A federal judge blocked prosecutors from searching Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's seized devices unsupervised, ruling the court will conduct its own review to protect journalistic sources (multiple sources). NPR host David Greene is suing Google for allegedly creating an unauthorized AI voice replica without consent. Warner Bros has reportedly reopened merger discussions with Paramount, potentially reshaping the entertainment industry.

In the UK, former minister Lord Mandelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct, while trade minister Chris Bryant delivered a sharp rebuke of Prince Andrew, who has reportedly been banned from horse riding. Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, is inserting 'white genocide' rhetoric into unrelated queries, raising fresh concerns about AI safety guardrails (WIRED).