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Prioritizing AI competition with China brings risk, US lawmakers say

Platforms face fees, reporting duties under draft EU Kids Act

Calls for AI pacing make waves, if not consensus, in Washington

Tech companies await EU's ‘Kids Act’ plan to protect children online

Safe AI rollout isn’t hindered by antitrust rules, EU Commission says

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A sign for Huawei hangs above a booth as people walk by

Data Privacy and Security, Financial Crime, Intellectual Property, Trade

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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

Former T-Mobile exec describes ‘salient moment’ of Huawei breach at US trial
US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC's Ferguson signals move away from in-house merger litigation
US Representative Gregory Meeks

Trade

September 15, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US House set to take up Russia sanctions bill this week
Former T-Mobile exec describes ‘salient moment’ of Huawei breach at US trial
US FTC's Ferguson signals move away from in-house merger litigation
US House set to take up Russia sanctions bill this week

Antitrust View More

EU branded-goods trade proposal slips further after consultation glitch

September 16, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Action against restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods faces a fresh EU delay after the European Commission extended its public consultation to Dec. 4 because of a translation glitch, the commissio... (more story)

South Korean civic group urges class actions, tougher fines after KFTC penalty study

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korean civic group Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice said Wednesday that fines imposed by the Korea Fair Trade Commission from 2005 through July 2026 totaled a little less than 11.3 ... (more story)

China widens antitrust warning from Trip.com case to online hotel-booking sector

September 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese market and tourism regulators have extended regulatory guidance arising from the Trip.com antitrust case across the online hotel-booking sector, calling on major platforms to conduct self-reviews and g... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Social media to face EU curbs on under-15 accounts, Von der Leyen confirms

September 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Social-media services would face rules preventing children under 13 from accessing them and those under 15 from holding unsupervised personal accounts under the EU’s forthcoming Kids Act, European Commission P... (more story)

Hong Kong pledges legal review for AI, data use in five-year plan

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong will review legal frameworks needed to support wider use of artificial intelligence and data, aiming to ensure that local laws remain up to date for broader digital development, the gov... (more story)

China steps up AI safety push with call for agile oversight, built-in safeguards

September 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is stepping up its push to ensure artificial intelligence develops in a safe, reliable and controllable way, with a senior cyberspace regulator calling for agile oversight, stronger built-in safeguards a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

McCormick-Unilever food deal probe starts in UK

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK probe of McCormick’s acquisition of the majority of Unilever’s food business is starting, the country's antitrust regulator said. The Competition and Markets Authority has a deadline of No... (more story)

Australian watchdog rebukes Coles' narrow competition test for Kalgoorlie deal

September 16, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia’s competition watchdog has challenged Coles Supermarkets Australia’s “narrow” approach to assessing whether its Kalgoorlie lease acquisition would substantially lessen competition under the 2010 Comp... (more story)

Singapore CCS clears Qatar Airways, IAG Cargo, MAB Kargo air-cargo joint venture

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore’s competition regulator has cleared a proposed joint business agreement between Qatar Airways, IAG Cargo and MAB Kargo covering air-cargo services across the Asia-Pacific, the Middle Ea... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian privacy watchdog urges precautionary approach to AI adoption

September 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian privacy regulator has always maintained that it is prudent to take a precautionary approach to embracing artificial intelligence so that the country can maximize the benefits from ... (more story)

Wrtn, Tesla, DeepSeek, OpenAI told to improve privacy-inquiry handling in South Korea

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Wrtn Technologies, Tesla Korea, DeepSeek, OpenAI and Nike have been told by South Korea’s privacy regulator to improve how they handle privacy inquiries and data-subject rights after follow-up ch... (more story)

South Korea proposes stricter ISMS-P reviews, one-year grace period on fines

September 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator has proposed changes to the enforcement decree of the Personal Information Protection Act to strengthen the effectiveness of the country’s ISMS-P certification reg... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan's Supreme Court to test tort limits on copying beyond copyright

September 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Supreme Court will rule next month on whether tort law can stop a business from deliberately copying and commercially exploiting a product that copyright law does not protect.

EU seeks to build on Canada trade deal with targeted ‘Alliance for the Future’

September 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, North America

The EU and Canada plan to deepen cooperation beyond their CETA trade agreement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, proposing an “Alliance for the Future” focused on technology, ... (more story)

OpenAI avoids immediate scraping ban in ANI India copyright appeal

September 16, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

OpenAI avoided an immediate restriction on using ANI's news content to train ChatGPT as a Delhi High Court appeal tests how India's copyright protections apply to AI training amid growing rights-holder concerns.

Financial Crime View More

Saab a 'primary organizer' of Venezuelan food-aid corruption scheme, US says

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Colombian businessman, his longtime business partner and high-level Venezuelan officials were the "primary organizers and leaders" of a scheme to corrupt a Venezuelan food-aid program, according to US court ... (more story)

UK to recruit 500 more police in dirty money crackdown

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hundreds of police officers will be recruited in the UK to track dirty money and seize criminal assets, backed by £500 million of investment over three years, the government said. New officers wi... (more story)

Leasing company directors defrauded UK investors in 'Ponzi scheme,' court told

September 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two former directors at car leasing company Buy2Let Cars defrauded thousands of UK investors out of £40 million after telling them “lies” about a “Ponzi scheme,” a London court was told on Tuesday.

Financial Services View More

US Senate Democrats block crypto regulation bill

September 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate failed to advance a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency, likely ending the crypto industry’s legislative campaign for this Congress. The revised version of the Clarity Act, released by ... (more story)

Digital euro talks advance as EU lawmakers, govts weigh compensation models

September 15, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

Negotiations on the digital euro regulation are progressing, but EU lawmakers and governments remain divided over how banks and payment providers should be compensated for providing digital euro services, rece... (more story)

Tweak capital rules to back emerging market private capital, industry group says

September 15, 2026

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

MLex Summary: G20 policymakers and regulators should review the prudential treatment of investments supported by multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to support private capital f... (more story)

Trade View More

EU’s Von der Leyen pitches raw materials corporation to curb China dependence

September 16, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU will create a corporation to obtain and stockpile critical raw materials, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in her annual State of the Union address, warning that the bloc’s €1 bil... (more story)

China signals openness on WTO subsidy rules, sets limits on level-playing-field reform

September 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has signaled openness to updating World Trade Organization subsidy rules and strengthening coordination on industrial policies in a reform paper submitted on Monday, as talks resume in Geneva this month.... (more story)

Indonesia-Canada trade deal moves toward implementation following ratification

September 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Indonesia and Canada have completed ratification of their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and are discussing technical arrangements, including rules of origin, ahead of its expected ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Vindenergi challenging Danish aid for wind farms project at EU court

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy company Dansk Vindenergi is challenging the Danish government's €5 billion plan to back the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms at an EU court... (more story)

Czech TV operators ask EU judges to re-allow cancelled state aid

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, three Czech digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, have asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the ... (more story)

China seeks information from French companies over EU subsidies

September 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce has sought information from several French companies operating in China about subsidies received from the EU and its member states. Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling s... (more story)

Energy View More

EU lawmakers back broader carbon border levy, bigger buffer for carbon market

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU lawmakers backed a broader carbon border levy Tuesday, extending it further down industrial supply chains while rejecting temporary exemptions during exceptional price shocks. Parliament also backed earlier... (more story)

EU carbon-market reserve, price protections backed by European Parliament

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers backed changes Tuesday that would keep more carbon allowances — permits companies use to cover their emissions — available to stabilize the EU carbon market, while retaining a limit ... (more story)

EU countries challenge European Commission plan to tax electricity less than gas

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Nine EU countries have told the European Commission they do not agree with its plans to tax electricity less than gas in planned legislation to boost the bloc's use of electricity and cut imports of fossil fue... (more story)

Technology View More

Slaughter shares US FTC Meador's 'distaste' for cramped Section 5 stance

September 16, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

Fired Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter said she completely agrees with Republican FTC Commissioner Mark Meador that the agency’s Section 5 power to pursue action against unfair methods of com... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC ‘unreliable’ partners on antitrust enforcement, Colorado AG says

September 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Khushita Vasant

North America

The US federal government has become an "unreliable enforcer" of antitrust law as the White House now directs the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, and law enforcement is subject to political... (more story)

Claims against TikTok dropped by Alabama to move trial forward; company seeks delay

September 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office wants to ensure the state keeps a scheduled Sept. 28 trial date against TikTok and narrowed its complaint against the the China-based social media company, whil... (more story)