Polkadot News
Final reminder: if Ref 96 passes (currently 99% in favor), Polkadot will upgrade to runtime v9340 tomorrow. This will have effects for Referenda enactment and multisig users: please read the Referendum details! https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/referendum/96
With two days left in the current parachain lease auction, Hashed Network and anonymous parathread ID 2101 continue to swap the lead position during the Ending Period. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
This means that either could win the current auction. For details, see Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
Referendum 94, seeding the Polkadot Alliance, has passed. The Seeding of the Polkadot Alliance: Fighting for an open source culture and open collaboration that benefits the Polkadot ecosystem | Polkassembly
There are other governance Referenda up for vote and Proposals which you can endorse to become Referenda. To vote on either, you can go to Polkadot/Substrate Portal
If you are interested in learning more about how governance works on Polkadot, see Web3 and Polkadot - Polkadot Wiki
Web3 Foundation, along with many other entities in the technology space, has signed an open letter calling for the US Congress to embrace a pro-privacy future. Open Source, Decentralized Tech Leaders Urge New Congress to Defend Privacy
Kusama News
There are now 16 Referenda available to vote on via the OpenGov mechanism. Polkadot/Substrate Portal
For an overview of the OpenGov system running on Kusama, see https://medium.com/polkadot-network/gov2-polkadots-next-generation-of-decentralised-governance-4d9ef657d11b