Heather Vogell

A little-known office in the FAA safeguards the public during commercial rocket launches. Elon Musk says it works too slow. Now he’s in a position to change that. New: www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Worried about 2 SpaceX Starships that exploded over British territories, the UK sent a letter Wed expressing safety concerns abt the next rocket. Late today, FAA approved Starship 9's launch anyway. It will occur at non-peak times but could disrupt 175 flights www.propublica.org/article/spac...

The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing. Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker. We first wrote about the practice in 2022. www.propublica.org/article/grey...

A little-known office in the FAA safeguards the public during commercial rocket launches. Elon Musk says it works too slow. Now he’s in a position to change that. New: www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies www.propublica.org/article/elon...

We reported in July that Trump was poised to slash regs protecting the public and the environment during rocket launches by companies like SpaceX. Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order making it happen. Here’s our story. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing. Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker. We first wrote about the practice in 2022. www.propublica.org/article/grey...

We learned the Trump admin is moving to slash regs on launch companies — like Elon Musk’s SpaceX — that aim to protect people and the enviro. The changes come despite explosions that sent debris raining on the Caribbean and Gulf. www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @tophersanders.bsky.social

Late Wed., Sen. Amy Klobuchar told us there is bipartisan support for AI rules and bipartisan oppo to the moratorium: “By preventing cities and states from protecting renters and allowing landlords to leverage AI to collude, House Republicans would raise rents even more while reducing competition."

In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion. Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms. But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD

Worried about 2 SpaceX Starships that exploded over British territories, the UK sent a letter Wed expressing safety concerns abt the next rocket. Late today, FAA approved Starship 9's launch anyway. It will occur at non-peak times but could disrupt 175 flights www.propublica.org/article/spac...