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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

IAPP Global Summit puts focus on technology’s human cost

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 02, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

North America

Retransmission fees are a core concern in DirecTV’s Nexstar-Tegna suit

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

Canadian privacy commissioner eyes fines, consent changes in Facebook case

Antitrust View More

Antitrust Division staff depart US DOJ as morale sinks

April 06, 2026 | Khushita Vasant, Alex Wilts and Chris May

North America

Low morale and concerns about the direction of enforcement have led to a series of departures from the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, and more exits are expected this month, MLex has learned.

Philippine antitrust study flags generator-linked advantages in electricity market

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippine Competition Commission said in a policy dialogue with the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines that its market study found generator-affiliated retail electri... (more story)

Nexstar response repeats rejected arguments, US states say

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nexstar's response to an order to show cause repeats arguments already rejected by the court, a coalition of US states said in a court filing. The group of eight states opposing Nexstar's acquisi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China proposes rules for digital virtual-human services

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s cyberspace regulator has released draft measures to govern digital virtual-human services, aiming to promote healthy development and standardize their use. The proposal requires providers... (more story)

Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI infrastructure

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Microsoft said on Friday that it will invest $10 billion in Japan through 2029 to strengthen artificial intelligence infrastructure. The US technology giant plans to collaborate with Sakura Inter... (more story)

China unveils plan to expand low-cost computing for SMEs by 2028

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s industry ministry launched a campaign to expand affordable computing access for small- and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to lower costs and support digital and AI adoption through 2028... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Neurocrine Biosciences to acquire Soleno Therapeutics for $2.9 billion

April 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Neurocrine Biosciences has agreed to acquire Soleno Therapeutics in an all-cash transaction at $53 per share, representing a total approximate value of $2.9 billion, the companies announced. The ... (more story)

Pan Pacific to buy Olympic Group in Tokyo retail expansion

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Pan Pacific International Holdings has agreed to acquire Tokyo-area supermarket operator Olympic Group through a share exchange, as the Don Quijote discount chain operator seeks to expand its ret... (more story)

US FTC proposes flat budget in 2027 for antitrust, privacy enforcement

April 03, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Mike Swift

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission has submitted a budget request to Congress that would essentially keep staffing and spending flat for antitrust and privacy enforcement for the 2027 fiscal year. In a five-year ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

USTR slams India's tech rules, IP gaps as trade frictions mount

April 06, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia, North America

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has labelled India’s content takedowns “politically motivated” trade barriers, and said stricter tech rules, weak trade secret protection, data restrictions... (more story)

South Korea privacy watchdog to inspect outsourced customer service data practices

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy watchdog said it will conduct a preemptive inspection of personal data protection practices in five sectors that outsource customer service operations, following a recent ca... (more story)

Indonesian digital ministry reprimands Steam for unverified game ratings

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian ministry of communication and digital affairs has reprimanded the Steam platform, one of the world’s largest digital-distribution platforms developed by Valve Corporation, for prov... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Global deviation on SEP regulation set to complicate licensing environment

April 06, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Kirti Gupta, vice president and chief economist at Cornerstone Research, told MLex the globally fractured standard-essential patent enforcement environment has served to further increase legal costs and bring ... (more story)

Japanese seed-law bill to introduce export bans, sharpening farm IP strategy

April 06, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s cabinet approved a bill to amend its Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act for submission to parliament that would allow breeders to block unauthorized exports of new plant varieties before registratio... (more story)

Realtek sham litigation claim against MediaTek won’t get boost in Texas

April 03, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A Texas federal judge's refusal this week to award attorney fees to Realtek for two patent infringement lawsuits it faced in 2021 may undercut claims that MediaTek bankrolled sham litigation, but it is unlikel... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Mexican businessman’s bribery conviction to be thrown out by US judge

April 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge said Monday that he will throw out the conviction of a Texas-based Mexican businessman for paying bribes to officials of Mexico’s state-owned oil company in exchange for contracts. US District Judge... (more story)

Trump administration opts to cut US CFPB workforce by two-thirds instead of 90%

April 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The Trump administration has submitted for court approval a new plan to cut the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, this time by about two-thirds of the agency’s employees rather than an initial plan to r... (more story)

Binance chief pressed by US senator on money laundering, terror financing

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, pressed Richard Teng, co-chief executive officer of Binance, on concerns the company may have provided misrepresentations or misleading... (more story)

Financial Services View More

South Korea tightens crypto-exchange controls after Bithumb mistaken payout

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s financial watchdog said Monday an emergency inspection of the country’s major virtual-asset exchanges, conducted for about a month from Feb. 10 to Mar. 6 after Bithumb’s mistaken pa... (more story)

US CFTC sues three states over authority to oversee prediction markets

April 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued three states over what the agency described as its exclusive authority to oversee booming prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The CFTC, led by Cha... (more story)

Former FTX executive reaches supplemental settlement with US CFTC

April 02, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a supplemental consent order against Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, imposing disgorgement of $3.7 million, requiring  c... (more story)

Trade View More

USITC initiates duty order investigations into tubular goods from three countries

April 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission initiated antidumping and antisubsidy duty investigations into oil country tubular goods from Austria, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates. 

Indonesia launches antidumping probe into alloy steel imports from China

April 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian anti-dumping committee at the trade ministry said it has launched a sunset review antidumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled coil alloy products from China. In a statemen... (more story)

Algerian steel rebar injures US industry, USITC says

April 03, 2026

Africa, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission determined that US industry was materially injured through dumped imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria. The Commerce Department will issue ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy files second appeal over subsidy decision of UK regulator

March 31, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zenobē Energy has filed a second challenge over a subsidy decision made by the UK energy regulator, according to the UK antitrust tribunal, which broadens out arguments made in the first. The cas... (more story)

Électricité de France sees EU probe into planned state aid for nuclear reactors

March 31, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the French government's plan to support Électricité de France with the construction and operation of six nuclear reactors. The ne... (more story)

Revised Romanian aid to CE Oltenia open for feedback in EU

March 31, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's planned increase in restructuring aid to €2.86 billion for state-owned lignite mining and power generation company CE Oltenia and extended until the end of 2029 is open for feedback for... (more story)

Energy View More

EU steelmakers seek to broaden carbon levy scope, tighten loopholes

April 03, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU steelmakers are urging the European Commission to widen the scope of its carbon border levy, to tighten anti-circumvention rules, and to delay any move to include pre-consumer steel scrap as a precursor. Ad... (more story)

EU steelmakers call for tougher EU carbon border levy rules

April 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU steelmakers are calling for a broader extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream goods, tougher anti-circumvention measures and the exclusion of pre-consumer steel scrap... (more story)

EU proposes retaining carbon allowances in reserve to support market stability

April 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU carbon allowances in the Market Stability Reserve will be kept in the reserve, instead of being invalidated as is usually the case, according to a European Commission proposal published Wednesday. The move ... (more story)

Technology View More

Ticketmaster executive cites competition as causing jump in payments to venues

April 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Live entertainment venues are asking for more money from ticketing providers due to a rise in competition in the sector, a Ticketmaster executive testified in the company's defense on Friday in a high-profile antitrust trial.

Florida says US court challenge to social media law still fails

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Florida’s attorney general told a federal judge that NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association cannot establish that the purported unconstitutional applications of a state ... (more story)

Disinformation Index pushes for US court to pause FTC investigation

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Disinformation Index filed a reply in support of its motion for an injunction against a civil investigative demand issued by the US Federal Trade Commission. It said that the undisputed facts... (more story)