law In a huge win for open data, Congress passes the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act Cory Doctorow

public health Website tracks avian flu throughout the Americas Jennifer Sandlin

politics Federal agencies must now share code with one another Rob Beschizza

fraud Britain's AI-based benefit fraud detector unfairly targets minorities Rob Beschizza

fbi FBI warns iPhone and Android users about text messaging security Rob Beschizza

UFOs Canada defense department reveals details of UFO shot down by fighter jet over Lake Huron Allan Rose Hill

media Internet Archive back in action Rob Beschizza

free speech Vineyards sue Napa County over right to wine tastings Thom Dunn

privacy Grindr fined $6m for passing user data to commercial partners Rob Beschizza

privacy Wonderful new Windows feature records everything you ever do on your computer and feeds it to AI Rob Beschizza

conspiracy theories Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory Jennifer Sandlin

law U.S. may drop Assange prosecution Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 You have three days to get your free COVID tests before the program is suspended Jennifer Sandlin

politics "I've got too much self-respect and concern for hygiene," Rep Raskin says no to Trump hotel Mark Frauenfelder

capitalism How private equity firms use public pension funds to screw other workers Thom Dunn

crime Rep. Bowman to pay fine for setting off fire alarm in congress Rob Beschizza

military Scores of UFO reports flooding the US Pentagon David Pescovitz

health Starting September 25, you can once again request free COVID tests via the mail from the CDC Jennifer Sandlin

idaho Prying into women's healthcare records, Idaho Republicans also issue a chilling threat Jason Weisberger

lawsuits Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked asbestos in talc to cancer Rob Beschizza