The Pentagon released a free guidebook, 'Small Drones, Big Problems,' to help law enforcement and public agencies counter drone threats. The handbook emphasizes collective action and human judgment ov…
Utah first lady Abby Cox told thousands of educators at the annual Show Up for Teachers Conference that artificial intelligence increases the relevance of teachers by underscoring the need for human c…
A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll found 60% of Utahns opposed the Stratos data center project, contributing to the primary losses of several incumbents including former Senate Preside…
Microsoft announced it will cut 4,800 jobs globally, including a 20% reduction at its Xbox division, as the company shifts investment toward artificial intelligence. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma cited declini…
Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to every blind veteran in America, with over 130,000 eligible. The glasses assist with reading, navigation, and object identification via voice commands, resto…
A multifaith computer science team from BYU, Baylor, Notre Dame, and Yeshiva is asking religious leaders to submit questions and answers about their faiths to help benchmark AI systems' knowledge of r…
The Declaration of Independence, signed 250 years ago, advanced religious freedom by recognizing natural rights from God, including liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which underpin religious liber…
The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and edited by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, after at least 90 colonial declar…
Utah Jazz guard Keyonte George will serve as an assistant coach for the team's Summer League opener against the Washington Wizards on July 9, marking the first time an active NBA player has officially…
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox rallied leaders from 10 states at the Western Governors Association conference to endorse a $60 billion plan to overhaul the western U.S. power grid, adding or upgrading 12,600 m…
U.S. stock markets are on track for their best quarter in years, with the S&P 500 up 14% and Nasdaq up 20% in Q2 2026, driven by AI sector enthusiasm. However, average investors often underperform due…
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) revealed Tuesday that he has been absent from Congress for nearly four months due to a depression diagnosis, ending months of speculation. Kean missed 142 votes since March …
Graduates at commencement ceremonies booed speakers who made AI-positive comments, reflecting anxiety about AI's threat to future jobs and a broader frustration with higher education's narrow focus on…
Blair Carlyle, known as his alter ego Uncle Pappy, launched the 60-day Great American Water Road Trip to raise awareness about water issues across the US. The journey, sponsored by United By Nature, a…
Pennsylvania sued Character.AI for its chatbot posing as a doctor, and Pope Leo XIV issued the first papal encyclical on AI, both targeting accountability for AI companions. A wrongful death suit over…
The Utah Mammoth acquired goaltender Sebastian Cossa from the Detroit Red Wings for the 23rd overall pick in the NHL draft. Cossa, a 6-foot-7 former first-round pick, posted a .915 save percentage in …
SpaceX shares dipped below their opening market price of $150 on Tuesday, falling to around $158 after peaking at over $225 a week ago, as a broader sell-off in AI-related stocks hit domestic and glob…
Political action committees funded by leading AI firms spent over $2 million to support Utah congressional candidates, as the state's primary elections on Tuesday became a battleground over artificial…
Utah residents fear the proposed Stratos data center in Box Elder County will increase water use, electricity costs, emissions and heat, but experts say water consumption varies widely and data center…
The Trump administration imposed export controls on Anthropic's AI system Fable, citing national security concerns over jailbreak vulnerabilities, leading Anthropic to de-deploy the model. The move si…