A key backer of a 2018 Oakland law says the city is not following the rules.
A new formula may help black patients’ access to kidney care
Algorithm made it harder for Black patients to qualify for transplants, other treatments.
He escaped the Dark Web’s biggest bust. Now he’s back
DeSnake apparently eluded the takedown of AlphaBay and now plans to resurrect it.
Fire weather is getting worse in the American West
Climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy
A new app helps Iranians hide messages in plain sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words.
Google is getting caught in the antitrust net
One case in Turkey cuts to the heart of the search giant’s power.
As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections
Overcrowding from COVID care is allowing infections to rise again.
Twitch sues users over alleged “hate raids” against streamers
Lawsuit accuses anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers.”
California Senate passes warehouse workers bill, taking aim at Amazon
For years, algorithms have driven workers to meet punishing quotas.
21st-century storms are overwhelming 20th-century cities
Infrastructure that wasn’t built to handle warmer, wetter climate is increasingly risky.