cities Flint is finished Rob Beschizza

advertising French ad authority bans e-bike commercial because it "discredits the automobile sector" Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores Rob Beschizza

crime Ron Jeremy charged with rape Rob Beschizza

Business Peter Thiel's Palantir gets $500 million from Japan, just before expected IPO Xeni Jardin

Technology Google removes 106 malicious Chrome extensions with 32M downloads that collect browsing history and sensitive credentials Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Model predicts 200,000 Covid deaths in US by October 1 Mark Frauenfelder

publishing Internet Archive ending free e-books program over publisher lawsuit, National Emergency Library to close for 2 weeks Xeni Jardin

Business Amazon to be hit with antitrust charges in Europe Xeni Jardin

australia The first known baby koala since the Australian wildfires has been born in a zoo Thom Dunn

Technology Hacking firm in India spied on 10K+ email accounts over 7 years: Report Xeni Jardin

politics Google says China- and Iran-backed hackers hit Biden and Trump campaigns Xeni Jardin

police brutality The cop who killed George Floyd has a long record of police brutality Thom Dunn

politics Twitter says it won't remove Trump tweets on deceased former Joe Scarborough staffer Lori Klausutis Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Now that driving is down, so are organ transplants Thom Dunn

trump Wonder why Donald Trump is 6 months late on his annual physical? Xeni Jardin

donald trump U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs still uses hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients, despite risks of unproven drug Xeni Jardin

ahmed arbery Owner of half-built house says Arbery committed no crime checking it out, denounces killers Rob Beschizza

china Tickets for Shanghai Disneyland re-opening sold out in 3 minutes Mark Frauenfelder

politics Healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries got coronavirus stimulus checks from Trump Xeni Jardin