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Data Privacy and Security

February 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

States seek early ruling against Meta over use of children’s data
U.S. International Trade Commission building in Washington D.C

Trade

February 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America

USITC wrong to make automatic confidential selections, appeals court rules

Trade

January 29, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Wyden presses US trade chief on Swiss gifts to Trump before tariff cut

Antitrust View More

US FTC, states aim to meet with Amazon over antitrust case deadlines

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission informed a Washington federal judge overseeing its antitrust case against Amazon that Congress has appropriated funds permitting the agency to resume normal operat... (more story)

TWi Pharmaceuticals, Takeda arguments draw skepticism from US judge

February 03, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Litigation accusing TWi Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. of conspiring to restrain competition in the market for heartburn medication Dexilant and its generic equivalents is likely to move forward... (more story)

Commercial crabbers file fifth amended complaint in US price-fixing case

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Commercial crabbers filed their fifth amended US antitrust complaint against Pacific Seafood, Safe Coast Seafoods, and others for allegedly fixing prices for crab. In advance of the 2015 and 2016... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US Senator Markey probes autonomous vehicle companies about remote operators

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, wrote to seven autonomous vehicle companies including Waymo and Tesla seeking details about how they use remote operators, including the location ... (more story)

US DOJ, states to appeal final judgment in Google search case

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and state plaintiffs notified a federal judge that they intent to cross-appeal a final judgment in their monopolization case against Google over search.

Alabama podcaster drops US case against Nvidia over YouTube scraping

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Alabama-based podcaster Devin Youngblood voluntarily dismissed his US case accusing Nvidia of improperly scraping videos from YouTube to train its artificial intelligence model Cosmos.

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Netflix co-CEO tells Congress merger won't cost US jobs, production, theatrical releases

February 03, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Netflix co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos told a US Senate subcommittee that if the acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is approved by government antitrust enforcers, the business will increase film pro... (more story)

Skyworks, Qorvo begin integration planning, still set for early 2027 close

February 03, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

The proposed merger between Skyworks and Qorvo remains on track to close in 2027, and integration planning has begun, Skyworks Chief Executive Phil Brace said during an earnings call. The companies announced t... (more story)

HPE urges US court to approve Juniper merger settlement, dismiss states’ ‘innuendo’ objections

February 03, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged a federal judge to enter final judgment approving the US Justice Department’s settlement clearing its acquisition of Juniper Networks, arguing the settlement easily satisfi... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US, Mexico announce USMCA course of remediation for Mexican pork, chicken facility

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US and Mexico announced a course of remediation under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement's Rapid Response Labor Mechanism for the Alimentos Grole facility in Mexico, which processes pork and chic... (more story)

CalPrivacy names former Meta executive Ross to head new audits division

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California's privacy regulator has formed a new audits division to determine compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, and has named former Meta Public Policy Director Sabrina Boyson Ross as its head.

NetChoice queried by US appeals judges on application of Mississippi age law

February 03, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Tech trade association NetChoice was vigorously questioned Tuesday by judges from the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals about how Mississippi’s age-verification law harms its members’ platforms.

Intellectual Property View More

SEP policies in EU, UK, draw US stakeholder scrutiny in Special 301 comments

February 03, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Europe, North America

In comments for the Office of the US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 report, multiple major trade organizations called on the US government to place the European Union and United Kingdom on IP watch lists.

Federal Circuit top judge signals deep unease with US design patent ‘trend’

February 03, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A dissent on Monday called for a return to the standard for design patent infringement set over 150 years ago by the Supreme Court in a dispute over tablespoons and forks. That wouldn’t only take the US back t... (more story)

Pandora, comedians settle US copyright, antitrust claims

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pandora and licensing agencies representing certain comedians notified a US federal judge that they've settled their claims in a copyright case brought by the agencies — one in which Pandora also... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former US oil trader’s appeal in bribery case raises ‘novel issues,’ judge says

February 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Latin America, North America

A pending appeal from former oil trader Glenn Oztemel against his corruption conviction “presents several novel issues of law” that an appellate court should address, a US judge ruled Tuesday when granting his... (more story)

US senators urge implementation of anti-money laundering whistleblower program

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators John Fetterman and Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki, urging them to finalize ru... (more story)

Former US oil trader can remain free pending appeal, judge rules

February 03, 2026

Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: US Judge Kari Dooley granted a request from former oil trader Glenn Oztemel to remain free as he appeals his conviction on corruption charges for engaging in a scheme to bribe Brazilian officials... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Twelve US Senate Banking panel members urge delay in Warsh nomination hearing

February 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

All eleven Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee called for a delay of the confirmation hearing of Kevin Warsh as US Federal Reserve chair until investigations of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Fed Governor L... (more story)

UK financial regulator asks court to reject Odey political pressure claims

February 03, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK’s financial regulator has asked a London court to dismiss parts of hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s preliminary arguments for his appeal case, saying there was no evidence to support his claims it was ... (more story)

Former SPAC chief pleads guilty in US to fraud over Lottery.com acquisition

February 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Vadim Komissarov, the former chief executive of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud investors in the SPAC and ... (more story)

Trade View More

Mexican strawberry probe scrutinized as US Commerce eyes industry support

February 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Commerce Department’s probe into whether there is enough industry support for an antidumping investigation into fresh strawberries from Mexico has raised a host of questions about the petition and the underlying case.

Trump administration says more critical minerals deals coming

February 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Tuesday the administration was planning to announce as many as 11 more critical minerals deals, a day after the announcement of the first-ever national stockpile for the key resources.

US House passes bill with Africa, Haiti trade extension, sending measure to Trump

February 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US House on Tuesday passed a funding bill that includes a one-year extension of trade preference programs for Africa and Haiti, legislation expected to be quickly signed into law by President Donald Trump. 

State Aid View More

Norwegian aid for green industrial projects extended, EFTA watchdog says

February 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's plan worth 4.1 billion Kroner ($420 million) to boost green industrial projects under the Clean Industrial State Aid Framework will run until the end of 2030, the EFTA Surveillance Autho... (more story)

Goldwind sees EU probe impact of Chinese subsidies on wind sector

February 03, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Goldwind Science & Technology Co. is the target of an in-depth investigation by the European Commission over whether it unfairly benefitted from Chinese subsidies. The Chinese company makes wind turbines and h... (more story)

Wind-turbine maker Goldwind comes under EU foreign-subsidy scrutiny

February 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe of Goldwind Science & Technology Co., suspecting it of having received unfair subsidies from China. The probe is under the Foreign Subsidies R... (more story)

Energy View More

EU sets out its first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals

February 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has established its first voluntary rules to certify activities that permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The European Commission said the framework covers direct air cap... (more story)

EU car-emission standards review would mean '720 million extra metric tons of CO2'

February 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Campaign group Transport & Environment has criticized changes to the EU’s car carbon dioxide emission standards, adopted last December. In a new position paper, it argues that the proposal weaken... (more story)

Export restrictions on critical raw materials waste divide EU countries

February 03, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU's national governments are divided about whether they should allow applying export restrictions on waste to retain critical raw materials in Europe as they discuss amendments to the bloc’s Critical Raw ... (more story)

Technology View More

US House Judiciary report says EU Big Tech regulation censored speech in US

February 03, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US House Judiciary Committee announced an interim staff report, "The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II: Europe's Decade-Long Campaign to Censor the Global Internet and How it Harms American ... (more story)

X, X.AI face parallel UK probes over Grok as Ofcom, ICO clarify remits

February 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

X and X.AI are facing parallel UK regulatory investigations over the use of Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes images. Ofcom on Tuesday set out limits on its ability to regulate standalone AI chatbots... (more story)

Musk’s X offices raided in France as part of probe into deep fakes (Update*)

February 03, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Elon Musk’s X offices were raided on Tuesday by the cybercrime unit of Paris prosecutor's office, as part of a probe into whether the platform has been used for foreign influence in French policies and generat... (more story)