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Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (417+ words) Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, President George Washington spent $200 on ice cream, the equivalent of $7,259 today, according to the International Dairy Foods Association. By…...
Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (470+ words) By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HOLLY RAMER Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rock and left many households without electricity. With thousands of homes and businesses still in the dark Thursday, forecasters warned…...
Waymo robotaxis will start picking up Denver riders soon. Here’s what it’s like.
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1040+ words) For about 20 minutes Wednesday morning, I ceded control of my life to the absence of a person. Which is to say, I rode in my first Waymo. I was among the first people in Denver — aside from the company’s employees…...
What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (328+ words) That’s the word Wednesday from a pair of NASA astronauts living aboard the International Space Station for the past six months. “We’re hoping for the best. It should be pretty awesome,” Hathaway said. Meir said the best cosmic shows are…...
From robot dogs to helpers, China puts robotics ambitions on display at world conference
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (254+ words) By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO China kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference on Wednesday, with companies showcasing the country’s expanding robotics industry as it looks to move the technology beyond demonstrations and into factories and other real-world applications. Organizers say about 3,000 products…...
Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (255+ words) The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per second (25,000 kilometers per second). That’s 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. “That star is really, extremely fast,” said astronomer Stefan Gillessen with the Max Planck Institute…...
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (174+ words) Greeley Tribune The Falcon rocket’s upper stage plowed into the moon at 5,400 mph on Aug. 5 after drifting through space for more than a year. It launched a pair of private moon landers with experiments and even a tiny rover in…...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot
3+ day, 43+ min ago (452+ words) The San Francisco-based company says ChatGPT for Teens, which launches Tuesday, is tailored for kids aged 13 to 17 with stronger protections including content restrictions around things like suicide, self-harm and romantic or sexual chats. It also provides homework and study support…...
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (693+ words) By OBED LAMY and HOLLY RAMER In central and east central Indiana, emergency operations were still ongoing after days of punishing storms, Gov. Mike Braun said at afternoon news conference, while other areas were shifting to recovery. He said the…...
Is it safe to use face ID or a fingerprint? (Dave Taylor)
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (462+ words) Q: My phone uses Face ID and my laptop has a fingerprint scanner. Both are easier than typing a password every time, but I can’t help wondering: Are face recognition and fingerprint scanners secure, and is it safe to trust biometric…...