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5+ min ago   (635+ words) On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA's new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit. I am an astronomy professor at the University of Arizona who…...

7+ min ago   (201+ words) Warming temperatures and dry weather pattern this upcoming week'Local News 8 Lots of sunshine is keeping the area warmer this Sunday afternoon. Some low clouds will move through the Teton Valley early in the mornings for the next few days, but…...

8+ min ago   (97+ words) Privacy advocates warn of potential impacts of technology used by police that could go beyond "merely catching criminals." As Facial Recognition Technology Expands, UK Explores "Inferential" Surveillance Systems British police agencies are exploring a new class of so-called "inferential" surveillance…...

9+ min ago   (453+ words) Smart glasses have been the tech dream we've been chasing for years now, and the technology is finally getting there. Better displays, improved hardware, and an ever-growing list of platforms for smart glasses were on full showcase at CES 2026, but…...

9+ min ago   (701+ words) DOWNLOAD THE NEW ATHOL DAILY NEWS APP TODAY! WHATELY " Just before going home for the holidays, Smith College students constructed a winter house for Eastern rat snakes at the MacLeish Field Station as part of a habitat restoration project for…...

9+ min ago   (568+ words) The United States is making a big investment in small modular nuclear reactors. In a recent development, the Department of Energy allocated $800 million to two projects tasked with bringing the novel devices online by the early 2030s, according to a news…...

9+ min ago   (231+ words) Upgrade your workflow with CoPilot. Compared to Windows 10 PCs, computers with Windows 11 "complete demanding workloads 42% faster on average" according to a 2023 study commissioned by Microsoft. The onboarding process is smooth and fast, so you can get started on cutting little…...

11+ min ago   (335+ words) A long time ago, I used to attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas every year. I was living in LA at the time and was involved with various companies that were producing hardware and content at the…...

20+ min ago   (985+ words) Warnings are in place for heavy rain and strong winds of up to 85mph before warmer, unsettled weather next week, the Met Office has said. It comes after Storm Goretti brought gusts of almost 100mph and a rare red warning for "dangerous,…...

22+ min ago   (704+ words) CES 2026 delivered a hardware feast that proved Dell is listening to fans, HP is getting weird (in a good way), and Lenovo is out-innovating Microsoft. Covering the Windows 11 and Microsoft beat has been rough for a while. Windows 11 had a…...