The U.S. Energy Secretary has ordered a Texas-based oil company to immediately restore operations in California, citing adherence to federal energy policy and the need to prevent supply disruptions.
A Texas company called Life Corporation, along with an individual named Walter Monk, has been traced as the source of a fake Biden robocall that discouraged voting in New Hampshire. The robocall used an artificially generated clone of President Biden's voice and was found to have illegally spoofed caller ID information. Tech firms assisted in tracing the calls, and the FCC is taking action against the telecom provider involved. The use of AI-generated voices in robocalls may soon be declared illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The New Hampshire attorney general has identified a Texas-based company, Life Corporation, as the source of robocalls impersonating President Biden's voice to discourage voting in the state's primary last month. The company, owned by Walter Monk, routed the calls through a provider called Lingo Telecom. The attorney general has initiated a criminal investigation, sent cease-and-desist letters, and issued subpoenas to both Life Corporation and Lingo Telecom, accusing them of violating New Hampshire law. The robocalls falsely claimed that voting in the primary would prevent people from casting a ballot in the general election.