Utah & U.S. Science & Technology News

Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook

The Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 14 - 4:19 p.m.  |  Save Story

Italy announced an $887 million fine against Meta on Saturday for using photos and videos from Android users' galleries on Facebook without specific consent or adequate disclosure.

SpaceX is set to make an audacious grab for 'holy grail' of rocketry. Here are the risks

Jackie Wattles, CNN  |  Updated Nov. 13 - 10:29 a.m.  |  Save Story

A crucial test today could bring SpaceX one step closer to revolutionizing spaceflight — or cast new uncertainty on the company's boldest ambitions.

Microsoft Outlook outage impacts users across US

Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 13 - 7:50 a.m.  |  Save Story

Users of Microsoft Outlook began experiencing outages on Thursday morning, impacting hundreds of thousands of users.

Colorado mom: Son's online game leads to missing Utah teen

VideoAndrew Adams, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 13 - 7:43 a.m.  |  Save Story

A chat between strangers that began in the middle of an online game proved to be the pivotal turn in the case of a Utah teen who had been missing for nearly a year and a half.

Google knows smart glasses have a privacy problem. Here's how it's trying to fix it

Lisa Eadicicco, CNN  |  Updated Nov. 12 - 8:58 a.m.  |  Save Story

Google's new smart glasses, like Meta's, light up to show when they're recording. But once you know someone is recording, what do you do next?

US Interior secretary visits Utah geothermal site, calls it example of 'energy dominance agenda'

VideoMike Anderson, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 10:38 p.m.  |  Save Story

During a visit to Fervo's geothermal operation near Milford, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the U.S. will need to adopt similar clean, strong baseline energy sources to expand the nation's power grid.

CenturyLink is phasing out copper landlines in Utah

VideoSloan Schrage and Matt Gephardt, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 11 - 9:03 p.m.  |  Save Story

Some Utahns are worried as CenturyLink begins phasing out its landlines, saying the aging infrastructure is too expensive to maintain.

Bipartisan coalition pushes for new oversight of license plate reader systems in Utah

VideoDaniella Rivera, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 8:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

A bipartisan coalition is working on legislation that would add new oversight and accountability measures for license plate reader systems used by law enforcement in Utah.

BYU students search for lost veterans decades later

Cameron Elliott, KSL  |  Updated Nov. 11 - 7:18 p.m.  |  Save Story

BYU students are working with a program that helps people from Utah and beyond finally get answers about family members lost to foreign wars.

4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 10 - 6:51 p.m.  |  Save Story

Four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

Forum highlights debate over data centers, public input in Utah County

VideoShelby Lofton, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 10 - 6:20 a.m.  |  Save Story

Residents, industry leaders, conservation advocates and elected officials gathered in Salem to discuss whether data centers can be developed responsibly amid several concerns.

A 'huge mistake': MIDA should not decide new data centers, House speaker says

Carter Williams, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 9 - 10:27 p.m.  |  Save Story

Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz agrees that the general public had "fair concerns" regarding the Stratos Project.

License plate reader misuse uncovered by KSL raises questions about oversight in Utah

VideoDaniella Rivera, KSL  |  Posted Nov. 9 - 9:55 p.m.  |  Save Story

The KSL Investigators surveyed more than 30 Utah law enforcement agencies and found significant differences in how departments audit and oversee license plate reader systems.

NASA launches $1M moon base challenge for students

Mike Hanson, WESH  |  Posted Nov. 9 - 2:24 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nvidia investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence

The Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 8 - 10:02 p.m.  |  Save Story

Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the "target of a foreign intelligence effort," the company's board of directors said Sunday.

Which movie most accurately depicts our AI-disrupted future? This US poll may surprise you

Art Raymond, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 8 - 3:37 p.m.  |  Save Story

Science fiction author Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics are at the center of a book of short stories, "I, Robot." The book is based on a series of interviews with a fictional researcher that, in the stories, helped usher in the application of artificial intelligence capabilities.

Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration

Dorany Pineda, Associated Press  |  Posted Nov. 8 - 1:32 p.m.  |  Save Story

For decades, scientists have struggled to build a clear picture of the butterflies' routes, how far they fly each day and where they settle at night. Solar-powered radio tags attached to nearly 1,750 monarchs this year are helping provide answers.

Cloned, genetically enhanced dogs may soon be produced for military, law enforcement

Jason Swensen, Deseret News  |  Posted Nov. 7 - 8:29 p.m.  |  Save Story

Newly formed tech company promises to produce high-performance service dogs — while easing foreign dependence for the four-legged assets.

Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program

Marcia Dunn, Associated Press  |  Updated Nov. 7 - 4:13 p.m.  |  Save Story

Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis program.