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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 10, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

OpenAI must produce millions more conversations in US copyright cases
Russian bitcoin master suspect Alexander Vinnik.

Data Privacy and Security, Financial Crime

March 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Trump cybersecurity order faces test in San Francisco BTC-e trial
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Financial Crime

March 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Halkbank deal an 'important component’ of Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, US says

Antitrust View More

Apple wins partial dismissal of UK antitrust mass claim over iPhone performance

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple has seen a collective action alleging antitrust abuse in how it handled iPhone power problems partially struck out by a UK court. Consumer champion Justin Gutmann's case claims that Apple a... (more story)

US judge adopts damages model for Irico in CRT cartel case

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In Irico Group's fight over the damages it owes for allegedly conspiring to fix prices of cathode-ray-tube products, a California federal judge adopted a modified version of the damages model pre... (more story)

Inform says Google doesn't deserve quick win against US antitrust claims

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Inform, Inc. opposed Google’s motion for judgment against US antitrust claims, saying it ignores the evidence in the case to reach a flawed conclusion. It also argued that Google selectively stri... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU lawmakers agree draft AI law amendments, includes ban on sexual deepfakes

March 11, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU lawmakers have struck a political deal on amendments to the bloc's landmark AI law, including a new ban on non-consensual sexual deepfakes and eased rules for AI in sector-regulated products. The plan would... (more story)

Perplexity, Meta AI likely to help in planning violence, advocacy group says

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Center for Countering Digital Hate, an advocacy group, has said that eight out of 10 AI chatbots were regularly willing to assist users in the planning of violent attacks. The CCDH's research... (more story)

Nvidia-Run:ai referral an ‘unlawful attempt’ to expand EU's merger powers, judges told

March 11, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Nvidia told EU judges that an EU move to scrutinize its takeover of Israeli startup Run:ai amounted to another “unlawful attempt” by the bloc's merger regulator to expand its review powers “without legislative... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nexstar should divest stations to fit national cap, petitioners tell US FCC

March 11, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

A coalition of state broadband and cable associations sent an ex-parte letter to the US Federal Communications Commission, proposing conditions that would mitigate potential public interest harms from Nexstar’... (more story)

Getty may need to divest Shutterstock editorial unit to ease UK concerns

March 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Getty Images may have to divest almost all of the editorial business of Shutterstock to ease antitrust concerns over the merger of the companies, under one scenario proposed by the UK regulator. The Competitio... (more story)

Cintas to acquire UniFirst in deal worth $5.5 billion

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cintas Corp. has agreed to acquire UniFirst Corp. in a transaction worth about $5.5 billion, according to a press release. The combined company would service roughly 1.5 million business customer... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Jury in social media trial to grapple with adolescent thinking, expression

March 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

The jury in the ongoing trial in Los Angeles over social media addiction must answer a key question: If Kaley, the 20-year-old plaintiff who sued Meta Platforms and YouTube, exaggerated mistreatment by her fam... (more story)

Under-16s social media ban has been a success, Australian regulator tells UK lawmakers

March 11, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe, Oceania

Australia’s ban on social media for under-16s has been “very successful,” the country’s online safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant told UK lawmakers, as Britain considers similar restrictions under a governm... (more story)

Online platforms facing growing risk of legal gap on EU child abuse rules

March 11, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Online platforms are facing an increased risk of losing the EU legal basis to continue voluntarily detecting and reporting online child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, after plans to extend temporary rules wer... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

IP crime could be fought through UK online safety law, lawmakers suggest

March 11, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms could one day be faced with requirements in the UK to identify vendors and customers as part of measures to combat copyright and trademark infringement. Such measur... (more story)

Japan to clarify competition rules for patents, copyrights, data in supplier deals

March 11, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Cross-industry guidelines clarifying how competition law applies to transactions involving intellectual property rights, know-how and data will be issued in Japan, the country’s antitrust watchdog said Wednesd... (more story)

Chinese legal adviser calls for focus on legislative intent in SEP-related antitrust cases

March 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Standard-essential patent disputes should be steered back toward their contractual core rather than stretched to fit antitrust enforcement, a senior Chinese antitrust adviser said at a conference Wednesday in Shenzhen.

Financial Crime View More

UK financial watchdog told to reapply for warrant in lawyer fraud probe

March 11, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The UK financial regulator made “significant errors in law” as part of a fraud probe into a lawyer, judges have said, ordering it to reapply for a search warrant against the man. The High Court said that Finan... (more story)

Binance sues WSJ over report about Iranian transactions

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Binance sued The Wall Street Journal over a report published in February that said the cryptocurrency exchange had fired compliance department employees for reporting transactions involving Iran.... (more story)

Halkbank criminal resolution is US executive prerogative, prosecutor tells judge

March 11, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The basis for reaching a deferred prosecution agreement in the US money laundering and sanctions violations case against Turkish state-owned lender Hankbank is a matter for the executive branch, a prosecutor t... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US FDIC to issue mid-size bank proposal aimed at improving risk sensitivity in lending

March 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Along with the Basel III capital proposal for large banks, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to issue this month a proposal for mid-size banks aimed at improving risk sensitivity in lending for serv... (more story)

UK finance firms face AI standards gap but need governance plans, FCA official says

March 11, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Sofia Gerace

Europe

Sensible standards are needed for governing AI in financial services firms, said an official from the financial watchdog, noting that companies are turning to voluntary standards in the meantime. Sheldon Mills... (more story)

ECB presents Appia plan for developing European tokenized financial system

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Central Bank has published its plan for Appia, an initiative to shape the development of a European tokenized financial ecosystem in which central bank money continues to play a cent... (more story)

Trade View More

USCIT remands scope ruling for duty orders on Chinese ammonium sulfate

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade remanded the Department of Commerce's determination that the enriched ammonium sulfate isotope is within the scope of the antidumping and antisubsidy duty orde... (more story)

EU customs overhaul looks near political deal after three years of differences

March 11, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Talks on the proposed EU customs overhaul could wrap on March 26, when member states and lawmakers hold their next round of end-game talks, MLex understands. Nearly three years after the European Commission pr... (more story)

US Commerce amends scope order for tires from Taiwan

March 11, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said it is complying with a court order to determine T-type tires are included within the scope of an antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Taiwan.

State Aid View More

Spain may grant €70m to support digitalization of printed press

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary:  Publishers of printed press and periodicals will be eligible for direct grants, under a Spanish plan worth €70 million to support them in the acquisition of digitalization solutions such as edit... (more story)

Air Liquide, BASF see €260 million Belgian state aid cleared by EU Commission

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved €260 million of Belgian state aid in favor of Air Liquide and BASF, earmarked for the development of Kairos@C, a carbon capture and storage project. The CCS p... (more story)

Spain sees EU end probe into aid for PSA plant

March 10, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

An investigation into Spain's plan to grant €20.7 million in regional aid to carmaker Peugeot for investing in its existing plant in Vigo has been closed. In a formal notice issued Tuesday, the European Commis... (more story)

Energy View More

IEA countries to release record 400 million barrels of oil to stabilize market

March 11, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The International Energy Agency's 32 member countries will release a record 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves in a bid to address disruptions in oil markets stemming from t... (more story)

EU Commission considers gas price cap and market redesign to curb energy costs

March 11, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is considering capping or subsidizing gas prices as part of potential changes to the EU electricity market design aimed at cutting energy costs, commission President Ursula von der Leye... (more story)

Energy security anchors EU-Azerbaijan ties, Costa says

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy security is a cornerstone of EU-Azerbaijan bilateral cooperation, European Council President António Costa has said. Speaking after a meeting in Baku on Wednesday, he described the partner... (more story)

Technology View More

Dutch questions on Database Directive reach EU’s top court

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Dutch judges are seeking clarity from the EU’s top court on whether a public authority running a database funded by public money can qualify as a “maker” under the European Database Directive, an... (more story)

China steps up AI-fueled cybercrime crackdown as doxxing, telecom fraud surge

March 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top judicial authorities intensified a crackdown on emerging forms of cybercrime last year, targeting offenses enabled by artificial intelligence and online platforms as Beijing tightens oversight of t... (more story)

Live Nation, states must explore settlement, US judge orders amid mistrial motion

March 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered Live Nation to try to hammer out a settlement with 39 US states and the District of Columbia that resolves the states' monopolization claims against the company whil... (more story)