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Digital firms face broader bans on manipulative practices under draft EU law

US DOJ combines AI efforts with new Super Intelligence Task Force

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Phone screen showing Roblox gaming platform

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law
Rows of electronic machinery in a data center

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

November 10, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Mike Swift

North America

US Senate takes up permitting reform bill with data center implications
Incoming Georgia Gov. Keisha Lance Bottoms

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

November 10, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US states poised to rewrite rules for data-center development
Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law
US Senate takes up permitting reform bill with data center implications
US states poised to rewrite rules for data-center development

Antitrust View More

Circana denied quick appeal in US price-fixing case over potatoes

November 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Circana failed to convince an Illinois federal judge to allow it to immediately appeal an order that denied the dismissal of US price-fixing claims over frozen potato products. “The scope and application of T...(read more)

Amazon-targeted UK marketplace mass claim is strongly arguable, says court

November 10, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A UK mass claim targeting Amazon's marketplace behaviors is strongly arguable, the specialized competition court said Tuesday, as it explained an earlier ruling not to change the format of part of the lawsuit. The action s...(read more)

Irish competition watchdog outlines enforcement priorities to 2029

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland's competition authority plans to strengthen cartel enforcement and merger control under its 2027-29 strategy, published on Tuesday. The watchdog identified anticompetitive conduct affecting consumers ...(read more)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI, Anthropic join Canada, France in AI safety declaration

November 10, 2026

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

MLex Summary: AI companies including Anthropic, Hugging Face, Microsoft, Mistral AI and OpenAI pledged to cooperate on AI security and safety alongside the governments of Bahrain, Canada, Finland, France, Norway and the Ne...(read more)

China's Jiangsu issues guidelines on AI-dataset IP registration, commercialization

November 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

New guidelines from the intellectual property regulator in China’s eastern Jiangsu province has clarified which artificial intelligence datasets qualify for registration under the country's data-IP pilot program, how they ...(read more)

Japan expert panel to examine AI licensing, liability in contracts

November 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday that it has established an expert panel to examine contractual and legal issues involving AI development, data licensing, intellectual property ...(read more)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Anglo American discussed MMG, Teck deals with European Commission official Oct 23

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mining company Anglo American discussed its planned MMG and Teck Resources deals with Aleksandra Kordecka, an advisor of European Commission industry chief Stéphane Séjourné, on Oct. 23, the commission minute...(read more)

Monomoy cites antitrust risks in renewed bid to derail Patrick-LCI merger

November 10, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Patrick Industries’ planned combination with LCI Industries could face lengthy litigation, divestitures that erode merger benefits or collapse amid customer concerns and an extended US antitrust review, rival bidder Monomo...(read more)

Greek banking concentration limits deposit rates, watchdog finds

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Greek banks face calls for greater competition after the competition authority published Tuesday a sector inquiry report. The watchdog found that high market concentration and excess liquidity limited the pas...(read more)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU cybersecurity gaps persist in crisis response, infrastructure protection, agency says

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s cybersecurity capabilities have improved, but gaps in crisis coordination and uneven protection of critical infrastructure require further action, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, said in its ...(read more)

EU lawmakers recommend cloud-switching exemptions in digital legislation

November 10, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

The EU's planned digital legislation package should enable cloud providers to be exempt from some obligations that help customers change suppliers under certain older contracts, a European Parliament committee has recommen...(read more)

Philippine privacy regulator reviews data breaches reported by 10 agencies

November 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission on Tuesday said it had received personal data breach notifications from 10 government agencies, including the tax and securities regulators and the departments of ...(read more)

Intellectual Property View More

Meta business terms complaint referred to EU by Danish regulator

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta’s new commercial terms have prompted Denmark’s competition regulator to refer a complaint to the European Commission on Tuesday, citing possible breaches of competition rules and the Digital Markets Act....(read more)

Beiersdorf, Amazon, SAIC feature in 17 IP lawsuits returned by Delhi court

November 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Seventeen intellectual property lawsuits involving Germany's Beiersdorf, China's SAIC Motor and Amazon’s Indian operator have been returned by an Indian court. The Delhi High Court ruled that website access and arranged de...(read more)

In UK copyright, trademark row over 'crash' game, Spribe wins interim relief

November 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

A UK High Court judge has restricted the expansion of Aviator LLC’s gambling game in Colombia, Romania and Serbia while preserving its availability on existing platforms. Friday’s ruling seeks to balance the risk of what h...(read more)

Financial Crime View More

Canada reimposes sanctions on Iranian entities over nuclear program support

November 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canada announced the reimposition of sanctions against 11 Iranian entities previously delisted in 2016 in recognition of Iran’s progress under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The reimposition of these...(read more)

Nordea fined in Denmark's first bank money laundering prosecution

November 09, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Finnish lender Nordea has been fined 155 million Danish kroner ($23.1 million) by Copenhagen’s City Court on Monday in Denmark's first prosecution of a bank for money laundering offenses. The court found the bank failed to...(read more)

Canada's FINTRAC confirms coordination with US on sanctions move

November 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) confirmed its coordination with the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) ...(read more)

Financial Services View More

Coinbase crypto exchange wins US OCC approval to become national trust company

November 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Coinbase said it received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to be chartered as a national trust company, allowing it to expand its custody business, to the dismay of a community bankers g...(read more)

EU countries start highly political talks to replace ECB’s Lagarde

November 09, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Eurozone finance ministers began informal discussions on Monday over who will succeed Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president, with Spain's Pablo Hernández de Cos and the Netherlands' Klaas Knot as the candida...(read more)

EU banks get lighter stress-test reporting in 2027, first climate-risk test

November 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has streamlined its 2027 EU-wide bank stress test, cutting required data points by 55 percent with the aim to reduce reporting burdens while maintaining robust risk assessments....(read more)

Trade View More

EU auditors say Russia trade sanctions need more consistent enforcement

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Gaps in the EU’s enforcement of Russia trade sanctions risk allowing restricted goods to slip through countries applying weaker checks, European auditors warned on Tuesday. Their report identifies inconsisten...(read more)

Uneven EU customs checks weaken Russia trade sanctions, auditors warn

November 10, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Diverging national customs controls and unclear rules are weakening EU trade sanctions against Russia, the EU's chief audit body warned on Tuesday. The inconsistencies create opportunities for companies to seek less string...(read more)

China extends trade-measure suspensions targeting the US to January

November 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has extended for two months the suspension of a range of tariff and non-tariff trade measures affecting the US, including export controls on rare earths and other strategic materials, restrictions on designated US co...(read more)

State Aid View More

Belgian €2 billion offshore wind aid wins EU approval

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Belgium's €2.04 billion offshore wind aid program has secured European Commission approval on Tuesday under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework, or CISAF. The 20-year measure will support a wind far...(read more)

Italian levy on fertlizers to be studied by EU top court over state aid claim

November 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's top court has been asked to consider whether an Italian government levy on the sale of products such as synthetic fertilizers to finance a public fund for organic agriculture constitutes state aid. T...(read more)

Italian medical-device payback exemptions raise EU state aid questions

November 09, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Italy's medical-device payback system has been referred to the EU’s top court over concerns that it may favor suppliers to private healthcare facilities while imposing costs on companies supplying public hospitals. The cas...(read more)

Energy View More

UK ministers push for progress on trade, emissions ahead of EU summit

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK ministers are in Brussels on Tuesday to push for progress on agrifood trade, emissions trading and the EU’s “Made in Europe” agenda ahead of the Nov. 20 UK-EU summit. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan ...(read more)

Faster fossil fuel transition, more climate finance urged by 20 countries

November 09, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Faster emissions cuts, a transition away from fossil fuels and increased climate finance are needed to address the growing likelihood of global warming exceeding 1.5C, a group of 20 countries advocating more ...(read more)

Foreign investors face tighter EU ownership rules under Parliament's draft IAA changes

November 09, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Foreign investors in strategic EU industries would face stricter ownership and employment conditions under draft European Parliament compromise amendments seen by MLex. The text would require covered investments to meet al...(read more)

Technology View More

Platforms get updated draft EU election guidelines, with feedback open until Nov. 23

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Very large online platforms and search engines should test their recommender systems, strengthen safeguards against misleading AI-generated content and give users greater control over their feeds under revise...(read more)

EU lawmakers urge ban on demand-based pricing under Digital Fairness Act

November 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Demand-based price increases should be banned under the EU’s planned Digital Fairness Act, particularly for concerts, cultural events and sporting fixtures, four EU lawmakers have urged in a letter to the Eur...(read more)

India extends telecom interconnection price controls, adds penalties come Jan 1

November 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India will cap annual port charges for IP-based telecom interconnection from January 2027, limiting operators’ pricing discretion while allowing lower negotiated rates and introducing financial penalties for specified regu...(read more)