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Box Elder County Commissioners approve data-center moratorium; Stratos project exempt
Simone Seikaly, KSL | Posted June 10 - 5:54 p.m. | Save Story
Box Elder County Commissioners have approved a 180-day moratorium on any new data centers, though it does not apply to the Stratos project.
US shortens cyber fix window to three days as AI threats rise
Raphael Satter, Reuters | Posted June 10 - 1:39 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. cyber defense agency said government officials now have three days to deal with the most serious categories of digital vulnerabilities in their networks, a compressed timeline thanks to AI.
Utah man says he can't get customer service from Apple because artificial intelligence is calling the shots
Matt Gephart, Sloan Schrage and Associated Press | Posted June 10 - 11:00 a.m. | Save Story
Both consumers and companies are going to need to figure out technological hurdles as AI-driven "customer service" becomes more widely adapted.
Worker bees build a 'royal palace' for the honeybee queen
Marta Serafinko, Reuters | Updated June 10 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
Honeybee queens come from the same ordinary fertilized female eggs as worker bees. So how does one bee become a queen?
Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says
Ananda Teresia, Reuters | Posted June 10 - 9:11 a.m. | Save Story
Deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year have wiped out at least 7% of the total population of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan, a new report released on Wednesday showed.
NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Updated June 9 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
NASA on Tuesday revealed the four astronauts who will join the next Artemis mission — a key, two-week flight that will aim to test out various technologies.
Why did thousands of squid wash up on a Massachusetts beach?
Neal Riley, WBZ | Posted June 9 - 9:08 a.m. | Save Story
There's a smelly situation on the beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts after thousands of squid washed up on shore.
A flesh-eating cattle parasite spreads beyond Texas as new screwworm cases are found
Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press | Posted June 8 - 7:28 p.m. | Save Story
Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a resurgent pest that could devastate the nation's cattle industry.
Apple bets on overdue Siri fix to close AI gap
Stephen Nellis, Kenrick Cai, Deborah Mary Sophia and Harshita Mary Varghese, Reuters | Updated June 8 - 4:35 p.m. | Save Story
Apple on Monday rolled out a long-delayed overhaul of Siri, betting the upgraded assistant can help close the gap with Big Tech rivals and new-age startups in the crucial AI race.
Utahns' love/hate relationship with artificial intelligence
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted June 8 - 10:23 a.m. | Save Story
A new Deseret News poll reveals a marked disconnect when it comes to Utahns' feelings about AI, versus the data complexes that underpin the fast-advancing technology sector.
BYU student builds AI-powered resale app
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted June 8 - 7:13 a.m. | Save Story
A Brigham Young University student built and launched an app called ResalePal, designed to help users quickly figure out how much their items are worth and take the guesswork out of pricing.
How one undercover operation turned into award-winning archeology
Emily Walker, Deseret News | Posted June 7 - 4:55 p.m. | Save Story
Two decades ago, a federal sting operation discovered more than 100,000 Indigenous artifacts stolen from public and tribal lands across the Four Corners region of the West.
Dexcom's glucose monitor use shows benefit in non-insulin diabetic patients in study
Sneha S K, Reuters | Posted June 7 - 2:06 p.m. | Save Story
Medical device maker Dexcom said the use of its continuous glucose monitor, G7, led to improved blood sugar control in patients with Type 2 diabetes not using insulin.
Venice's growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted June 7 - 11:08 a.m. | Save Story
Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo's status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them.
What Blake Moore said about the future of F-35s in Utah
Hayden Madson, Deseret News | Posted June 6 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
Janicki Industries hosted an event near Hill Air Force Base in Layton on Thursday, highlighting the importance of the F-35 to national security as well as an ongoing boost to Utah's economy.
Democratic firm behind 'Republican' campaign seeks to oust commissioners over data center
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted June 6 - 2:47 p.m. | Save Story
A Democratic campaign firm is behind an effort to oust county commissioners who approved a special zoning agreement in May for a controversial data center proposal.
Indonesian parrot, seen once in a century, reappears in mountain forest
Marta Serafinko, Reuters | Updated June 6 - 1:14 p.m. | Save Story
For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of museum specimens, with a lingering hope that it had not vanished.
Astronauts briefly take shelter during repair to fix leak on the International Space Station
The Associated Press | Posted June 5 - 6:37 p.m. | Save Story
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Friday briefly took shelter during a repair to fix a new leak.
