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Energy
February 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Artificial Intelligence
February 13, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Financial Crime, Trade
February 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Antitrust View More
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Media Matters for America filed a brief urging a federal appeals court to reject the US Federal Trade Commission’s proposition that courts cannot stop government retaliation. The organization sai... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: MediaTek and Future Link were denied summary judgment against Realtek Semiconductor in a US antitrust case over alleged sham patent litigation. District Judge P. Casey Pitts concluded that the ob... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Allegations by CSL Seqirus over disparaging behavior related to a flu vaccine are behind an EU probe into Sanofi, the French pharma company has revealed. Sanofi was raided in September as part of an antitrust ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
A sham corporation formed for the purported purpose of accessing a proprietary software program to improve the functionality of an artificial intelligence insurance tool was enjoined last week in the US. But ... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Asia, Europe
India is using its AI Impact Summit this week to propose new governance bodies, which prompted EU concerns of duplication with existing UN structures. After initial unease over implied commitments in the draft... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
EU governments will discuss adding two new bans to the AI Act to prohibit generative AI systems from producing sexual deepfakes and child sexual abuse material. The proposal, debated under the amendment packag... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 17, 2026
Europe, Middle East, North America
MLex Summary: Hamburg, Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to buy Haifa, Israel-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $35 per share in cash for an equity value of about $4.2 billion. The combination of t... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Danaher, a healthcare company that develops products to advance biotechnology, the life sciences, and diagnostics, has agreed to acquire Masimo, which makes health monitor technologies, for $180 ... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
Europe, North America
Warner Bros. Discovery announced Tuesday that it will hold discussions with Paramount Skydance regarding its best and final offer, following a waiver granted by Netflix allowing the company to engage with the ... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued TP-Link, alleging the router maker misled consumers about its Chinese ties and device security, exposing millions of Texans to cybersecurity and surveillance risks.
February 17, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A juror’s hospitalization forced a brief pause Tuesday in the Los Angeles trial over claims social media platforms were designed to addict young users.
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online forum Tattle Life has defended its moderation processes following scrutiny from UK regulators over discussions about 16-year-old Princess Dickson on the website. In a statement, the platfo... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 17, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Companies that develop technology standards warned the EU against weakening patent injunctions after a commission-backed study questioned enforcement practices. While patent holders defend strong protections, ... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
A collective lawsuit targeting Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the supply of chips and in patent-licensing deals for iPhones and for Android-equipped smartphones is to be withdrawn by UK consu... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Asia, North America
The extent to which countries leading in innovation are able to take advantage of inventions from other jurisdictions is revealed in a report published on Tuesday by the World Intellectual Property Organizatio... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A former Ukraine energy minister has been officially made a suspect in the country's Midas corruption investigation. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said the unnamed former lawmake... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK legal firm PM Law faces an investigation into suspected fraud and potential misappropriation of client money by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The legal watchdog said it was examining th... (more story)
February 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
The former head of collapsed construction company Carillion has been fined £237,700 by the UK financial regulator after failing to alert the market about the company’s “serious” financial troubles. The firm ex... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 17, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Federal Reserve plans soon to re-issue Basel III rule proposals aimed at increasing bank incentives to engage in mortgage origination and servicing, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said. ... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that it has proposed a new rule that would revise the process for banks to appeal material supervisory determinations by the OCC.
February 17, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
A meeting of EU finance ministers to discuss a controversial package of measures to strengthen the bloc’s financial market integration and supervision will be brought forward by one month to May, Cyprus, the c... (more story)
Trade View More
February 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Commerce Department scope ruling that plastic shelf dividers containing magnets are not covered by a 2008 antidumping and antisubsidy order o... (more story)
February 17, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US Commerce Department was right to conclude that a US importer's plastic shelf dividers containing magnets was not within the scope of a 2008 antidumping and antisubsidy order on Chinese raw... (more story)
February 17, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
EU producers of steel, aluminum, and other energy-intensive sectors would benefit from minimum local content and low-carbon thresholds in public procurement and subsidy schemes in the bloc's planned Industrial... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The European Commission is asking member states for input on how foreign direct investment can contribute to the development of EU electric vehicle and battery value chains, MLex has learned. The questions com... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in Leonardo's intended acquisition of the defense business of truckmaker Iveco have ten days to provide feedback to the European Commission. The EU merger regulator has set a p... (more story)
February 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Denmark secured European Commission approval on Friday for a €1.04 billion state aid plan aimed at enabling landowners to voluntarily withdraw agricultural or forestry land from production to cu... (more story)
Energy View More
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU must urgently strengthen its climate adaptation framework, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change said in a new report, as climate impacts intensify across Europe. It cal... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU has set a price cap for Russian crude oil at $44.1 per barrel, effective from Feb. 1, the European Commission said in a statement in the Official Journal of the EU. To reduce Russia's oil ... (more story)
February 13, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
US-Japanese group Paloma Rheem's intended takeover of Groupe Atlantic will need clearance from the French government under its FDI vetting powers, MLex understands. France has made clear that it intends to fol... (more story)
Technology View More
February 17, 2026 | Chris May, Alex Wilts and Saloni Sinha
North America, Oceania
Google and Epic Games’ struggle to sell a US federal judge on their blueprint for a global resolution of litigation challenging the tech giant’s monopoly over Android app distribution is affecting proceedings ... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: English football authorities, the UK Football Policing Unit and telecoms regulator Ofcom have set up a joint working group to strengthen action against online abuse in the sport, the regulator sa... (more story)
February 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: VMO2, the UK mobile operator owned by Telefónica and Liberty Global, can modify its license to deliver satellite-based connectivity directly to standard smartphones, marking the first approval of... (more story)