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Clare Duffy, CNN Business

Here’s what you may have missed at Apple’s big event

iPhone sales are in a slump, Apple knew it needed to drum up excitement at its iPhone 11 event Tuesday.
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MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer

Apple rolls out new streaming TV service for $5 a month

Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at a bargain price — $5 a month beginning on Nov. 1.
7 years ago
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DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer

Volkswagen bets big on electric. Will consumers buy in?

Volkswagen is rolling out what it bills as the breakthrough electric car for the masses, the leading edge of a wave of new battery-powered vehicles about to hit the European auto market.
7 years ago
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John Wojcik

Flight to SLC from Montana is delayed in after engine loss

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — It was anything but an ordinary flight for the passengers of Delta flight 2544 Monday morning. The flight departed Glacier Park, Montana on-time at 5:50 a.m., but that’s the first and final thing that went according to schedule. Passengers say at about 18,000 feet the pilot went on speaker and informed […]
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Kelli Pierce

Kaysville Police look for person flying drone, impersonating them

Kaysville Police are on the lookout for a person who attached a speaker to a drone, then flew it over Davis Technical College pretending to be them.
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Michelle Toh, CNN Business

Apple says a supplier’s factory in China violated labor rules

Apple has acknowledged that one of its supplier's factories in China violated some of its rules on working conditions, and says it's trying to correct those infractions.
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Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business

Apple accuses Google researchers of ‘stoking fear’ about iPhone hack

Apple says Google researchers who reported vulnerabilities in iPhone software that potentially gave hackers access to the devices are creating a "false impression" and "stoking fear."
7 years ago
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-2 (Moon CHariot 2), with on board the G...
Helen Regan and Sugam Pokharel, CNN

India is trying to reconnect with lost lunar lander on the surface of the moon

India has located the lander from its Chandrayaan-2 mission to soft land a rover on the moon but has not yet been able to establish communication, India's space agency said.
7 years ago
The green screen that budding filmmakers can use at the new Teen Tech Center in South Salt Lake. Ph...
Kelli Pierce

South Salt Lake teens get new STEM-based afterschool program

An afterschool program teaches teenagers about STEM career options. The teens can get hands-on experience with podcasting and film making equipment
7 years ago
The Neck Fire has burned an estimated 3,500 acres in Iron County. (Utah Fire Info/Twitter)...
Kelli Pierce

New fire burns near Cedar City as firefighters get a handle on two other major blazes

The Neck Fire is currently burning 3,500-acres north of Cedar City and is 0% contained.
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Nick Wyatt and Matthew Brooks

Gov. Herbert calls special session to address medical marijuana

The governor is calling for a special legislative session to further address the Utah Medical Cannabis Act. Lawmakers may institute changes that will make it easier for patients to get the drug.
7 years ago
Facebook is now offering facial-recognition features to all of its users, but says it will keep the...
Rachel Metz, CNN Business

Facebook rolls out face recognition to all users but says it will be off by default

Facebook is now offering facial-recognition features to all of its users, but says it will keep the capabilities turned off by default.
7 years ago
SpaceX to announce first private flight around the Moon Mon. Sept. 17...
Jack Guy, CNN

European satellite changed course to avoid SpaceX collision

In the first incident of its kind, a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite was forced to perform an evasive maneuver Monday to avoid hitting a SpaceX spacecraft.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki display an agreement th...
Associated Press

US and Poland sign agreement to cooperate on 5G technology

The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement on Monday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
7 years ago
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FRANK BAJAK AP Cybersecurity Writer

Two-year operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spyware

One security expert calls this infection "the most serious iPhone hacking incident ever brought to public attention."
7 years ago
As shoplifting is on the rise in the United States, retailers small and large look into using facia...
IVAN MORENO Associated Press

AI-powered cameras become new tool against mass shootings

AI is transforming surveillance cameras from passive sentries into active observers that can identify people, suspicious behavior and guns
7 years ago
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John Wojcik

Red Cross unveils new emergency vehicle

The Red Cross showcased a new ERV, or Emergency Relief Vehicle in Salt Lake City. The ERV's purpose is to be a mobile feeding and delivery center in times of crisis.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Lawmakers, scientists ask president not to rollback emissions standards

A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers joined scientists at the State Capitol to urge President Trump to keep current federal vehicle emissions standards.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Utah National Guardsmen back home after tour of duty in Afghanistan

Five members of the 4th Infantry Division of the Utah National Guard are back home after a tour of duty in Afghanistan that lasted 10 months.
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Kelli Pierce

Utahns expected to drive 51 billion miles per year by 2040

Utahns drive an estimated 32 billion miles a year on the state's roads and highways. But that's expected to raise by 2040
7 years ago
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Ross Adams, WAPT/CNN

Malfunctioning Mississippi voting machine caught on video

Video of the malfunctioning voting machine appeared to show a man trying to vote for one candidate, but getting a vote for the opposing candidate instead.
7 years ago
Attorneys Miles Ehrlich, left, and Ismail Ramsey, representing Anthony Levandowski, speak to report...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

Anthony Levandowski was accused of stealing years of top-secret information from Google, which prosecutors called the crown jewels of the company.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Murray apartment fire displaces 100, destroys several units

A two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Murray has displaced 100 people and destroyed at least six units. Unified Fire is still investigating what started it in a second-floor unit yesterday afternoon around 6:00.
7 years ago
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SAMANTHA MALDONADO Associated Press

Employees of Big Tech are speaking out like never before

When Liz O'Sullivan was hired at the New York City-based artificial intelligence company Clarifai in 2017, she felt lucky to find work at the intersection of two of her main interests: technology and ethics. Two years later, she found herself facing a moral dilemma.
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