Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid

Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior’s actions.

Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use

In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for new generating capacity, and it wants tech companies to bid.

Italy investigates Activision Blizzard for pushing in-game purchases

Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive” sales practices for two of its most popular smartphone games.

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet on sexualized deepfakes

In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have “robust protections and policies” in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfa…

Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe

The California attorney general has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI after its chatbot Grok began generating nonconsensual sexual images of real women and even children.

Trump’s EPA plans to ignore health affects of air pollution

The Trump administration is planning to stop assigning value to human life when analyzing the costs and benefits of air pollution controls.

Meta hires former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chair

Before joining Meta, Powell McCormick was working as deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump.

Google co-founders may be leaving California

Sergey Brin and Larry Page appear to be pulling back from the state where they co-founded Google.

Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.