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Author Sarina Dahlan is shown with her book, "Preset" in an undated photo.

Sci-fi novel explores memory, human nature, and the perils of utopia

Local author Sarina Dahlan's "Preset" imagines a world where what's left of human civilization is highly controlled in order to avoid extinction.

This image shows a frame from a 15-second ultra-high-definition video featuring a cat named Taters which was streamed via laser from deep space by NASA on Dec. 11, 2023.

This cat video is out of this world, and NASA used a laser to beam it to Earth

The 15-second video of Taters the cat was beamed to Earth from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away. Taters is shown chasing a red laser light.

File photo of European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

Biotech giant Illumina will unwind takeover of cancer-screening company Grail

San Diego-based Illumina says it made its decision to divest after a U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that the merger could violate antitrust laws.

'The Taste of Things' is a sizzling romance and foodie feast — but don't go in hungry

Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel star as gourmets — and lovers — in a sumptuous film about cooking, eating and unhurried indulgence.

The federal government, the nation's largest employer, is urging a return to office for federal employees this fall. A government report found that in the first three months of 2023, building occupancy at 17 federal agency was 25% or less.

Biden wants federal workforce to come to the office more. Some ask why?

As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.

Popular online message board site Reddit is filing to sell stock in an initial public offering, the first social media IPO since 2019.

Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market.

Scientists can tell how fast you're aging. Now, the trick is to slow it down

Longevity research is booming. Scientists are looking for ways to target the basic biology of aging. And here's the exciting part: Our biological age appears to be malleable.

Rancho Penasquitos Library Branch Manager Adrianne Peterson looks at a collection of Pride books donated by the public. Feb. 15, 2024.

San Diego librarians’ work now involves battling censorship

In an era of rising book challenges and censorship, learn how one librarian is defending the freedom to read.

Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts

Three Stanford graduate students built an AI tool that can find a location by looking at pictures. Civil rights advocates warn more advanced versions will further erode online privacy.

The IM-1 Nova-C lander, from Houston-based Intuitive Machines, just became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon in one piece.

Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

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