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Netflix sued in Texas over alleged data surveillance, addictive design

Final US trade hearing on excess capacity draws requests for tariffs, exclusions

US trade court strikes down Trump’s new global tariff

US, 18 other nations forge limited e-commerce moratorium after WTO stalemate

Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business

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Artificial Intelligence

May 11, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Florida State University shooting
A teenage girl sits on the floor using her smartphone.

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

New Mexico's Meta users should have more control, judge told in remedies trial

Artificial Intelligence

May 11, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US FTC offers Take it Down Act tips, warnings ahead of compliance deadline
OpenAI sued over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Florida State University shooting
New Mexico's Meta users should have more control, judge told in remedies trial
US FTC offers Take it Down Act tips, warnings ahead of compliance deadline

Antitrust View More

End of cross-border sale restrictions politically 'imperative,' says EU's McCallum

May 12, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Striking down restrictions on cross-border trade is a "political imperative" for competition enforcers, according to a top EU antitrust enforcer. Linsey McCallum said the EU competition watchdog is renewing it... (more story)

Meta's fee pause for AI bots is 'good signal,' EU's Ribera says

May 12, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Meta Platforms' move to suspend a fee charged to rival AI chatbots on its WhatsApp platform is a positive development, the EU's competition commissioner said, expressing hope there is "genuine interest" by the... (more story)

Zillow files US antitrust claims against Compass, data company over Chicago listings

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Zillow filed a US complaint accusing Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass of erecting barriers to information that harm or threaten harm to sellers, buyers, and competitors by hiding real estate ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Amended Colorado AI legislation headed to governor’s desk

May 12, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

A substantially rewritten version of Colorado’s first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence antidiscrimination law is headed to Governor Jared Polis’s desk with a narrowed focus. If signed, the bill will overrid... (more story)

WhatsApp suspends AI chatbot fee; opens door on EU talks to resolve probe

May 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

WhatsApp is putting on hold — for one month — fees demanded from the likes of OpenAI and Poke.com for distributing chatbots over the messaging platform, MLex has learned. The move will allow negotiations with ... (more story)

Spanish watchdog seeks new AI product safety regulations for SMEs, digital platforms

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish competition regulator, CNMC requested a draft decree updating product safety rules to address AI, connected products and e-commerce, on Tuesday. The proposal is supposed to strengthen sur... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

EchoStar-SpaceX deal approved by US FCC's Wireless Telecommunication, Space Bureaus

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of 65 megahertz of spectrum from EchoStar to SpaceX, the agency announced. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau a... (more story)

Keyera closes buy of Plains Canadian NGL business despite competition challenge

May 12, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Keyera has completed its C$5.3 billion (US $3.86 billion) acquisition of substantially all of Plains’ Canadian natural gas liquids business, closing a deal the company says will expand its integrated NGL netwo... (more story)

Give UK regulators more ‘political cover’ to push growth agenda, lawmakers urge

May 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK regulators need greater “political cover” if they are to take a less risk-averse approach and back ministers' economic growth agenda, lawmakers have warned. Ahead of the government unveiling its next legisl... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Big tech firm, fintech, water company fined €382,000 by Belgian data watchdog

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A large unnamed tech company was fined €176,000 by Belgium's data protection authority for not deleting an employee's mailbox in a timely matter after her departure. The watchdog also said in the... (more story)

US House Democrat launches probe into surveillance pricing

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Twenty-five companies that sell groceries are receiving letters from Representative Frank Pallone asking about their use of surveillance pricing. Pallone, the ranking member of the Energy and Com... (more story)

DC judge denies Zuckerberg's bid to dismiss DC Cambridge Analytica suit

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: DC Superior Court Judge Darlene Soltys denied Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's motion to dismiss the Washington DC attorney general's consumer protection lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica b... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

No damages for trademark sublicensees, UK court rules in Frasers Group dispute

May 12, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Trademark owners cannot claim damages on behalf of their sublicensees in infringement cases, a UK court has ruled. The decision, following a successful appeal by Frasers Group against Lifestyle Equities, found... (more story)

USPTO seeks interpretation of eBay precedent more favorable to injunctions

May 12, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

After the US Patent and Trademark Office weighed in on three cases favoring injunctive relief for US patent owners, legal advisor Austin Mayron said Monday the effort is targeted at encouraging better interpre... (more story)

Nokia can force arbitration in Acer and Asus patent dispute, UK court says

May 12, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Nokia can make Acer and Asus take part in arbitration as part of its obligation to offer fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms for its standard essential patents, or SEPs, a UK court has said. Nokia su... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Two former Carillion executives fined and banned by UK auditing regulator

May 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two former finance directors at collapsed construction company Carillion who acted “recklessly” have been fined and banned from the audit industry. The two had already been fined by the financial sector regula... (more story)

Indonesia state telecom completes internal bribery probe; US investigating

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Indonesian state-owned telecommunications firm PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia said in a US securities filing that an internal investigation of financial issues regarding 4G infrastructure is "substa... (more story)

Swiss lenders face stricter rules on ownership structures of clients

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Swiss banks face revisions to the country's anti-money laundering rules that would see having to understand better the ownership and control structures of clients. The Swiss Financial Market Supe... (more story)

Financial Services View More

More centralized oversight of EU financial markets in lawmaker Ferber's sights

May 12, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmaker Markus Ferber is expected to expand centralized supervision of post-trade market infrastructures in his upcoming draft report on a key text of the Market Integration and Supervision Package, as wel... (more story)

Bluesky Wealth Management head fined and banned from UK financial services industry

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The head of Bluesky Wealth Management has been fined £755,000 and banned from the UK's financial services industry for "repeatedly" acting without integrity and putting customers at risk for pers... (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)

Trade View More

US says more than $35 billion paid in IEEPA tariff refunds

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection said in a declaration at the Court of International Trade that more than $35 billion has been paid out in refunds to importers who paid illegal tariffs under the ... (more story)

US Commerce makes countervailing duty determination on Indian chromium trioxide

May 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department announced a preliminary affirmative determination in its countervailing duty probe of Indian imports of chromium trioxide. The determination comes while the department ... (more story)

EU's e-commerce risks may need centralized powers to tackle, official says

May 12, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Centralized EU powers may be needed to tackle unsafe and noncompliant products sold online, a senior European Commission official said, as the bloc struggles to police growing volumes of low-value e-commerce p... (more story)

State Aid View More

UK plans legislation to nationalize British Steel

May 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK will have the power to bring British Steel under public ownership, subject to public interest tests, under new legislation to be set out this week. The public interest test would consider factors includ... (more story)

Spanish compensation of up to €1.5bn for flooded farms approved by EU

May 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Farmers in the Spanish regions of Andalusia and Extremadura — who were hit by floods in late 2025 through to early 2026 — can receive up to €1.5 billion in government aid, EU state aid regulators... (more story)

Aviation sector tapped for views on draft EU state aid guidelines

May 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking views from airlines and airports on its updates to assessment of state aid in the sector. "Our proposed new state aid rules for the aviation sector strike the r... (more story)

Energy View More

Merz backs EU carbon market to protect industry and climate goals

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his country would push to adapt the EU Emissions Trading System to protect the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries while maintaining climate goals... (more story)

E-fuels industry pushes for wider use in cars as critics warn over cost and scale

May 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The e-fuels industry on Tuesday called for broader use of synthetic fuels in passenger cars, arguing EU electrification assumptions are overly optimistic and warning that weakening e-fuel mandates would underm... (more story)

EU proposes updated emissions trading system benchmarks worth €4bn for industry

May 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has proposed updated benchmarks for the EU's emissions trading system for the 2026-2030 period which would allow industry, on average, to receive free allocation covering ... (more story)

Technology View More

Hodnett steps down as Irish Online Safety Commissioner

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Niamh Hodnett, the Irish media regulator’s first Online Safety Commissioner, announced her resignation on Tuesday. Hodnett, who had held the position since the inception of regulator Coimisiún na... (more story)

UK telecoms operators to face extra security reporting duties under Ofcom's proposal

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK telecoms operators are set to face tougher security incident-reporting requirements under draft Ofcom guidance published Tuesday. The UK regulator said greater scrutiny of cyber breaches, larg... (more story)

Legal proposal on social media delay for children to be considered, Von der Leyen says (update*)

May 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

A legal proposal to delay children’s access to social media could be introduced this summer, the European Commission President said, as the EU steps up efforts to tackle addictive platform design and online ha... (more story)