alcohol content by weight starting next month
7 years ago
People wait to voice their concerns during the Utah Inland Port Authority meeting at the State Capi...
Kelli Pierce

Protesters ejected during a mostly peaceful Inland Port public meeting

Protestors made their voices heard during a meeting of the Utah Inland Port Authority at the State Capitol Thursday evening. Some protestors were ejected for blowing whistles during the meeting.
7 years ago
In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, photo, Vulcan Inc. director of subsea operations on the Petrel, R...
Associated Press - Caleb Jones

Deep-sea explorers seek out sunken World War II ships

Deep-sea explorers scouring the world's oceans for sunken World War II ships are focusing on an area where one of the most decisive battles of the time took place.
7 years ago
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CNN Web Staff

Look out driverless cars, here comes the autonomous ship

(CNN) — IBM, the company that some of you used to associate with typewriters, hopes to be the first to launch an autonomous ship. The craft would navigate the Atlantic Ocean using only artificial intelligence, and it could be setting sail in the autumn of 2020. Check out the video below!  
7 years ago
Microsoft Flight Simulator, the beloved PC-based pastime of aspiring airliner captains and wannabe ...
Paul Sillers, CNN

Can Microsoft Flight Simulator’s 2020 reboot solve the pilot shortage?

A colossus of the gaming world is stirring from hibernation. Microsoft Flight Simulator
7 years ago
Nebo School District, teen vaping...
Kelli Pierce

Vape shops could lose their licenses if they sell to kids under new bill

SALT LAKE CITY – A new bill advancing in the Utah legislature would let local health departments strip vape shops of their business licenses if they’re caught selling tobacco, vaping products, or paraphernalia to minors. And it would not take long for them to lose their licenses. Health departments could pull them if the shop […]
7 years ago
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Ashley Strickland, CNN

These are the new spacesuits for the first woman and next man on the moon

A human hasn't landed on the moon since 1972, but NASA's Artemis program aims to land the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface by 2024. Part of that process involves upgrading the classic spacesuits worn by Apollo-era astronauts in the 1960s and 70s.
7 years ago
FILE - This  April 26, 2017 photo shows the Twitter app on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter ...
Hanna Ziady, CNN Business

Twitter explains why it hasn’t suspended Trump’s account

Twitter will continue to take a forgiving approach to objectionable tweets by world leaders, arguing that their messages are often of public interest.
7 years ago
BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 06:  Chinese labourers adjust a surveillance camera at Tiananmen Square ahead o...
DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press

Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse

When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 20, 2010 file photo, former Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov speaks to ...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Legendary Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov buried in Russia

MYTISHCHI, Russia (AP) — Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital of Moscow. The legendary cosmonaut, who died Friday at 85, was buried Tuesday in a lavish ceremony, attended by hundreds of well-wishers and other celebrated cosmonauts. Leonov staked his […]
7 years ago