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Section 122 tariff ruling tees up new stage in legal battle

Trump-Xi summit has modest expectations amid ‘Board of Trade’ proposal

EU cookie rules need a 'new start,' not tweaks, Bavaria’s privacy watchdog says

EU’s data protection rule revamp goes too far, German privacy official says

EchoStar spectrum transfers to SpaceX, AT&T approved by US FCC

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US technology conglomerate Metaverse or Meta Platforms, Inc logo on the iPhone 12 screen

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Two Canadian flags fluttering in the wind

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption

Antitrust

May 14, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win
Meta outlines challenges of implementing platform changes in New Mexico
Keyera-Plains challenge tests Canada's new structural merger presumption
'Selective' product suppliers buoyed by HOKA brand-owner's UK appeal court win

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South Korean court seeks to probe intent behind Coupang's algorithm design

May 15, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

The presiding judge in a criminal case involving South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang and its alleged self-preferencing conduct underscored the need to understand the business intent and decision-making behin... (more story)

Lithuanian antitrust fines in 2025 exceeded €12m, report says

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lithuania’s competition authority levied a total of €12.16 million in fines in 2025, the watchdog said this week when releasing its latest activity report. The authority reviewed 31 mergers and c... (more story)

France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement

May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Japanese lawmakers clash over AI-related privacy risks in data-protection bill

May 15, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan’s proposed overhaul of its personal -nformation protection law sparked clashes in parliament, with opposition lawmakers warning that looser rules for statistical-data use could undermine privacy, while r... (more story)

South Korean committee approves privacy-law amendments for AI training data

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s National Policy Committee passed amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act that would allow lawfully collected personal data to be used for AI development beyond the ori... (more story)

Japan moves to address cybersecurity threats from Mythos, frontier AI

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese policymakers have begun considering measures to address emerging cybersecurity threats posed by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and other frontier artificial intelligence products. Japan’s Fin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Macquarie Asset Management's Energy Assets deal faces UK antitrust probe

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Macquarie Asset Management’s planned acquisition of Energy Assets Group is to be investigated by the UK antitrust regulator, which is seeking views on the deal from interested parties until May 2... (more story)

Skyworks-Qorvo constrained by rivals with wider offerings, Taiwan says

May 15, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Taiwan's antitrust regulator approved Skyworks Solutions' takeover of Qorvo this week, citing intense competition in the radio-frequency chip market and potential benefits to the island's semiconductor supply ... (more story)

California antitrust unit poised to hire more attorneys under governor’s budget

May 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Europe, North America

The California attorney general’s antitrust unit would see a significant increase in funding under a revised 2026-27 state budget proposal unveiled by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The state’s antitrust c... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

X commits to new UK safety measures; Ofcom to monitor improvements

May 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media platform X has committed to bringing in new measures to protect users in the UK, and regulator Ofcom will be monitoring the company’s performance against these commitments on a quart... (more story)

Canvas breach hits seven Hong Kong education groups, regulator says

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong's privacy regulator said Friday it has received data-breach notifications from seven educational institutions following a security incident involving the Canvas learning-management plat... (more story)

South Korea says personal-data breach reports jumped 45.6% in 2025

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator said personal-data breach reports rose 45.6 percent in 2025 from a year earlier, with hacking accounting for 62 percent of the 447 reported incidents. The Personal... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Chinese court backs C&S Paper in Jierou trademark appeal over mass filings

May 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese tissue maker C&S Paper won an appeal in a trademark dispute after a Beijing court ruled that acquiring one trademark doesn’t automatically justify large-scale filings for similar marks.

Japanese cabinet submits bill to expand music-payment rights

May 15, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s cabinet on Friday approved a bill for submission to parliament that would expand copyright-related payment rights for performers and record producers when recorded music is played publicly in venues su... (more story)

Anthropic's historic 1.5bn deal with authors faces questions from US judge

May 15, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Attorneys defended Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, the largest in US history, at a final approval hearing, noting that more than 90 percent of class members have embraced the deal. ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Senate Banking Committee advances crypto market-structure bill

May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate Banking Committee advanced a cryptocurrency market-structure bill on a 15-9 vote without consideration of an amendment intended to curb a potential flight of stablecoin deposits from banks. The p... (more story)

Edmonton money-services business fined in Canada for compliance failures

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada announced that it has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on 13010431 Canada Inc., a money services business in Edmonton al... (more story)

Former Celsius exec avoids prison in US cryptocurrency fraud case

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform Celsius, was sentenced to time served for his role in a fraud and market-manipulation case, according to the... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Armourguard cleared to negotiate with banks by New Zealand watchdog

May 15, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Armourguard can collectively negotiate with the New Zealand Banking Association after the country's competition watchdog determined the public benefits outweigh the potential competition risks. I... (more story)

US Fed changing bank supervision to flag significant flaws, Bowman says

May 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve has been changing its bank supervision to flag significant deficiencies rather than mere procedural violations, said Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision. The new approa... (more story)

Miran resigns as US Fed board member

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve announced that Stephen I. Miran submitted his resignation as a member of the board, effective when or shortly before his successor is sworn in.

Trade View More

China highlights drug crackdown as Trump presses Beijing on fentanyl precursors

May 15, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China’s public security authorities published 10 typical cases about cracking down on illegal exports of controlled and un-controlled precursor chemicals as well as new psychoactive substances. S... (more story)

China's premier meets Apple, Nvidia, Tesla executives during Trump visit

May 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Premier Li Qiang met representatives from Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Cargill, Tesla and Boeing on Thursday among dozens of US business representatives accompanying President Donald Trump during... (more story)

US producers say Ethiopia is circumventing Chinese solar cells orders

May 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers requested that the Commerce Department find Ethiopia is circumventing antidumping and antisubsidy orders on solar cells from China. The petition alleges that Vietnam a... (more story)

State Aid View More

China urges UK to respect Jingye's interests in British Steel

May 14, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Thursday that any move by the UK government to nationalize British Steel should take into account the investment and contribution made by Chinese ... (more story)

EU Commission, Carpatair told to cover costs in airport state aid dispute

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carpatair and the European Commission have been told by an EU court to cover their own legal costs following a mixed ruling in long-running state aid dispute. Following a legal challenge from Car... (more story)

UK regulators lack clarity on growth mandate, lawmakers say in push for reform bill

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators risk failing to meet the government’s demand that they support economic growth because of unclear guidance, legislative constraints and competing statutory duties, a parliamentary c... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy industry urges EU to delay methane rules amid supply concerns

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy companies and industry groups including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Eurogas have urged EU energy ministers to amend and delay the EU Methane Regulation, warning it could thr... (more story)

EU says committed to pragmatic enforcement of planned methane emissions rules

May 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has said it is committed to a pragmatic approach to its planned law on methane emissions from the extraction of gas and oil that is imported into the bloc after a document suggested penalties for breach... (more story)

EU urges countries to fast-track energy-saving measures in new catalogue

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has highlighted national measures that are ready for wider rollout across the EU to tackle the energy crisis. These include heat pumps, smart meters, flexible electricity ... (more story)

Technology View More

Mexican law unequipped to prosecute self-colluding algorithms, enforcer says

May 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Mexico's current legal framework does not allow for the prosecution of conduct where an algorithm learns to collude through machine learning without human assistance, but antitrust enforcers ought to think abo... (more story)

Streaming platforms would face same UK standards as TV under consultation plans

May 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming platforms would be subject to standards in the UK similar to broadcast television for the first time under new codes that the media regula... (more story)

Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India

May 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)