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US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust case
Shawn Chen, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 9 - 10:26 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly. But it's just one of many potential remedies under consideration.
Don't expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 6:04 p.m. | Save Story
A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. Advances in medical technology and genetic research are not translating into marked jumps in life span overall.
Spacecraft is on its way to asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. It's the second part of a planetary defense test that could one day help save Earth.
World's first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
Evan Garcia, Reuters | Posted Oct. 7 - 7:26 a.m. | Save Story
It looks like any other 3D printer — except it's the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert.
Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for discovery of microRNA
Daniel Niemann, Maria Cheng and Mike Corder, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 7 - 7:22 a.m. | Save Story
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level.
Utah County surgeon credits robotics for making him better in the operating room
Mike Stapley for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 7 - 6:24 a.m. | Save Story
Dr. Richard Rassmussen highly recommends robotics for abdominal surgeries and credits the technology with better patient outcomes and quicker recoveries.
Utah, 7 other states take next step to build Intermountain West electric vehicle grid
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 5 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah transportation officials say they are ready to take the next step to expand charging stations across rural routes in coordination with seven other Intermountain West states.
Utah could get another northern lights display from latest geomagnetic storm
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Oct. 3 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
Some Utahns who missed out on some of the heavenly shows this year may get another shot at viewing the northern lights over the next few nights.
Mount Everest is still growing. It's because of the rivers
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted Oct. 1 - 2:35 p.m. | Save Story
Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain — towering 5.5 miles above sea level — and is actually still growing.
Utah doctors win $2.4M grant to improve health for sufferers of heart valve issues
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 30 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Two Utah doctors will analyze the health history of 10,000 clients — living and deceased — in hopes of learning more about a condition that affects 176 million people around the world.
AI software allegedly used to inflate rent nationwide could be affecting Utah market
Darby Sparks, KSL-TV | Posted Sept. 30 - 8:23 a.m. | Save Story
Financial experts say Utahns have seen a pocket-pinching 36% increase in rent prices since 2020. Now, it's being discovered that artificial intelligence could play a part.
Spanish mother and daughter train bacteria to restore church frescoes
Horaci Garcia and Eva Manez, Reuters | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:12 p.m. | Save Story
A Spanish microbiologist stumbled across a paper suggesting certain bacteria could be used in art restoration.
Here's how and why Utah is positioned to be a leader when it comes to democratizing AI
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 27 - 7:04 p.m. | Save Story
A summit in Orem on Thursday discussed how AI be harnessed responsibly, making it accessible to everyone and driving transformative innovation and societal progress.
'Really dry': 3,600-year-old cheese buried with mummy
Katie Hunt, CNN | Updated Sept. 27 - 5:56 p.m. | Save Story
Bronze Age desert dwellers unearthed from graves in what's now northwest China were buried with cheese scattered on their heads and necks — the oldest known cheese.
Mitt Romney says US tech supremacy key to countering authoritarian repression
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 24 - 5:04 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney says there's a need for U.S. tech supremacy to counter global forces using emerging technology to repress and surveil citizens.
SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
Harshita Meenaktshi, Reuters | Posted Sept. 23 - 4:32 p.m. | Save Story
SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X.
Co-founder of Titan parent company says goal was to create fleet of deep-diving submersibles
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 23 - 11:02 a.m. | Save Story
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic says the company's early goals included creating multiple deep-water submersibles.
Here are the 8 new emoji coming to smartphones
Jordan Valinsky, CNN | Posted Sept. 23 - 10:57 a.m. | Save Story
Finally, an emoji to represent us all is coming soon: An exhausted face with bags under its eyes.
The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased, too
Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 22 - 7:03 p.m. | Save Story
The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat.
'Vote while you float': NASA astronauts will cast ballots from space
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 20 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
When NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore blasted off from Earth back in June, there was no reason to believe they'd be out of pocket for the November election.
A space rock is about to become Earth's new 'mini-moon'
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted Sept. 20 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Earth is about to gain a new "mini-moon," but it won't stay around for long. Astronomers say the newly discovered asteroid will temporarily be captured by Earth's gravity and orbit our world for a few weeks.
Catch a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night during September's supermoon
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 2:37 p.m. | Save Story
Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon. The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North and South America on Tuesday night.
FAA wants to fine SpaceX $633K for alleged safety violations during 2 Florida launches
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 12:34 p.m. | Save Story
SpaceX faces $633,000 in fines for alleged safety violations during two Florida launches last year.
Employee who called Titan submersible unsafe testifies company only wanted to make money
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 11:51 a.m. | Save Story
A key employee who labeled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday that he frequently clashed with the company's co-founder and felt the company was committed only to making money.
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 17 - 8:50 a.m. | Save Story
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives.
'All good here' among final texts sent from the doomed Titan submersible, hearing reveals
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 16 - 12:32 p.m. | Save Story
A Coast Guard investigatory hearing is looking into the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic. The Titan imploded in the North Atlantic in June 2023, killing all five people on board.
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 15 - 8:31 p.m. | Save Story
The astronauts stuck in the International Space Station say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them. Their comments Friday come after last week's return of the Boeing Starliner.
Here's what U. researchers are learning about dangers associated with Great Salt Lake dust
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 15 - 4:50 p.m. | Save Story
New University of Utah research has found that sediments in the Great Salt Lake's exposed playa are potentially more harmful than other major dust sources.
Which candidate is better for tech innovation? Venture capitalists divided on Harris or Trump
Sarah Parvini And Matt O'brien, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 15 - 10:07 a.m. | Save Story
Venture capitalists are drawing battle lines over which presidential candidate will be better for tech innovation and the conditions startups need to thrive.
'A giant leap': Why a tech billionaire's climb outside a spacecraft was so historic
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Updated Sept. 15 - 9:27 a.m. | Save Story
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew is beginning its fifth day in orbit, having marked a few record-setting milestones on a historic journey — including the world's first commercial spacewalk.
University of Utah's research funding reached $691M
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 14 - 12:26 p.m. | Save Story
University of Utah researchers received $691 million in funding this year, according to a recent investigation.
Electric seaweed fuels pursuit of algae power in Chile
Fabian Cambero and Kylie Madry, Reuters | Posted Sept. 14 - 10:37 a.m. | Save Story
Slimy, green seaweed floats in water-filled beakers, buckets and bins in the University of Santiago's labs, algae which scientists in the Chilean capital are trying to turn into an efficient power source.
Tech companies commit to fighting harmful AI sexual imagery by curbing nudity from datasets
Associated Press | Updated Sept. 12 - 9:31 p.m. | Save Story
Several leading AI companies pledged Thursday to remove nude images from the data sources they use to train their AI products, and committed to safeguards to curb the spread of harmful imagery.
Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 12 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts — until now.
Spacewalking is the new frontier of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 11 - 2:07 p.m. | Save Story
Paying passengers have lined up to rocket to space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness. Now some are seeking a bigger thrill: spacewalking.
FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 11 - 1:44 p.m. | Save Story
Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday she wants to see more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation Starlink.
SpaceX launches private crew on milestone spacewalk mission
Joey Roulette and Gerry Doyle, Reuters | Updated Sept. 10 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, kicking off the company's five-day Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to test new spacesuit designs and conduct the first private spacewalk.
'It's nothing that's going to stop us': Utah-based Fortem Technologies sanctioned by Russia
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 9 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
Fortem Technologies has been sanctioned by Russia after supplying counter-unmanned aircraft systems to Ukraine. The Utah company says it's proud of its support.
US proposes requiring reporting for advanced AI, cloud providers
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted Sept. 9 - 5:32 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Commerce Department said Monday it is proposing to require detailed reporting requirements for advanced artificial intelligence developers and cloud computing providers to ensure the technologies are safe and can withstand cyberattacks.
When AI is powerful enough to be dangerous: Regulators try to do the math
Matt O'Brien, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 7 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn't be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators trying to put guardrails on AI, it's mostly about the arithmetic.
Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty, leaving 2 astronauts behind in space
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 6 - 10:29 p.m. | Save Story
Boeing's empty Starliner capsule landed in the New Mexico desert late Friday night, with its two test pilots left behind at the International Space Station
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 6 - 6:56 a.m. | Save Story
New research suggests that volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth. Researchers based their conclusion on an analysis of tiny glass beads brought back from the moon by a Chinese spacecraft.
Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. 2 NASA astronauts will stay behind
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 4 - 1:08 p.m. | Save Story
NASA said Wednesday that Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to undock from the space station Friday evening. The crewless craft will aim for a touchdown six hours later in New Mexico.
Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand
Amy Taxin and Terry Chea, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 4 - 9:40 a.m. | Save Story
From California to Israel, companies are aiming to grow cocoa beyond the tropics in a bid to buffer chocolate's key ingredient from climate change.
University of Utah launches website for AI resources, initiatives
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Sept. 3 - 3:07 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah last week launched a website to make AI resources more accessible to the campus community and increase transparency.
AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 3 - 11:46 a.m. | Save Story
The experience at Alorica — and at other companies, including furniture retailer IKEA — suggests that AI may not prove to be the job killer that many people fear.
Titanic expedition yields lost bronze statue, high-resolution photos and other discoveries
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Posted Sept. 2 - 11:43 a.m. | Save Story
The location of a bronze statue not seen in decades is among the discoveries made by the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic during its first expedition to the site in years.
Could snail venom help treat diabetes? U. researchers say it can
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 2 - 7:22 a.m. | Save Story
The venom of geography cone snails may hold the key to developing better drugs for people with diabetes or hormone disorders.
Newborn rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' are making their live debut
Mead Gruver, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 31 - 5:13 p.m. | Save Story
A "mega den" of hundreds of rattlesnakes in Colorado is getting even bigger now that late summer is here and babies are being born. Thanks to livestreamed video, scientists watching the den are learning more about rattlesnakes, including how they care for their young.
U. researcher leads study into what microscopic fossilized shells say about climate change
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 30 - 7:02 p.m. | Save Story
A University of Utah geoscientist led a study that recovered drilling cores taken from an undersea plateau to see what the microscopic fossilized shells can tell scientists about climate change.
The FAA just grounded SpaceX Falcon 9. Will it further delay Starliner crew return?
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 29 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
The FAA grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets and launched an investigation after a booster rocket tipped over and burst into flames Wednesday during a recovery procedure on an unmanned drone landing pad off the Florida coast.
Utah's private sector, lawmakers working together to reduce state's $2.8M school lunch debt
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 5:10 p.m. | Save Story
Silicon Slopes is donating all net proceeds from memberships to the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Fund in hopes of helping alleviate Utah's $2.8 million in school lunch debt.
How one Utah university is trying to embrace artificial intelligence
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted Aug. 29 - 12:01 p.m. | Save Story
Artificial intelligence has become more prevalent, including in the classroom. Utah Valley University is trying to embrace it, despite its potential pitfalls.
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports
Sean Murphy and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press | Posted Aug. 26 - 2:39 p.m. | Save Story
Police officers are starting to use artificial intelligence to help write crime reports. Pulling from the sounds of an officer's body camera, an AI tool based on the same technology as ChatGPT can churn out the first draft of an incident report in seconds.
Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted Aug. 26 - 12:47 p.m. | Save Story
Matching sets of footprints discovered in Africa and South America reveal that dinosaurs once traveled along a type of highway 120 million years ago before the two continents split apart, according to new research.
Boredom scrolling? You may be making it worse
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 25 - 8:24 p.m. | Save Story
Folks who scroll through online videos when they're bored may be making their problem worse. A study found that watching snippets of videos or fast-forwarding through them intensifies boredom.
Perseverance rover is making a steep ascent to reach unexplored Martian territory
Ashley Strickland, CNN | Updated Aug. 25 - 7:51 a.m. | Save Story
The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep rim of Jezero Crater on a quest to discover some of the most ancient rocks on Mars — and the potential for environments that may have once hosted life on the red planet.
SpaceX to return Boeing's Starliner astronauts from space next year, NASA says
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Updated Aug. 24 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
Two NASA astronauts will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA officials said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner's propulsion system too risky.
