WSJ Tech News Briefing TNB Tech Minute: Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration’s Efforts to Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk
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Mar 27, 2026 Magda Petwarden, an AMD representative focused on hardware security for AI PCs. She discusses hardware-anchored protections as the root of trust for AI workloads. The conversation also touches on legal moves affecting AI model providers and major semiconductor consolidation talks in Japan. Short, timely tech and industry highlights.
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Judge Blocks Government Ban On Anthropic
- A federal judge found the government's supply-chain designation of Anthropic violated free-speech protections and blocked agencies from ceasing use of its models.
- Judge Rita F. Lynn ordered the administration to stop applying President Trump's directive amid Anthropic's legal challenge over military-use limits.
Moonshot AI Considers Mainland Or Hong Kong Holding Change
- Moonshot AI may restructure its Cayman Islands holding to list an entity on the Chinese mainland or Hong Kong ahead of a Hong Kong IPO.
- The move responds to Beijing tightening oversight of red-chip firms to ease access to domestic capital and regulatory compliance.
Three Japanese Firms Eye Power Semiconductor Merger
- Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric, and Rohm are exploring merging power semiconductor businesses to become the market's No. 2 behind Infineon.
- The proposed integration targets synergies for AI servers and data centers amid rising global competition.