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Director of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios

Artificial Intelligence

March 06, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US designation against Anthropic could undermine global strategy

Data Privacy and Security

March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Trump's US TikTok divestiture deal challenged in new suit
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Europe, North America

US FTC shifts away from dual-track merger challenges

Antitrust View More

Calif. AG says US DOJ, Live Nation settlement shows Trump protecting corporations

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement concerning the US Department of Justice's settlement with Live Nation, arguing the development — one in a line of actions including the di... (more story)

UK heating-oil market could face CMA probe

March 09, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The heating-oil market could be scrutinized by the UK antitrust regulator if there is evidence that consumers are being treated unfairly as prices soar amid the war in the Middle East, the government has said.... (more story)

Legal standard in Amazon antitrust case revisited with Calif. bid for injunction

March 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

California’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon over alleged price-fixing could allow the state to have the conduct evaluated under a stricter legal standard, something it failed to secure earl... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK parliament to debate paving way for unspecified government online safety powers

March 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

Europe

Companies that provide what the UK government is calling “internet services” could get a clearer indication by late evening as to what sweeping new powers for online safety might mean — and how likely it is th... (more story)

Anthropic sues US government, claims retaliation over DoD contract fight

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic has sued US federal agencies and directors in California federal court, after contract negotiations broke down and the Department of Defense designated it a supply chain risk. "The Cons... (more story)

UK’s Nscale appoints former Meta global affairs chief Clegg to board

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and his Meta Platforms colleague Sheryl Sandberg have joined the board of Nscale, a UK-based deployer of AI infrastructure. Sandberg was formerly chief ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Essential Utilities must produce discovery materials, Pennsylvania ALJ says

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An administrative court reviewing American Water's proposed acquisition of Essential Utilities has granted a motion by intervenors in the review process to compel production from Essential Utilit... (more story)

Boeing sees EU decision in conditional Spirit deal released

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Boeing has seen the European Commission publish the text of a recent decision that gave the company conditional clearance to buy Spirit AeroSystems. To win approval, the buyer agreed to sell to A... (more story)

Welltower care homes deal probe starts in UK, decision due by May 8

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A UK probe of Welltower’s acquisitions of care homes managed by Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care including Asprey, and Danforth Care has started, the antitrust regulator said. The Competition and Ma... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Germany backs EU Commission plan to 'clarify' personal data definition

March 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Germany is supporting a proposed overhaul of the definition of personal data as the EU seeks to simplify its landmark data protection law, MLex has learned. Berlin is one of the European Commission’s strongest... (more story)

Digital euro fees, cash legal tender addressed in new EU Parliament compromise

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New draft compromise amendments on the regulation establishing a digital euro have been prepared by Fernando Navarrete Rojas, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator. The proposals address fees... (more story)

Six European countries criticize plan for EU cyber incident reporting system

March 09, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden have raised fresh objections to the European Commission’s plan for a single EU channel for cybersecurity incident notifications, warning it risked maki... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Joint public-private funding model to be trialed for UK IP enforcement unit

March 09, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit will try a new method of funding from both public and private sources from next year, as the authority aims to increase enforcement against intellectual property cri... (more story)

EU top court to clarify UPC’s reach of injunctions beyond its borders

March 09, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The patent dispute between hair-dryer makers Dyson and Dreame has triggered the Unified Patent Court’s first referral to the EU Court of Justice, asking how far its cross-border injunction powers can reach, an... (more story)

China steps up patent commercialization drive to power innovation-led growth

March 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China must make intellectual property commercialization a core pillar of its innovation-driven growth strategy, aligning IP policy with market forces to turn more research breakthroughs into real economic outp... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US senators propose extending statute of limitations in foreign bribery cases

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A group of Democratic US senators has introduced The FCPA Reinforcement Act to strengthen enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in response to the Trump administration's narrowed enfor... (more story)

Halkbank to resolve US probe with deferred prosecution agreement, judge says

March 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Turkish lender Halkbank and the US Justice Department have reached a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve an investigation into sanctions violations and money laundering, the judge presiding over the case... (more story)

UK government pledges £250m in anti-fraud push

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has pledged £250 million over the next three years to combat fraud. In a three-year strategy, published Monday, the government called for closer collaboration between government... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC files proposed final settlement against Rainberry

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a final judgement settling the commission's claims of wash trading against Rainberry.

UK government setting up new financial markets engagement group

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's finance ministry is setting up a new forum for top-level financial market participants to share their views on UK-related developments in financial markets, including gilts and sterling,... (more story)

China's top legislature flags AI law research, road traffic revisions for 2026 agenda

March 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s top legislature will step up research on artificial intelligence-related legislation and revise the Road Traffic Safety Law and the Price Law in 2026, Zhao Leji, chairman of the National ... (more story)

Trade View More

EU Commission says diversified supply supports it as energy prices surge

March 09, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission says the EU’s diversified energy supplies and high oil and gas stocks make it resilient despite price spikes linked to US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Brussels stresses it no longer rel... (more story)

EU anti-dumping measures against Chinese sulphanilic acid will expire this week

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Anti-dumping measures against EU imports of sulphanilic acid from China will expire on March 13, the European Commission has said in a statement. The commission said that no substantiated request... (more story)

US Commerce amends Chinese garlic duty order scope following CIT ruling

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department amended a final scope ruling to exclude individual quick frozen cooked garlic cloves imported by Export Packers from the scope of the antidumping duty order on Chinese ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian electricity storage plans get EU aid approval

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has won EU approval for a €150 million plan to support the installation of new electricity storage capacity. The government will provide direct grants for standalone battery storage syste... (more story)

Concerns over China’s titanium dioxide and LB Group draw UK dumping probe

March 06, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jon Menon

Europe

A UK probe into imports of titanium dioxide from China has started following allegations that imports of the material are being dumped into the market and harming the domestic industry. Separately China’s LB G... (more story)

China pledges balanced trade, expanded imports, stronger foreign-investment push

March 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China will promote more balanced trade by expanding imports and strengthening domestic demand, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said Friday at a National People’s Congress press conference in Beijing, as a record... (more story)

Energy View More

EU emissions trading system faces mounting scrutiny ahead of July review

March 09, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

As high energy prices intensify fears about competitiveness, Italy is challenging the EU emissions trading system costs through a national decree and calling for its suspension. Some European governments and h... (more story)

EU investing €103m in seven European climate, nature restoration projects

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission will invest more than €103 million in seven European climate projects, it said on Monday. Located in Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain... (more story)

Climate change could weigh more heavily on EU debt than forecast, report says

March 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Climate change could push EU public debt far above current forecasts unless governments act early, the latest report by the think tank New Economics Foundation says. By 2050, average debt could b... (more story)

Technology View More

Live Nation settles with US DOJ mid-trial, state buy-in remains unclear

March 09, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Live Nation and the US Department of Justice cut a mid-trial deal Monday resolving the agency’s claims of monopolization and anticompetitive conduct across the live entertainment and ticking industries.

Independent venues raise concern over US DOJ, Live Nation settlement

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Independent Venue Association issued a statement raising concern over Live Nation and the US Department of Justice settling the agency's antitrust claims, saying the reported settlem... (more story)

Massachusetts vows to pursue Live Nation suit despite US DOJ settlement

March 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released a statement vowing to continue an antitrust lawsuit brought against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster despite the US Departme... (more story)