Science + Technology
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
Paul Nelson
Major glitches affect thousands of students taking assessment test
SALT LAKE CITY – It’s being called a “fiasco” by some teachers. The yearly assessment test, called the RISE, had major glitches while thousands of students were trying to take it. Eventually, the testing crashed. The problems started happening around midday. Ben Jameson with the Jordan School District says they have a district wide group […]7 years ago
Associated Press
Be wary of robot emotions; ‘simulated love is never love’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a robot “dies,” does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is “yes” — and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome, about our emotional responses to the social machines that are starting to move into our lives. For Christal White, a 42-year-old marketing and customer service director […]7 years ago
Ryan Prior, CNN
Netflix may have to say goodbye to ‘The Office’ and ‘Friends’
Some of the greatest American sitcoms of our generation, from "The Office" to "Friends," could be leaving Netflix, the Wall Street Journal reports.7 years ago
Mark Oliver
President Trump meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to discuss perceived anti-conservative bias
President Trump brought up his declining follower count in the meeting as an example of Twitter’s alleged anti-conservative bias.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
SLC firefighters’ survey shows strong fire danger this season
Firefighters recently completed their annual pre-plan assessment where they drove around town looking for trouble spots.7 years ago
Mark Oliver
10% of Americans still don’t use the internet
1 in 10 Americans, according to a new poll, still doesn't use the internet. Who are these people, and why are they still offline?7 years ago
Colby Walker
Whatever it takes: Fortnite crossover calls on the Avengers
With just days between us and what is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the year, there's a Fortnite crossover in the works. The wildly popular battle royal video game is teaming up with the Avengers ahead of this weeks release of the highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame.7 years ago
Jeffrey York, CNN
Is social media making this generation of sports stars the ‘loneliest’ ever?
Scroll, swipe, like. Scroll, tweet, post. The repetitive nature of social media can be relaxing for some, but for others, notably athletes, it can be an unwelcome distraction. NBA commissioner Adam Silver is one of those that believes social media is doing more harm than good.7 years ago
Todd Fooks and Becky Bruce
Earth Day math problem: it’s not affordable to recycle plastic
Tim Loveday, Solid Waste Superintendent for Summit County, said it costs about double to recycle plastic than it does to throw it away.7 years ago
Mary Richards
New Utah law helps cities pursue 100 percent net renewable status
Utah has a new law that allows cities or communities who sign on by the end of this year to use more renewable energies, faster.7 years ago
Rob Picheta, CNN
How hackable is your password?
If "123456" is your password, it may be time for a change. That was the unsurprising conclusion of a survey revealing the internet's most vulnerable passwords, which also warned that codes using names, sports teams and swear words are more popular than you might think.7 years ago
CNN
Sri Lanka, citing ‘false news reports,’ blocks social media
The government, in taking the drastic step of blocking social media networks, cited "false news reports" it said were circulating online.7 years ago
CNN
Weather Channel knocked off air by ‘malicious software attack’
"The Weather Channel, sadly, has been the victim of a malicious software attack today," said anchor Jim Cantore, explaining his show's late start.7 years ago
CNN
‘Sesame Street’ shows us how ‘Game of Thrones’ probably won’t end
"Sesame Street" and Elmo try to encourage levelheaded dialogue between Cersei and Tyrion Lannister, bickering siblings on "Game of Thrones."7 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Science in space: Twins and black holes
A study by NASA published in the magazine Science on a set of identical twins finds that maybe humans aren't cut out for living in space for the long term.7 years ago
Thom Patterson, CNN
The world’s largest plane just flew for the first time
In simple terms, the Stratolaunch aircraft is a giant flying launch pad, designed to hurtle satellites into low Earth orbit. It aims to offer the military, private companies and even NASA itself a more economical way to get into space.7 years ago
