Biden backs plan to accelerate vaccine production by waiving patents
Experts disagree on whether patents are a bottleneck for vaccine production.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash
The parents argued a Snapchat filter encouraged their boys to drive recklessly.
Facebook Oversight Board upholds ban on former President Trump
While the ban was permissible, its open-ended nature was not.
Netflix IT exec forced employees to use products from vendors that bribed him
Jury finds ex-Netflix VP guilty of awarding tech contracts in exchange for bribes.
How the next Patent Office director could shape the patent system
Obama created "death squads" for bad patents—Trump's nominees curtailed them.
4,700 Amazon employees had unauthorized access to private seller data
Shoddy security allowed various employees to use info to their advantage.
Ajit Pai joins American Enterprise Institute and a firm that invests in ISPs
Post-FCC Pai will apparently keep pushing deregulation of broadband industry.
EPA to eliminate climate “super pollutants” from refrigerators, air conditioners
Hydrofluorocarbons saved the ozone layer, but they’re killing the climate.
Kroger will begin drone deliveries in Ohio this week
The FAA has finally started allowing commercial flights beyond the line of sight.
Disney gets special “theme park” exception to Florida’s anti-tech bill
A legal challenge to the new law seems inevitable.
More US agencies potentially hacked, this time with Pulse Secure exploits
Zero-day vulnerability under attack has a severity rating of 10 out of 10.
New York requires $15 broadband for poor people, promptly gets sued by ISPs
Lobby groups for Verizon, AT&T, and other ISPs ask court to overturn state law.
Climate law jeopardizes freedoms, German court rules—but not how you think
Don’t punt on emissions reductions after 2030, top court said.
EU says Apple’s 30% cut from rival music providers violates competition law
EU sides with Spotify, blasts Apple's 30% App Store cut and anti-steering rules.
Uber, Lyft stocks plunge after Biden official says drivers are employees
Uber and Lyft argue treating drivers as employees would wreck their business.
