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Artificial Intelligence

May 19, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

US OpenAI juror questions on Musk, Altman reveal AI concerns
Bookshelves lined with books

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

May 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford

North America

Book publishers win default US judgment against 'pirate site' Anna’s Archive
Water spraying on fields as part of fertilizer program

Energy, Trade

May 19, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU weighs broader fertilizers tariff relief under new action plan

Antitrust View More

Lobbying pitches won’t resolve state antitrust concerns, Texas, DC enforcers say

May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

North America

Antitrust enforcers from Texas and the District of Columbia said Wednesday it is foolhardy to view engagement with their respective law enforcement agencies as a government relations exercise where promises of... (more story)

US state trustbusters vow to monitor deals not requiring antitrust filings

May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Top antitrust law enforcers from the states of Minnesota and Texas and from the District of Columbia promised to track mergers and acquisitions that fall below federal or regional paperwork submission threshol... (more story)

Labor competition, health costs are top concerns for Texas, antitrust enforcer says

May 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Labor competition, rising healthcare costs and serial acquisitions by private equity are some of the antitrust problems on top of mind for the Texas attorney general, a top antitrust enforcer from the state said Wednesday.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Meta, Snap, Roblox react to UK grooming concerns; TikTok, YouTube 'fail to commit'

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta, Snap and Roblox have committed to stronger anti-grooming measures in response to demands by UK online safety regulator Ofcom, while TikTok and YouTube have failed to address concerns and fa... (more story)

Texas AG launches probe of Meta Glasses citing privacy concerns

May 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Meta Platforms’ Meta AI Glasses, which can record audio and video that wearers can capture, his office announced Wednesday.

US banks using AI to varying degrees to help vulnerable customers, Fed's Barr says

May 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banks are using artificial intelligence to varying degrees to help measure the financial health of their vulnerable customers, though these firms still have to surmount a number of challenges to support inn... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies

May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

North America

Antitrust enforcers and academics are debating whether judges should impose hard procedural deadlines for merger remedies, with some arguing courts could deter eve-of-trial fix proposals simply by tying late s... (more story)

Early disclosure of merger remedy talks helps courts assess fixes, US judge says

May 20, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Merging parties and US regulatory agencies communicating remedy proposals and options to courts early on is beneficial to the courts, even if judges should avoid becoming directly involved in settlement negoti... (more story)

FTC’s Meador says ‘procedural integrity’ key to effective US merger enforcement

May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

FTC Commissioner Mark Meador said Wednesday that restoring “procedural integrity” to the US merger review process is critical to effective antitrust enforcement, arguing that agencies and merging parties must ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok, YouTube face extra scrutiny from UK's Ofcom over child safeguards brushoff

May 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

TikTok and YouTube will undergo increased UK regulatory supervision after refusing to make significant changes to recommender systems that determine what content children see on their feeds, online safety regu... (more story)

Meta generates value for users and businesses, researcher tells New Mexico court

May 20, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A Meta Platforms researcher told a New Mexico judge the company’s social media platforms generate great economic value for both users and businesses, in the ongoing trial of the state’s case against Meta over ... (more story)

Child safety advocates call on US FTC to investigate Roblox

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Fairplay and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation asked the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate Roblox over alleged risks to children. The request for investigation alleges that Robl... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Texas court order reshapes patent venue strategy after Albright pullback

May 20, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The Western District of Texas has curbed the judge-shopping that once drove patent filings to Waco, but a new assignment order makes Midland-Odessa and US District Judge David Counts an option for venue certainty.

Small inventors lose largest booster with Massie primary defeat

May 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Small inventors took a hit late Tuesday after Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie lost his reelection primary following a rift with President Trump. Massie has been the most outspoken critic of th... (more story)

Collision Communications' injunction bid against Samsung fails despite USPTO, DOJ support

May 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap denied Collision Communications’ request for a permanent injunction in patent litigation against Samsung on Monday. While he ruled against the company, Gilstrap's ruling did e... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Fed proposes rule to set up bank payment account for clearing, settling

May 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve released a draft rule to establish a "payment account" that legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settling their payments. The Fed sa... (more story)

StraightPath Venture Partners founders get prison in US for pre-IPO fraud scheme

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The founders and operators of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC and its affiliated entities were sentenced to significant prison time for defrauding their investors, skimming money off the top, a... (more story)

US Supreme Court asked to rule on Corporate Transparency Act constitutionality

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A group led by a Texas police supply store and the National Federation of Independent Business is asking the US Supreme Court to hear its case that the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money l... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Karen Dortea Abelskov, Carlo Comporti shortlisted for EU market watchdog chair

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Karen Dortea Abelskov and Carlo Comporti, from the Danish finance ministry and the Italian market supervisor, respectively, are the EU market watchdog's preferred candidates to replace its chair,... (more story)

Global banking watchdog wants broad AI sector engagement to help cut cyber risks

May 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sofia Gerace

Europe

The banking sector's global risk watchdog has said it welcomes AI developers to engage with it in a bid to help financial firms understand and handle the cyber risks associated with the kinds of frontier model... (more story)

EU crypto assets rules open for consultation

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a public consultation on its rules for crypto assets, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, to assess whether they remain suitable for a rapidly evo... (more story)

Trade View More

US protecting fishing industry with new visa restrictions

May 20, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The US State Department announced visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals accused of engaging with illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities as part of a new tool to protect the US... (more story)

US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders

May 20, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

US manufacturers are hoping Section 301 tariffs will fill a perceived enforcement gap that traditional duty orders have failed to address. Witnesses at a recent government hearing on the matter included repres... (more story)

Canadian steel companies to pay $19m for evading duty orders

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Two Canada-based steel companies, Farjess and Royal Canadian Steel, along with their president Feroz Jessani, have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations that they failed to pay duties ... (more story)

State Aid View More

German semiconductor plants win EU state aid approval

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved €288 million in German state aid to support two new semiconductor supply chain facilities. Carl Zeiss will receive €222 million for a semiconductor production... (more story)

German €1.3bn investment in renewable hydrogen wins EU clearance

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s plan to grant €1.3 billion of state funding for renewable hydrogen production has secured EU clearance. The European Commission said the program was in line with EU state aid rules, wou... (more story)

Germany likely to miss 2030 emissions target despite climate program, advisers warn

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany is likely to exceed its legally permitted emissions budget through 2030 despite government climate policies, according to the country’s climate advisory council. The advisers said officia... (more story)

Energy View More

EU's emissions trading system needs to change, EU climate chief says

May 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

European countries' use of revenue from the EU's Emissions Trading System, or ETS, should change, the European Commissioner for climate, net zero, and clean growth has said. The comments come ahead of a review... (more story)

EU critical-minerals projects still face financing gap, officials say

May 20, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU strategic critical raw-materials projects are still struggling to secure the financing and long-term purchase agreements needed to move from planning to production, officials said. The bloc has selected 60 ... (more story)

Electrification must accelerate to reach 1.5°C target, renewable energy agency says

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Electrification of transport, industry and buildings must accelerate alongside a faster phaseout of fossil fuels to keep the 1.5°C climate target achievable, according to a new International Rene... (more story)

Technology View More

Campaigners question TikTok’s child-safety controls in new report

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok is leaving online many accounts flagged to it of users under 13, despite its own minimum age rules, according to a report by Spanish advocacy group Fundación Maldita.es. The investigation ... (more story)

TikTok fails to lock under-13s out despite its own age rules, advocacy group says

May 20, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

TikTok is failing to effectively enforce its own rules for keeping under-13s out, according to a new report by a Spanish advocacy group that tested the video sharing platforms' controls. The report also voices... (more story)

EU digital sovereignty rules may raise costs, worsen services, tech lobby warns

May 20, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU's push for digital sovereignty could have unintended consequences including higher costs for European companies and the need to use inferior cloud services, the head of a leading tech association said W... (more story)