Science + Technology
Matthew Brooks
Arkansas newspaper gambles on free iPads as the future
HOPE, Ark. (AP) — Over a lunch of hamburger steaks, mashed potatoes and green beans, Walter Hussman delivered his pitch to the dozen or so attendees of the Hope, Arkansas, Rotary Club meeting. He promised that if they keep paying their current rate of $36 a month for subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, even […]7 years ago
Jay Mcfarland
JayMac: Is this new weapon-scanning technology legal?
Is new scanning technology a violation of 4th amendment?7 years ago
Jay Mcfarland
JayMac on science: Will we be able to regrow an arm one day — but should we?
If we can imitate the best in nature, should we?7 years ago
Saige Miller
Lime is hoping to improve air quality in Utah through donation program
Lime, the electric scooter company, announced that they are partnering with the Utah Clean Air Partnership to help improve air quality in Utah,7 years ago
Associated Press
States turn to drones to predict avalanches, spot wildlife
Public transportation agencies are using drones in nearly every state, according to a new survey. In Utah, they monitor avalanches and traffic crashes.7 years ago
Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business
Little Caesars is testing out an Impossible pizza
Little Caesars is joining the plant-based protein trend with a pizza topped with non-meat sausage. The pizza chain said Monday that it is testing out the Impossible Supreme pizza — topped with a meatless sausage made by Impossible Foods — in Florida, New Mexico and Washington state.7 years ago
JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer
Google says services on Huawei phone still will function
BEIJING (AP) — Google assured users of Huawei smartphones on Monday the American company’s basic services will work on them following U.S. government curbs on doing business with the Chinese tech giant. The announcement highlighted the potential impact on global consumers and technology industries of the Trump administration’s decision to tighten controls on Huawei Technologies […]7 years ago
Associated Press
No longer in the dark: Navajo Nation homes get electricity
An ambitious project to connect Navajo Nation homes to electricity is wrapping up, as utility crews volunteered their time.7 years ago
Saige Miller
Bill Nye sets the world on fire — to make a point about climate change
Bill Nye said: "By the end of this century, if emissions keep rising, the average temperature on Earth could go up another four to eight degrees."7 years ago
CNN
Earth’s moon is shrinking and quaking, study says
Today the moon is 50 meters "skinnier" because of this process. And as it shrinks, the moon actively produces moonquakes along the faults.7 years ago
JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
Amazon to employees: We’ll pay you to quit and haul packages
Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we'll help you start a business delivering Amazon package.7 years ago
CNN
Facebook’s Nick Clegg: We know we have problems but breaking us up won’t solve them
Clegg's counter comes after Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wrote a lengthy opinion piece last week urging regulators to dismantle the company.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Son’s sacrifice for his mother makes history in Utah
A mother and son in Utah have made history after a life-saving transplant with the help of a 3D printer.7 years ago
CNN
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: It’s time to break up Facebook
Chris Hughes is the latest in a series of prominent entrepreneurs and tech executives to call for stricter regulation of Facebook and other online platforms.7 years ago
CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press
Uber, Lyft drivers plan to strike in cities across the US
Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are planning to turn off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors.7 years ago
CNN
Russian fake accounts targeted Facebook Groups, company says
Facebook said Monday that it had removed a network of fake Russian accounts that were using what it termed "deceptive tactics" to join Facebook groups.7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Utah credit repair services face lawsuit
Two Utah-based credit repair companies are being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after claims that they used deceptive practices to get people to sign up. Analysts say there are something customers need to know before they hire someone to fix their credit.7 years ago
Oliver Darcy, CNN Business
Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other ‘dangerous’ voices banned by Facebook and Instagram
Facebook announced Thursday that it had designated some high-profile people, including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who's notorious for using anti-Semitic language, and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as "dangerous" and said it will be purging them from its platforms.7 years ago
Ryan Prior, CNN
Scientists in Chile have found a 15,000-year-old footprint, the earliest sign of humans’ presence in the Americas
A team of scientists has found human footprints that date back to 15,000 years which challenges the previous timeline and map of human migration into South America. Most available evidence held that humans did not reach the Patagonia region at the southern tip of South America until 12,000 years ago7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Health officials warn about mumps outbreak in Utah
Health officials are asking people who have not been vaccinated yet to get their Measles, Mumps and Rubella, or MMR, shot.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
The Class of 2019: Are we graduating enough Utah workers for Utah jobs?
So many companies have moved into the state, there may not be enough workers to fill all the positions, especially jobs in the tech sector.7 years ago
Becky Bruce
Google adds way to auto-delete your location history, web activity
Google says its new auto-delete feature lets users select how long they want their activity data to be saved: three or 18 months.7 years ago
Heather Kelly, CNN Business
Facebook debuts new look and features to help move past ‘old issues’
Facebook debuted a makeover for its main app on Tuesday and said the company is making a major shift in how it's run. CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the company's two-day developer conference with a keynote address in front of about 5,000 attendees in San Jose, California, which revolved around his desire to make Facebook privacy-centric.7 years ago
