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Artificial Intelligence

April 13, 2026 | Amy Miller and Mike Swift

North America

With Musk's US trial against OpenAI near, new battle over remedies emerges
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Financial Crime, Financial Services

April 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

Asia, North America

US Treasury advances cyber plan for crypto industry to ward off threats

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Wesley Brown

North America

Judge in Nexstar case ponders US FCC analysis of Tegna merger

Antitrust View More

Teva to face trimmed US antitrust claims from Mylan* over Copaxone

April 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Teva Pharmaceuticals was granted partial dismissal of third-party payors’ amended US antitrust claims accusing it of illegally delaying a generic competitor for multiple sclerosis-treatment drug ... (more story)

EU watchdog raids confectionary company over antitrust suspicions

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A company involved in chocolate confectionary production was visited on Monday by EU investigators looking into suspicions of potential antitrust breaches. The European Commission announced the n... (more story)

Chocolate maker raided in two countries under EU antitrust probe

April 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A company active in making chocolate is the target of EU inspections in two countries on suspicion of breaking antitrust rules that prohibit abusive conduct and business practices. The European Commission said... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea draws five proposals for $1.4 billion GPU infrastructure push

April 14, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s science ministry said five proposals have been submitted for a 2.08 trillion won ($1.4 billion) government project to secure, build and operate advanced graphics processing unit infrastructure, a... (more story)

South Korea ranks third in notable AI models, tops patents in Stanford index

April 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea said it posted standout results in Stanford University’s AI Index 2026, ranking third globally in the number of notable AI models released in 2025, behind only the US and China, up fr... (more story)

Hong Kong's judiciary to consult legal profession on AI guidelines

April 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Hong Kong Judiciary is drafting guidelines on the use of generative artificial intelligence for legal practitioners and court users, with plans to consult the legal profession later this year... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

American Airlines notifies Brazil CADE of investment in Azul

April 14, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

American Airlines informed the Brazil Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) about a proposed $100 million investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, which aims to alter the Brazilian carrier’s ... (more story)

Clarios gains EU merger approval for purchase of Ecobat units

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex summary: Battery manufacturer Clarios has received unconditional EU approval for its plan to buy Ecobat’s battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria. Regulators said they asses... (more story)

Brazil's CADE gets second interim president in less than a year

April 13, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Diogo Thomson de Andrade has become the second interim president of Brazil’s competition regulator in less than a year. He took over the position after Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima concluded his term at the... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Roblox rolls out age-checked accounts as Philippines tightens child safety online

April 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Roblox will roll out new age-segmented accounts — Roblox Kids and Roblox Select — introducing mandatory age checks, restricted chat features and expanded parental controls to enhance protections ... (more story)

China issues directive to rein in livestream tipping

April 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Cyberspace Administration has issued a new administrative directive to tighten oversight of tipping in livestreaming, aiming to standardize profit-making practices and promote compliant p... (more story)

Beijing launches six-month campaign for online protections for minors

April 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Beijing authorities have launched a six-month campaign to strengthen online protections for minors, with the city’s cyberspace regulator coordinating with more than 10 departments including educa... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

AI companies lean on Cox opinion in seeking dismissal of US copyright suits

April 13, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Singapore AI firm Nanonoble argued Friday that the Walt Disney Company’s contributory copyright infringement claims against it should be dismissed given the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox Communications v. So... (more story)

EU IP authority pushes IP-backed financing as competitiveness measure

April 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A report published on Monday by the EU Intellectual Property Office has proposed bank financing backed by intellectual property assets as a means of boosting the EU’s competitiveness. As the EU prepares legisl... (more story)

SharkNinja loses UPC injunction bid against French kitchen-appliance rival

April 13, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

SharkNinja failed to win a UPC injunction against Groupe SEB after Paris judges found its air fryer-related patent likely invalid. The court held that prior art can undermine novelty even if key features are o... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Smartmatic executive argues US didn't provide statements in discovery

April 13, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Former Smartmatic executive Jorge Vasquez asked a US judge to order the government to provide any material it has regarding statements he made to a law enforcement agent during his earlier cooper... (more story)

Ex-banker seeks US hearing to discuss cooperation, reduced corruption sentence

April 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Luis Vuteff, a former employee of a European bank, is asking a US judge to hold a brief hearing during which he can provide details about the extent, nature, quantity and quality of his cooperati... (more story)

US asks judge to stay order dismissing businessman’s corruption conviction

April 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Federal prosecutors asked a US judge to stay execution of a forthcoming order dismissing the corruption conviction of a Texas-based Mexican businessman. A stay would allow the government to appeal the order, p... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Contest to provide UK equity tape looks thin as only four express interest

April 13, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The race to operate the UK’s first equity consolidated tape looks set to be a narrow one, with only four groups expressing interest ahead of a formal procurement process due to open later this year, MLex has l... (more story)

MeSoFa takes appeal over Sberbank collapse measures to EU top court

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: MeSoFa, formerly Sberbank Europe, has appealed to the EU’s top court after losing its challenge at the bloc’s lower court to emergency measures taken during the bank’s 2022 collapse. In its appea... (more story)

Guidance on UK resolution regime updated by Bank of England

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Bank of England has published an updated guidance to its resolution regime in the event of a bank failure. The resolution regime is meant to ensure that when banks fail, there is no disruptio... (more story)

Trade View More

EU Commission welcomes political agreement to address steel overcapacity

April 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission said it welcomes the political agreement reached Monday night between the European Parliament and member states on the measure to protect the EU steelmaking sector against... (more story)

EU legislators' US trade deal talks turn technical before second round on May 6

April 13, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A first political discussion between EU lawmakers and governments on the EU-US trade deal's implementation has led to an agreement for six rounds of technical talks before a second political discussion on May ... (more story)

Lisbon metro to scale back Chinese role as EU's foreign-subsidy probe concludes

April 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

An EU probe into the potentially distortive presence of Chinese subsidies in works to extend Lisbon’s metro system will end next week, with an expected commitment to replace a subcontractor in a consortium bid... (more story)

State Aid View More

Energy-exposed industries to get access to more subsidies under draft EU crisis plan

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Seleted industries may benefit from increased state support to navigate rising energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict, under draft plans presented by the European Commission on Monday. T... (more story)

Ryanair takes lost appeal of Portuguese aid to TAP to EU's top court

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has filed an appeal at the EU's highest court, in an attempt to overturn a court loss in December, when the EU's General Court rejected its appeal against Portuguese restructuring aid wor... (more story)

EU energy measures to be presented on April 22 ahead of leaders' meeting

April 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU energy measures focused on emergency tools, economic support programs, demand reduction and structural reforms will be presented on April 22, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monda... (more story)

Energy View More

Biofuel rules tightened by EU Commission to counter deforestation risk

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Monday introduced its “trajectory” to phase out high deforestation-risk biofuels, under the Renewable Energy Directive. The measure requires such fuels’ contribution to... (more story)

EU raw-materials platform set up to help diversify supply chains

April 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A platform to aggregate demand for critical raw materials, aiming to help industry secure alternative supplies and reduce reliance on non-EU countries, was published by the European Commission on... (more story)

Energy price surge to trigger new EU 'temporary' rules on subsidies

April 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

EU governments will see new rules this month on how they can grant relief to industries exposed to high energy prices, while staying in line with subsidy rules. European Commission President Ursula von der Ley... (more story)

Technology View More

Roblox begins requiring age verification amid increasing pressure over safety

April 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Roblox is rolling out a new set of content controls using age verification as tech companies are facing increasing pressure to make platforms safer for children.

X Corp. says US Supreme Court shouldn't review sex-trafficking case

April 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: X Corp. opposed a petition for the US Supreme Court to review a case over privacy and sex-trafficking claims against it. X said that the case is not proper for review because the court of appeals... (more story)

States file reply in support of judgment against Meta in US social addiction case

April 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US state plaintiffs filed a reply in support of their motion for judgment against Meta Platforms in a case over social media addiction, saying that Meta is calling on the court to adopt an unprec... (more story)