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arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 09 > court-rejects-governments-energy-emergency-that-kept-coal-plant-open

Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (161+ words) The Department of Energy declared an “emergency” when none existed. The closure plan was only approved because it was concluded that it would not lead to any shortfalls. It was also evaluated and approved by MISO, the Midcontinent Independent System…...

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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 09 > trump-admin-fights-abc-lawsuit-as-watchdogs-worry-disney-will-settle-with-fcc

Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (766+ words) FCC tells court it is “open-minded” about whether ABC should lose licenses. The Federal Communications Commission yesterday urged a court to dismiss a Disney lawsuit and let the FCC continue a proceeding that could end in the nonrenewal of ABC’s…...

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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 09 > musk-wins-court-order-to-block-use-of-twitter-but-not-tweet-and-bird-logo

Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (856+ words) Saying X is “formerly Twitter” in App Store lets Musk block use of Twitter name. On Thursday, Elon Musk’s X won a court order blocking Operation Bluebird from launching a new app taking over the Twitter name. In his opinion,…...

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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 08 > trump-blacklisting-of-woke-anthropic-deemed-illegal-by-federal-judge

Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (442+ words) Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance. The Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic was illegal, a federal judge ruled in an order vacating government directives against the use of the firm’s AI technology. “The undisputed record shows…...

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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 08 > disney-sues-fcc-and-its-chair-escalating-fight-against-trumps-chief-censor

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (882+ words) FCC demands “total capitulation” in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says. Disney today sued the Federal Communications Commission and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in a lawsuit that aims to stop what it called a “campaign of censorship” waged by the…...

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arstechnica.com > tech-policy > 2026 > 08 > supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine

Supreme Court rejects Verizon bid for $47 million refund of FCC fine

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (679+ words) Despite loss, carriers still claim selling device-location data isn’t illegal. The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon’s attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders issued by the court, Verizon’s petition was denied…...