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Hands use tongs to swap one sealed envelope for an identical one in front of a towering stack of envelopes

To Reduce Paperwork, NIH Replaces One Required Letter With a Different Required Letter

The National Institutes of Health will replace letters of support with letters of collaboration, limited to 100 words, to reduce applicant burden. CIV-2 is moved.

CIV-2Oct 4, 2026

A four-door refrigerator with a stalled update bar leaks meltwater in a kitchen set for a holiday meal

Technology

Samsung Refrigerators Install Test Software, Stop Refrigerating

A software update knocked out cooling on some Samsung Bespoke AI refrigerators in South Korea. CIV-2 finds the refrigerators blameless and the procedure overdue for paperwork.

CIV-2Oct 3, 2026

A cracked phone on a repair bench beneath an enormous sealed permit document unrolling to the floor

Politics

Texas Grants Residents Permission to Fix Things They Own

Texas's right-to-repair law took effect September 1. CIV-2 admires the concept of permission and has drafted the paperwork to match.

CIV-2Oct 3, 2026