KITTENGATE: Bhattacharya’s NIH Funds Cruel Cat Colony Despite "Phase Out" Pledge — White Coat Waste Project
New records obtained by WCW through state and federal open records requests reveal that nearly 300 kittens will be intentionally bred to suffer from glaucoma in the current iteration of this experiment. The UW-M colony and its deadly kitten tests received a brand-new $439,016 grant from the NIH in August 2025.
blog.whitecoatwaste.org
December 03, 2025
Meg McCarney
Science & Technology
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NIH funds new cat experiments despite pledge to phase them out, watchdog reports | Animals | The Guardian
White Coat Waste finds $1.7m in NIH grants for cat research months after officials said they were working to end studies
theguardian.com
December 03, 2025
Claire Colley
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Waymo robotaxi drives into active police scene
New video is raising fresh questions about the ability of driverless cars to navigate complicated scenes. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
youtube.com
December 02, 2025
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A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress | The Verge
The App Store Accountability Act is getting a spotlight in Congress after similar laws passed in states from Texas to California.
theverge.com
December 01, 2025
Lauren Feiner
Science & Technology
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Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
science.org
November 21, 2025
David Grimm
Science & Technology
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WCW INVESTIGATION: NIH Funds Deadly Heart Experiments on Dogs at University of Utah — White Coat Waste Project
Documents obtained by White Coat Waste (WCW) through state and federal open records requests reveal that 180 dogs — mostly young hounds — will be cut open, mutilated, and killed in these NIH-funded studies.
blog.whitecoatwaste.org
November 18, 2025
Meg McCarney
Science & Technology
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OpenAI discussed government loan guarantees for chip plants, not data centers, Altman says
Nov 6 (Reuters) - OpenAI has spoken with the U.S. government about the possibility of federal loan guarantees to spur construction of chip factories in the U.S., but has not sought U.S. government guarantees for building its data centers, CEO Sam Altman said on Thursday.
reuters.com
November 06, 2025
Deepa Seetharaman, Krystal Hu and Arsheeya Bajwa
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AI drones used in Gaza now surveilling American cities - The Grayzone
Immediately after October 7, a little know company shipped over 100 reconnaissance drones to Israel for use in its siege of Gaza. Having been battle-tested on Palestinian civilians, the UAVs are now being used to surveil protesters across the US. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! AI-powered quadcopter drones used by the IDF
thegrayzone.com
November 02, 2025
¡Do Not Panic!
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Monkeys Involved in Crash Came From Fauci-Funded Lab Recently Renewed by NIH — White Coat Waste Project
A truck carrying monkeys from the taxpayer-funded Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) crashed this week, leaving several monkeys dead and at large.
blog.whitecoatwaste.org
October 30, 2025
Allison McDonald
Science & Technology
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Police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of package theft. She had her own evidence
"Like I said, nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing."
denverite.com
October 27, 2025
Andrew Kenney
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'Israeli' authorities extend detention of Palestinian academic over ChatGPT conversations | Roya News
'Israeli' police have renewed the administrative detention of a young Palestinian academic from occupied Palestinian territories for six additional months, bringing his total time in detention to 12 months, according to lawyer Khaled Mahajna, a specialist in prisoners’ affairs.
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October 25, 2025
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'King behavior' | Denver city councilmembers clash with mayor over unilateral Flock contract
DENVER — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday a no-cost contract extension with Flock Safety to continue operating more than 100 license plate-reading cameras throughout the city, bypassing Denver City Council approval and a task force created to guide such decisions.
However, that decision, which the mayor says balances public safety with community privacy concerns, is not going over well with other city leaders who believe it was wrongly made without others' involvement or consideration.
9news.com
October 23, 2025
Spencer Soicher, Marc Sallinger
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Huge outage disrupts websites and apps across the globe
Amazon says an issue which affected its cloud computing services unit AWS is now “fully mitigated” after being hit by an outage which disrupted several popular websites and apps across the world including Snapchat, Facebook and Fortnite. CNN’s Brynn Gingras reports.
youtube.com
October 20, 2025
CNN
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"Enshittification": Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It
Writer Cory Doctorow returns to Democracy Now! to discuss his new book "Enshittification," which explores the term he coined in 2022 to describe how online platforms like Facebook degrade over time as companies seek to maximize profit at the expense of their users, and it has since become shorthand for describing a pervasive sense of dropping standards across various aspects of modern life.
youtube.com
October 10, 2025
Democracy Now!
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Report: Israel to spend over half a billion shekels turning ChatGPT into public diplo
Foreign Ministry’s $145 million global campaign enlists US firms, influencers, and AI platforms like ChatGPT to shape pro-Israel narratives online and counter growing criticism among young Americans
ynetnews.com
October 06, 2025
Daniel Edelson, New York, Raphael Kahan
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Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs | The Verge
One of Discord’s third-party customer service providers was compromised by an “unauthorized party” that may have accessed things like names, usernames, and emails.
theverge.com
October 03, 2025
Jay Peters
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WCW Investigation: NIH Has Been Bleeding Beagles—and Taxpayers—Since 1947 (UPDATED)
A new WCW investigation has uncovered another disturbing NIH colony of canine cruelty with your tax dollars for over 75 years!
blog.whitecoatwaste.org
October 01, 2025
Allison McDonald
Science & Technology
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WCW Investigation: Bhattacharya’s NIH Doles Out $24M+ to Pharma Cos. for Dog Testing — White Coat Waste Project
In these barbaric taxpayer-funded tests, pharmaceutical companies are injecting, force-feeding, and making beagles inhale massive doses of experimental drugs, often causing convulsions, bleeding, vomiting, and death.
blog.whitecoatwaste.org
September 26, 2025
Meg McCarney
Science & Technology
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Meet the Hacker Who Helped Score a $243 Million Verdict Against Tesla
A hot chocolate-loving computer whiz uncovered data the car company claimed didn't exist. Here's how he did it.
pcmag.com
September 15, 2025
Emily Forlini
Science & Technology
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Bitchat surges in Nepal as Gen Z protesters pick PM on Discord, what is Bitchat and how it is used - India Today
In a strategic move, Nepal’s Gen Z protesters turned to Bitchat — a Bluetooth-based messaging app that works without mobile data or Wi-Fi — ensuring that even if the government attempted to stifle the movement through an internet blackout, their communication and cause would remain unaffected.
indiatoday.in
September 14, 2025
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