Microsoft has backed Anthropic in a legal challenge against the Pentagon over an AI and cloud computing contract, alleging procurement irregularities (Bloomberg). The International Energy Agency recommended a record release of 400 million barrels of oil to stabilize prices amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran (IEA). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scrapped rules requiring new reactors to withstand intentional aircraft impacts, aiming to simplify nuclear plant construction (NRC).