Hackers used a Chinese artificial-intelligence agent to attack South Korea’s biggest banks and steal the personal information of 68,000 people, officials said, marking one of the first such AI-powered intrusions into the global financial system. Before he became Disney’s top lawyer, Horacio Gutiérrez faced powerful adversaries, defending Microsoft in its antitrust fights and taking on Apple while at Spotify. All that was a warm-up for his biggest challenge—a First Amendment battle with the Trump administration.
His current battle: At a Tuesday hearing, Gutiérrez and his team squared off against the Federal Communications Commission in federal court in Washington, D. C. The company is seeking to halt an early renewal-application request of its ABC broadcast licenses, a move typically used when the agency is preparing to fine or challenge a broadcast licensee.
What’s the dispute? Disney said the request is part of a Trump administration campaign against free speech and media outlets critical of the president. The FCC said the license review isn’t about free speech but is instead part of a probe into whether Disney’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives violated the agency’s prohibition on unlawful discrimination. Exporters are set to get an extra year to get to grips with incoming European Union methane emission rules, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as companies struggle with high fuel costs.
Von der Leyen told EU lawmakers on Tuesday that the move would save additional costs during a crisis period. Under the rulebook, oil and gas importers in the bloc would have faced stricter methane emissions reporting requirements on their suppliers from January 2027.
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