The local politics of AirBNB’s ban on DC rentals
Enlarge / Airbnb said it will refund guests who had booked stays in Washington next week and reimburse hosts for…
Hackers alter stolen regulatory data to sow mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine
Enlarge Getty Images Last month, the makers of one of the most promising coronavirus vaccines reported that hackers stole confidential…
With Trump’s vaccine rollout in chaos, Biden unveils five-point plan
Enlarge / US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on his plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines in Wilmington, Delaware on January…
Wandavision premieres in ways that would never work on ABC—and that’s great
Enlarge / The black-and-white world of Wandavision, as occasionally interrupted by color in its first two episodes on Disney+ as…
Report: Xbox’s “instant on” feature could consume 4 billion kWh by 2025
Enlarge / A lot of neon green power potentially Aurich Lawson / Getty Images The “instant on” feature that’s activated…
As it turns out, the Biden administration will listen to scientists
Enlarge / Co-Founder & CEO of 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki President & Founding Director Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Professor,…
FDA blindsided as Trump Admin cripples agency on its way out
Enlarge / Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. Getty | Bloomberg The US Food and Drug…
FCC fines white-supremacist robocaller $10 million for faking caller ID
Enlarge / Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum addresses an audience on March 20, 2019 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Gillum’s…
Facebook will pay more than $300 each to 1.6M Illinois users in settlement
Enlarge / You see Facebook, Facebook sees you… Chris Jackson | Getty Images Millions of Facebook users in Illinois will…
Trump team modernizes car safety regulations for the driverless era
Enlarge / Nuro makes small electric vehicles for hauling cargo. They are designed to be street-legal but have no room…