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Artificial Intelligence
February 13, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Financial Crime, Trade
February 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
February 13, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Claude Marx
North America
Antitrust View More
February 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Europe, North America
As Apple gears up to challenge UK findings it owes $502 million plus interest in global standard essential patent (SEP) royalties, its victory with a Texas jury last week extinguishes any lingering concerns of... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Greek's competition authority has launched an investigation into a company for a suspected abuse of dominance in the market for the production and supply of radiopharmaceuticals used in tumor-dia... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Edwards Lifesciences' EU probe has been closed after the European Commission said the US company had withdrawn a so-called anti-copycatting policy that "may have limited physicians' freedom to pa... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey
Europe
When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday morning that no platform would get “a free pass” on children’s online safety, the warning came with a promise to “go at speed.” But it’s still unclear when th... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK banks have told the prudential watchdog that there's no need yet for AI-specific guidance or regulations. Representatives from regulated firms told the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority tha... (more story)
February 16, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The European Commission has called for Denmark to revise its planned copyright reform to tackle deepfakes because it says it risks breaching EU rules, expanding platform liability and becoming out of step with... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Thermo Fisher Scientific has requested EU approval for its takeover of Clario, which makes software for drug trials. The European Commission has set a March 23 deadline to decide on the deal.
February 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Universal Music Group’s Downtown takeover certainly got the “thorough” EU competition investigation that independent record labels demanded 14 months ago. But rather than blocking the deal, the European Commis... (more story)
February 16, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
French companies Eiffage, Dalkia, RATP Solutions Ville, and the city of Paris have requested the European Commission's approval to create a semi-public company that will be responsible for the Paris district h... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU’s top court has published questions from a Lithuanian court on whether a national data protection authority can stop acting on complaints due to national time limits under EU law. The refe... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The relaunch of the technology company Tools for Humanity, formerly known as Worldcoin, in Spain has been postponed due to data protection concerns, the data watchdog said Monday. The agency saw ... (more story)
February 13, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
Stanford University addiction psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke implicated nine platform features on Instagram and YouTube as potentially addictive for young users during an addictive design trial against social me... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 16, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Indian IT company Anthropic Softwares has sued US-based Anthropic PBC for trademark infringement in India. A Karnataka court hearing today coincides with CEO Dario Amodei’s appearance at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
February 16, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
US pharmaceutical giant Squibb has been authorized by India’s top court to conduct technical "product-to-claim mapping" of Zydus’ anti-cancer biosimilar. The Supreme Court of India's directive of physical comp... (more story)
February 13, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
Commercial Real Estate Exchange (CREXi) asked the US Supreme Court to deny rival CoStar’s bid for review of CREXi’s antitrust counterclaims, arguing the high court can not accept CoStar’s attempt to ignore the... (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 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's financial regulator received 281 new whistleblowing reports between October and December 2025, down from 405 in the previous quarter, according to data released by the Financial Conduct ... (more story)
February 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
The US Treasury Department has relaxed its rules on customer due diligence, telling financial institutions on Friday that they no longer must identify the beneficial owner of a legal entity at each new account opening.
February 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order granting exceptive relief to covered financial institutions from certain requirements under its customer... (more story)
Trade 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 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Pure electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles could only be eligible for EU public procurement if they had at least 70 percent of their non-battery component value originating in the EU, according to a ... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: Japan’s transport ministry said Monday it has created a new approval scheme to accept certain US-made passenger cars for sale in Japan without additional domestic testing, implementing Japan’s co... (more story)
State Aid View More
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)
February 11, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission suspects that tax breaks and "preferential financing" handed to Goldwind by banks controlled by the Chinese state may distort competition in the EU, according to an offici... (more story)
Energy View More
February 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
In order to make data centers climate-neutral by 2030, the European Commission plans to set minimum targets for energy and water efficiency, waste heat reuse and renewable energy consumption, according to a dr... (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)
February 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
France’s delayed energy plan confirms a strong push for nuclear power, including six third generation reactors and preparations for eight more, while scaling back renewable targets because of delays in electri... (more story)
Technology View More
February 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
GenAI as well as design features and “connected risks” will be key issues for the enforcement of the Digital Services Act in 2026, a senior European Commission official said on Monday. Prabhat Agarwal, directo... (more story)
February 16, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Social media and AI platforms operating in the UK could see more online safety compliance duties after the government said it would introduce tougher legislation for chatbots and the data of dead children and ... (more story)
February 16, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Tech companies operating in the UK will see legislative changes that bring AI chatbots into scope of the Online Safety Act and give the government powers to make further changes based on the outc... (more story)