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Transactional
State AGs May Still Challenge Paramount-Warner Deal After DOJ Clearance
State attorneys general may still challenge Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery even after the U.S. Justice Department cleared the deal. The DOJ’s Antitrust Division closed its investigation on June 12, finding that the transaction is not likely to harm competition or consumers in streaming video, linear television, or theatrical film development, production, and distribution...
Litigation
Federal Trade Commission Seeks Public Comment on X Petition to Modify...
The Federal Trade Commission has opened a 30-day public comment window following a petition from X to set aside or modify its 2022 data-privacy settlement order. The platform formerly known as Twitter is asking the Commission to terminate the order or modify it so that it expires by the end of 2026. X argues that the original order applies to a company that no longer exists in the same form, and that the individuals responsible for the underlying failures have left the organization...
Policy
SEC Reverses Course to Rescind Biden-Era Corporate Climate Disclosure Mandate
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to formally rescind its controversial 2024 climate-risk disclosure rule, shifting the compliance strategy for corporate defense and securities attorneys. According to reports by ESG Dive, the agency sent a letter to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals confirming it will not renew its legal defense of the regulations. Under the direction of Chair Paul Atkins, the commission is shifting toward notice-and-comment rulemaking to officially undo the mandate...
Features
Waymo Turns Old Robotaxi Batteries Into Solar Energy Storage
Waymo is giving old robotaxi batteries a second life on the electric grid. The self-driving car company is partnering with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose thousands of retired EV batteries into large-scale energy storage systems for solar power. Waymo’s autonomous ride-hail vehicles wear through batteries faster than personal electric vehicles because they spend far more time on the road...




























