The European Commission is considering interim measures against Meta over allegations that WhatsApp blocked competing AI services from accessing its platform, marking a significant escalation in EU enforcement under the Digital Markets Act. Interim measures are a rarely used but powerful tool that allow regulators to impose temporary restrictions on a company's conduct before a full investigation concludes, essentially freezing or reversing contested behavior while proceedings continue. The Commission's focus is on whether Meta used WhatsApp's dominant messaging position to foreclose rival AI developers from interoperability or distribution channels the DMA is designed to keep open. If imposed, interim measures would require Meta to modify platform behavior on an accelerated timeline, bypassing the longer formal infringement process. For Meta, the financial exposure includes fines of up to 10 percent of global annual revenue under the DMA, with repeated violations risking structural remedies. The outcome will set a live precedent for how gatekeeper obligations apply to AI integration on dominant messaging platforms across the bloc.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
