Anthropic Wins Injunction in Court Battle With Trump Administration – WSJ

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Anthropic Wins Injunction in Court Battle With Trump Administration – WSJ

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, issuing a ruling that the government trampled free-speech protections when it classified the artificial-intelligence company as a security threat and barred government use of its models.?

Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California in her decision ordered the Trump administration to desist from applying the president’s directive that federal agencies stop using Anthropic’s technology, and from implementing its designation of the company as a risk to the national security supply chain. She also required the government to provide a report by April 6 detailing how it has complied with her ruling.

The World’s Energy Safety Net Is Buckling – WSJ

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The World’s Energy Safety Net Is Buckling – WSJ

For decades, liquefied natural gas acted as the global economy’s reliable escape valve during energy crises, keeping factories humming and homes warm.

Now, LNG has become the battlefield itself.

The war in Iran has fractured every node of the regional LNG supply chain. Iranian strikes on Qatar, one of the world’s top LNG producers, have damaged its Ras Laffan facility, knocking out some 17% of its capacity for up to five years, and delayed the country’s massive expansion plans. On Tuesday, QatarEnergy declared force ​majeure ​on some of ⁠its LNG supply ​contracts, including ‌customers ⁠in China, ​South ​Korea, Italy and Belgium.

Meanwhile, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which usually carries around a fifth of global LNG, is paralyzed. Buyer confidence in Gulf supply has also been undermined.

Even if the Trump administration and Iran agree to end the war soon, the consequences for the LNG market will be long-lasting—and even more profound than for oil, experts say.