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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security
February 06, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
Antitrust, Technology
February 06, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May
North America
Antitrust
February 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
Antitrust View More
February 09, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Mark Hamer, a top enforcer in the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is departing the agency less than a year after he was appointed deputy assistant attorney general in charge of civil litigation ... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
The US Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states lodged “broad and reckless allegations” about privilege and document preservation, Amazon argued in a late-Friday court filing urging a federal judge t... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Latin America
MLex Summary: Ecuador's Superintendencia de Competencia Económica (SCE) has imposed more than $2.2 million in fines and corrective measures on several driving‑course operators in Quito after determining that t... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Republican Minnesota state Representative Mary Franson and conservative content creator Christopher Kohls failed to convince a US appeals court to overturn an order that denied an injunction agai... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Meta has pushed back against claims by Brazilian AI developers Luzia and Zapia that the company’s updated WhatsApp Terms of Service would marginalize rival AI providers and reshape competition on the platform.
February 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst
Europe
The nascent market for AI assistants is at the heart of a fight between Meta Platforms and the European Commission that will see the two sides clash over how important WhatsApp is as a distribution channel for... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 09, 2026 | Jean Comte
North America
US cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks received a green light from the Turkish competition authority for its intended acquisition of CyberArk Software, according to an update on the regulator's website. The ... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna should be approved, according to President Donald Trump, whose blessing yielded agreement from US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Brazil’s competition authority has requested clarification from Alliança Saúde regarding the company’s financial situation, as part of the ongoing review of its proposed acquisition of Grupo Meddi.
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 09, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
Meta Platforms was ordered Monday by a New Mexico judge to turn over a highly scrutinized and previously privileged document in the state’s case against the social media platform.
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs suing Meta Platforms filed their third amended complaint in a US lawsuit accusing Meta of having received and used geolocation data shared with it by third-party apps without consent. ... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Italian data privacy regulator and the national labor inspectorate announced on Monday that they have conducted a joint inspection on two of Amazon’s logistics centers located in Italy. The i... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Latin America, North America
Argentina, Guatemala and El Salvador are set to join multiple international IP treaties and systems of the World Intellectual Property Association, as mandated in the countries’ recent trade deals with the US.... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
OpenAI did not waive its privilege over communications about its deletion of pirated books “merely” by denying authors’ allegations of willful copyright infringement, a US judge found, reversing a November dis... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Asia, Europe
ZTE is planning to use a forthcoming Chinese judgment over standard-essential patents to bring an end to parallel proceedings in the UK, and the question of whether the English court will allow it will have a ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 09, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
A major fraud trial involving Patisserie Valerie’s former chief financial officer and three others which was due to begin in March has been delayed for two years.
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority is seeking views on proposed rules for customer due diligence, business relationships and how breaches of anti-money laundering rules are addressed, aimin... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
The UK’s financial regulator should open an insider trading investigation into Peter Mandelson, a former UK minister and European Commissioner, over claims he leaked confidential information to Jeffrey Epstein... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 09, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
Dassault Aviation will argue to EU judges on Tuesday that business aircraft were unlawfully excluded from the bloc’s green taxonomy. The case is significant in marking the first time a company has sought to ov... (more story)
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 data brokers warning them of their responsibility to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, which proh... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: About 400 amendments to the revamp of the EU securitization framework have been put forward by lawmakers from different political groups, according to documents published by MLex. Those amendment... (more story)
Trade View More
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Sheikh Bashir Uddin, the Bangladeshi adviser for Commerce, Textiles and Jute, and Civil Aviation and Tourism, have signed a reciprocal agreement between... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America
MLex summary: The US Commerce Department has launched a circumvention inquiry into mattresses from Malaysia, Mexico and Poland to determine if importers and foreign producers are circumventing antidumping duti... (more story)
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department announced a circumvention investigation into Chinese imports of disposable aluminum containers. The probe comes in response to a request from the Aluminum Foil Containe... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Italy has secured approval for its rescue loan of up to €390 million in favor of Acciaierie d'Italia, the nation's main integrated steel manufacturer. The measure will ensure that AdI can cover o... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Poland's plan to grant €119 million state aid to the country's National Forest Holding has been cleared by the European Commission. The funding aims to support investments to boost the resilience... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak
Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led her party to a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, securing more than two-thirds of the lower house. The resounding success will likely bring a sense of s... (more story)
Energy View More
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking input on updating national climate targets and flexibilities to align the EU’s climate policy with a new 2040 emissions reduction goal, aiming to revise rules f... (more story)
February 09, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
A newly disclosed patent-licensing deal between Maxeon Solar and Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy is being closely watched in China’s photovoltaic industry for ending a long-running patent dispute and fixing the val... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Some EU countries are opposing the European Commission’s proposal to suspend the appointment of an authorized representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries, MLex has lea... (more story)
Technology View More
February 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Lewis Crofts
Europe
Meta Platforms is challenging its supervisory fee for Instagram and Facebook under the EU’s Digital Services Act for 2025, MLex has learned. The company filed its challenge on Feb. 4 at the EU's lower-tier General Court.
February 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint against ad tech firm Xandr for allegedly violating the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act and California privacy laws for intercepting Americans’ ... (more story)
February 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France’s data protection authority issued 83 sanctions — including 78 fines — totaling €486.8 million in 2025, the authority said Monday in its annual report. Sanctions focused on cookies and tra... (more story)