Advocacy group Frequency Forward is suing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), alleging the agency has withheld documents related to potential conflicts of interest involving Elon Musk's role with DOGE and the FCC's regulation of SpaceX, according to multiple news sources. The group is seeking discovery and depositions after the FCC allegedly failed to produce relevant documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act, including those related to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's visits to Musk-affiliated facilities.
The lawsuit, detailed by multiple sources including The Verge, centers on claims that the FCC has acted in bad faith by delaying document production and providing redacted information. Frequency Forward argues the agency has not been forthcoming with information, prompting them to seek court intervention. The group is now asking the court to allow discovery and depositions to uncover the withheld information, according to reports.
The core of the dispute revolves around potential conflicts of interest stemming from Elon Musk's involvement with the cryptocurrency DOGE and the FCC's regulatory oversight of SpaceX. Frequency Forward believes that documents related to these matters, particularly those concerning FCC Chair Brendan Carr's interactions with Musk-affiliated facilities, are crucial to understanding the situation.
While the legal battle unfolds, other significant news stories are also making headlines. According to Nature News, global events include France's birth rate campaign, concerns about AI's impact on worker burnout and ethical implications, and intensified mining efforts for battery components. Furthermore, Jupiter's size has been recalculated, indicating a smaller, flatter planet, according to the same source.
In other news, a report from Phys.org detailed the refinement of orbital parameters of a gamma-ray binary using Fermi data. The report, dated February 10, 2026, highlighted the neutron star rotation phase-time diagram after the barycenter correction of the binary star, with the Epoch MJD being 58070. The black dashed lines mark two glitches at MJD 55810.76 and 59500, respectively. The black solid line indicates the time of periastron passage.
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