Senators had questions for the maker of a rent-setting algorithm. The answers were “alarming” — After a ProPublica investigation, RealPage answered questions from lawmakers about its product. In response, the senators sent a letter to the Justice Department10 ViewsLikes 0
The Morning After: The Justice Department wants to keep Sam Bankman-Fried on a flip phone14 ViewsLikes 0
Warren, lawmakers urge Justice Department to review YieldStar, warn of de-facto price setting and collusion after Senate investigation — New letter reveals findings from lawmakers' investigation of RealPage’s YieldStar product that advises landlords on rent increases18 ViewsLikes 0
Defense Department signs $65 million contract with startup that makes jet fuel from CO215 ViewsLikes 0
Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching | The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law.33 ViewsLikes 0
Newton Fire Department will use device to quell electric vehicle hazards to firefighters33 ViewsLikes 0
Surveillance city: The New York City Police Department can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn29 ViewsLikes 0
US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever vaccine for honeybees The drug could protect bees from American foulbrood, bacteria that can devastate entire colonies.29 ViewsLikes 0
The Department of Homeland Security says it developed a portable gunshot detection system30 ViewsLikes 0
Department of Homeland Security Can’t Even Secure Its Buildings Against People It Fired27 ViewsLikes 0
A.I. tools like ChatGPT are exploding on the internet—and one VC believes companies could be using it in every department someday43 ViewsLikes 0
Grandmother sues cop who wrongly targeted her home using “Find My” app — Denver Police Department vows to train officers on how "Find My" app works49 ViewsLikes 0
Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords48 ViewsLikes 0
Twitter loses payroll department, other financial employees as part of mass resignation under Elon Musk43 ViewsLikes 0
Police Use DNA Phenotyping to Limit Pool of Suspects to 15,000/The Queensland police department said that the DNA sample from the case generated a genealogy tree of “15,000 ‘linked’ individuals” and they have not been able to find a close match yet53 ViewsLikes 0
Justice Department charges 2 Chinese intel officers with trying to obstruct probe into Huawei51 ViewsLikes 0
Uber, Doordash plunge after Labor Department proposes change to gig worker classification65 ViewsLikes 0
Uber and Rockstar Games are in close coordination with the FBI and US Department of Justice amid both companies being hacked136 ViewsLikes 0
Biden Administration Releases Plan for $50 Billion Investment in Chips | The Department of Commerce issued guidelines for companies angling to receive federal funding aimed at bolstering the domestic semiconductor industry86 ViewsLikes 0
Justice Department in early stages of filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, says report75 ViewsLikes 0
