Tech & Innovation
Harmon: Utah analytics company breaks down BYU's Ansah and the NFL draft
A new company in Sandy called NUVI is using social media to nail down specific brand details.
US moves on North Korea aimed at deterring new leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is as much about psychological war as... Read more »
North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities
North Korea said Tuesday it will escalate production of nuclear weapons material, including restarting a long-shuttered plutonium reactor, in what outsiders see as Pyongyang's latest attempt to... Read more »
Forbes editor to speak at Utah Technology Council
The managing editor of Forbes magazine will speak on ramifications of a "seismic shift" in journalism at the Utah Technology Council. Read more »
US envoy presses China over hacking, North Korea
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew pressed Chinese leaders over computer hacking and for help with North Korea during two days of talks that ended Wednesday. Read more »
Sandberg book scores big sales for its first week
Sheryl Sandberg has the ear, and the eyes, of the country's book buyers. Read more »
Adobe co-founder to headline U.'s Siciliano Forum
SALT LAKE CITY — Adobe co-founder and University of Utah alumnus John Warnock will be the keynote speaker at the U.'s Hinckley Institute of Politics 16th annual Rocco C. and Marion S.... Read more »
Breakthrough helps University Hospital better treat stroke victims
University Hospital officials say they've produced a technological breakthrough that will allow doctors to diagnose and treat patients' strokes more accurately than ever before. The new machinery, named Intra-operative Magnetic... Read more »
High-tech creations from Utah businesses on display at Capitol for Innovation Fair
Offerings from high-tech Utah businesses were on display at the Capitol during the 2013 Innovation Fair on Thursday. Read more »
Burger King plans apology after Twitter hack
Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo.The tweets stopped after a little more than an hour, and... Read more »
Vivint founder named Entrepreneur of the Year
PROVO — Vivint founder and CEO Todd Pedersen has been named 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year by the MountainWest Capital Network, a Utah business networking organization. Pedersen was the founder of APX Alarm in 1999, which... Read more »
Shriek! Texts on missing kids startle cell users
The next time a child is abducted near you, your cellphone may shriek to life with an alert message. Read more »
Bill Gates: My kids get cell phone at age 13
Our take: The question of when a child should receive a cell phone is a topic every parent deals with, including Bill Gates. He and his wife, Melinda, have decided their kids can have a phone at... Read more »
Apple's 128GB iPad seen as defensive measure against Microsoft
Apple is preparing to release its first 128GB version of the iPad 4 just a few days before the Microsoft Surface Pro hybrid, and some see it as a defensive measure. Read more »
Killer cars: How mpg rules make cars less safe and less green
Government regulations requiring better fuel efficiency have unexpected consequences of safety and may even be bad for the environment. Read more »
Building Utah's workforce key to becoming Silicon Valley East
Instead of a place to keep felons behind bars, the ground on which the Utah State Prison now sits could someday be the hub of a sprawling business community where bright minds unlock the door to... Read more »
Allegiance names new CFO
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake City-based technology firm has appointed a new executive. Allegiance, a provider of Voice of Customer Intelligence technology and services, has announced that Dana Russell has been appointed... Read more »
Toyota, BMW working on new battery technology
Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called "lithium-air" as their collaboration, first announced in late 2011, moves ahead in fuel... Read more »
West Jordan releases smartphone apps
The city has two new smartphone apps for residents to connect with city information and the police department. Read more »
Pentagon researches new life for dead satellites
Call it space grave robbery for a cause: Imagine scavenging defunct communication satellites for their valuable parts and recycling them to build brand new ones for cheap. Read more »
Why the future of Apple remains shrouded in uncertainty
Apple’s stock continues to tumble at a time when the company’s post-Steve Jobs strategy is still very much a work in progress. Read more »
Report: Utah experiences highest job growth rate since 2007
Utah employers added 35,800 jobs and experienced job growth of 2.9 percent in 2012, the state's highest rate since 2007, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more »
Brush with Border Patrol inspires app on immigration rights
SALT LAKE CITY — David Morales was on a Greyhound bus near Las Cruces, N.M., when Border Patrol agents stopped the bus for a routine check. Morales, 21, rose up and informed his fellow... Read more »
Boeing plans to carry on with 787 production
plans to keep building its flagship jetliner while engineers try to solve battery problems that have grounded most of the 787 fleet. Read more »
President Barack Obama calls for research on media in gun violence
Hollywood and the video game industry received scant attention Wednesday when President Barack Obama unveiled sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school... Read more »
Statistically speaking, your banking password probably can be hacked
Ninety percent of passwords are "vulnerable" to hacking, according to a report by Deloitte, a global consulting firm. Even when a program tells you that your eight-character, multinumbered password... Read more »
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