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Musk says unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors
Reuters | Posted Jan. 16 - 7:04 a.m. | Save Story
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was not aware of any "naked underage images" generated by xAI's Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.
Mummified cheetahs found in Saudi caves shed light on lost populations
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 16 - 6:31 a.m. | Save Story
Scientists have uncovered the mummified remains of cheetahs from caves in northern Saudi Arabia.
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
Reuters | Updated Jan. 15 - 11:20 a.m. | Save Story
Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect.
4 astronauts return to Earth after medical issue forces early ISS exit
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Updated Jan. 15 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue.
Verizon resolves network outage issue that affected hundreds of thousands
David Shepardson and Harshita Mary Varghese, Reuters | Updated Jan. 14 - 9:13 p.m. | Save Story
Verizon Communications said late on Wednesday it had restored mobile phone service and planned to offer affected consumers credits for an outage that disrupted texts, calls and usage.
Beyond plastic: 3 tools turning Utah garages into professional micro-factories
Brooke Nally for KSL | Posted Jan. 14 - 6:28 p.m. | Save Story
From custom off-road parts for Moab-bound Jeeps to industrial-strength prototypes designed in Silicon Slopes, Utahns are trading "hobbyist" gear for professional-grade hardware.
Utah lawmakers look to pass new tax on tech companies
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 14 - 2:52 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed on Tuesday his interest in levying a tax against social media companies as part of his campaign to take on Big Tech in the name of safeguarding children.
UK investigates Musk's X over Grok deepfake concerns
Sam Tabahriti and Paul Sandle, Reuters | Posted Jan. 12 - 9:06 a.m. | Save Story
Britain's media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people in the UK from content that could be illegal.
Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot
Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.
Fears of an AI bubble were nowhere to be found at the world's biggest tech show
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN | Posted Jan. 11 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Robots took over the floor at the biggest technology show of the year, and CNN's Lisa Eadicicco was there for all of it, while also learning why an AI bubble is not happening any time soon.
AI technology set to transform drug prescription renewals in Utah
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 10 - 10:34 p.m. | Save Story
Utah's Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy just announced its approval of a pilot effort for an AI-driven platform that provides select prescription renewal services, but medical experts are still wary.
FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated Jan. 10 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
The FCC said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide.
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents, could harm kids
Laura Ungar, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
Doctors fear this week's unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
Here's what was announced at CES 2026
Emma Neff, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 9 - 10:21 p.m. | Save Story
A robot that does the laundry. A lollipop that plays music as it's eaten. A robotic dog designed to act as a companion for people who can't have a real pet. Here's what else made the stage at this year's CES.
'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Pearl Ashton, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 12:52 p.m. | Save Story
The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the "Worst in Show."
NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 8 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
In a rare move, NASA announced on Thursday it was cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.
Rare computer relic found at University of Utah confirmed to be major discovery
Shelby Lofton, KSL | Posted Jan. 7 - 6:15 a.m. | Save Story
A University of Utah research team's rare find in a storage closet is being called a huge, historically significant discovery after experts at the Computer History Museum verified its contents.
Search ends for mountain lions after solo hiker fatally attacked on Colorado trail
Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 5 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
The search for mountain lions along a remote trail in Colorado where a solo hiker was fatally attacked ended Monday after authorities killed two of the predators — including one with human DNA on its paws — but could not find a third.
