Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG
It’s a closely watched test of whether corporate alliances on climate efforts violate antitrust laws.
Inside Climate News
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Policy // Civilization & Discontents
FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms”
FTC chairman revives GOP claims previously rejected by judge and election agency.
Jon Brodkin
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Judge unhappy with FCC’s “vague and uninformative” response to DOGE lawsuit
Plaintiffs seek DOGE documents, allege FCC violated Freedom of Information Act.
Jon Brodkin
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Intel details everything that could go wrong with US taking a 10% stake
Intel warns investors to brace for losses and uncertainties.
Ashley Belanger
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Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will "financially ruin" the AI industry.
Ashley Belanger
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DOGE accused of copying entire Social Security database to insecure cloud system
Live copy of NUMIDENT "lacks any security oversight," whistleblower alleges.
Jon Brodkin
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“ChatGPT killed my son”: Parents’ lawsuit describes suicide notes in chat logs
ChatGPT taught teen jailbreak so bot could assist in his suicide, lawsuit says.
Ashley Belanger
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FCC chairman helps AT&T cement dominance with $23 billion spectrum deal
EchoStar selling spectrum to AT&T after FCC threatened to revoke licenses.
Jon Brodkin
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Ars Live: Consumer tech firms stuck scrambling ahead of looming chip tariffs
Update: This Ars Live session has been rescheduled.
Ashley Belanger
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Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”
Breaches in 2020 and 2025, reportedly by foreign adversaries, exposed confidential files.
Dan Goodin
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Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, revealing his panic over OpenAI dominance
OpenAI slams Musk’s lawsuit as part of his "ongoing pattern of harassment."
Ashley Belanger
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CBS caved to Trump—now he’s seeking punishments for ABC and NBC
Trump says ABC and NBC "give me 97% BAD STORIES," urges FCC to revoke licenses.
Jon Brodkin
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Trump says US will take 10% stake in Intel because CEO wants to “keep his job”
Intel deal could pave the way for the US to profit off CHIPS Act funding.
Ashley Belanger
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Developer gets 4 years for activating network “kill switch” to avenge his firing
Disgruntled developer was caught after naming the "kill switch" after himself.
Ashley Belanger
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4chan refuses to pay UK Online Safety Act fines, asks Trump admin to intervene
4chan asks US to "invoke all legal levers" in fight against Online Safety Act.
Jon Brodkin
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Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.
Here's the "least silly way" to wrap your head around the FTC's war over X ads.
Ashley Belanger
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Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue
The ruling also blocks the policy behind their termination.
John Timmer
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Starlink wants billions in grants, but state governments aren’t cooperating
Despite Trump's backing, states aren't giving Starlink the money it demanded.
Jon Brodkin
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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says
Australia’s biggest bank regrets messy rush to replace staff with chatbots.
Ashley Belanger
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Trump confirms US is seeking 10% stake in Intel. Bernie Sanders approves.
Trump vowed to kill CHIPS Act. Instead, he’s found a way to salvage it.
Ashley Belanger
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SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink
SpaceX seeks more cash, calls fiber "wasteful and unnecessary taxpayer spending."
Jon Brodkin
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Trump admin says it convinced UK to drop demand for Apple backdoor
UK previously demanded that Apple break encryption to aid government spying.
Jon Brodkin
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T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree
T-Mobile can't overturn $92 million fine; AT&T and Verizon verdicts still to come.
Jon Brodkin
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Elon Musk’s “thermonuclear” Media Matters lawsuit may be fizzling out
Judge blocks FTC's Media Matters probe as a likely First Amendment violation.
Ashley Belanger
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Trump admin ranks companies on loyalty while handing out favors to Big Tech
US has halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations overall, report says.
Jon Brodkin
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US may purchase stake in Intel after Trump attacked CEO
Trump’s attacks on Intel CEO may stem from beef with Biden.
Ashley Belanger
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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says
It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.
Ashley Belanger
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Starlink tries to block Virginia’s plan to bring fiber Internet to residents
SpaceX wants more money, asks Trump admin to reject state's broadband grant plan.
Jon Brodkin
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Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids
Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids.
Ashley Belanger
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Sam Altman finally stood up to Elon Musk after years of X trolling
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are beefing. But their relationship is complicated.
Ashley Belanger
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YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?”
Adult YouTubers defend childish viewing habits in fight to block AI age checks.
Ashley Belanger
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Musk threatens to sue Apple so Grok can get top App Store ranking
Musk threatens to sue Apple to get Grok to top spot in App Store rankings.
Ashley Belanger
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China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips
Move comes after negotiating an export agreement with the US.
Financial Times
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Reddit blocks Internet Archive to end sneaky AI scraping
The Internet Archive confirmed it's in ongoing discussions with Reddit after block.
Ashley Belanger
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Wikipedia loses UK Safety Act challenge, worries it will have to verify user IDs
Judge tossed claim but said UK must not "significantly impede" Wikipedia operations.
Jon Brodkin
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Trump strikes “wild” deal making US firms pay 15% tax on China chip sales
The deal won’t resolve national security concerns.
Ashley Belanger
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