Trump admin’s botched pandemic response detailed in whistleblower complaint
Ex-official alleges cronyism, says warnings about supply shortages were ignored.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
“There’ll be more death,” Trump says, urging economic reopening
A majority of Americans don’t want to go out now even if businesses do open.
[Update] Frontier will charge up to $89 for social distancing on flights
Because the airline industry can monetize literally anything, apparently.
CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks
Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction.
US projects 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, 3,000 daily deaths by June
Leaked gov’t document predicts rise in deaths as Trump aims to “open up America.”
NYT defeats Ajit Pai as judge orders FCC to provide net neutrality records
FCC must reveal IP addresses and user-agent headers of net neutrality commenters.
“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says
Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said.
How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?
There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces.
Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion
Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals.
Congress calls on Bezos to come explain Amazon’s possible lies
And if he doesn't come voluntarily, he'll be voluntold with a subpoena.
ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm
ICANN concludes privatizing .org domain isn’t in the public interest.
Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
If all complaints must first be approved by a manager, there will be fewer of them.
Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars
Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges.
Georgia ditches road testing new drivers amid pandemic
They will still need 40 hours of supervised driving, although no one will check.
Who owns remdesivir, how much can they make, and how much does it cost?
The drug was originally developed for Ebola but has shown promise with COVID-19.
