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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

January 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Volume of redactions in ChatGPT discovery logs ‘mindboggling,’ US judge says

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

January 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount denied request in Del. to expedite Warners merger details

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

January 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US DOJ Antitrust Division’s top enforcers barred from public events ​

Antitrust View More

China regulators warn EV makers to curb price wars, amid plans to tighten oversight

January 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation convened a meeting with major new-energy... (more story)

China's SAMR unveils rules on calculating illegal gains in enforcement cases

January 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on Friday unveiled measures setting out how to determine illegal gains in administrative enforcement cases, with rules due to take effect on Mar... (more story)

Amazon seeks to eject e-book purchaser from US antitrust claims

January 15, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

North America

Amazon told a US judge Thursday that the claims of Michael Wilder, an e-book purchaser and once-potential antitrust class action representative, should be dismissed with prejudice because of questions over his... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns over Grok chatbot's use to generate indecent content

January 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong’s privacy regulator warned about risks linked to X’s AI chatbot Grok amid concerns that it can be used to generate indecent or malicious images and videos. The Office of the Privacy Com... (more story)

South Korea AI council discusses AI-related copyright issues with stakeholders

January 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy met late Thursday with 10 organizations representing creators, copyright management and artificial intelligence ind... (more story)

LG, SK, Upstage teams move to next round of South Korea sovereign AI project

January 16, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea has shortlisted three consortia led by LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage AI to advance in a government-backed contest to develop sovereign foundation AI models. A Naver Cloud-led team was excl... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Boston Scientific to acquire Penumbra for portfolio of vascular treatments

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Boston Scientific Corp. said it will acquire Penumbra Inc. in a cash and stock deal with an enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion. The merger gives Boston Scientific entry into new, fas... (more story)

Boston Scientific, Penumbra to file HSR in US within 20 business days

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Boston Scientific and Penumbra will file their Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notifications within 20 business days of the date of their merger agreement, dated Jan. 15, according to a securities fi... (more story)

Brazil CADE upholds approval for sanitation deal

January 15, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil’s competition authority denied an appeal by investment fund Phoenix to participate in a review of Sabesp’s acquisition of EMAE shares in the basic sanitation sector, maintaining the agency's uncondition... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China orders tighter controls for online job platforms as hiring scams rise

January 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Online recruitment platforms in China have been ordered to tighten oversight of job postings and strengthen content controls, underscoring Beijing’s push to protect job seekers as fraud risks rise amid a slowi... (more story)

Social media companies block 4.7m accounts in response to Australia's under-16 ban

January 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Major social media companies removed access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children under 16 in the first half of December to comply with Australia’s social media minimu... (more story)

EU child sex-abuse rules have public backing as online-image reports rise, IWF says

January 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Almost 90 percent of adults in Germany, Italy and Poland support the proposed EU legislation aimed at tackling online child sexual abuse material, according to survey data released on Friday. The... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

IP licensing and business: Jan. 2-Jan. 15

January 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Asia, Europe, North America

January ushered in a flurry of dealmaking in the tech space, but the biggest moves of the new year thus far are being made in the fight against cancer.

Bipartisan US Senate bill pushes quantum investment expansion

January 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

A "ChatGPT moment" — when artificial intelligence went from theory to reality — is on the horizon for quantum, an expert tells MLex. Plans to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative for another five years ... (more story)

AI to stay top of mind for copyright holders, practitioners worldwide in 2026

January 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Asia, Europe, North America

The parameters of permissible copyright use in AI training slowly came into focus in 2025 but how rightsholders are gaining the much-needed clarity differ vastly by region. In the new year look to countries l... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Indian man sentenced in US to 30 months in prison for illicit Russia export scheme

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Sanjay Kaushik, of India, was sentenced in the US to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to export controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military app... (more story)

US Senate Banking Committee delays consideration of crypto bill changes

January 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, deferred consideration of amendments to a draft bill that would create a regulatory edifice for cryptocurrencies, shortly after Coinbase CEO Brian Arms... (more story)

France passed bill granting legal privilege for in-house lawyers

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French Senate on Wednesday passed a law granting stronger legal protections to in-house lawyers without amending the text adopted by the lower chamber, or National Assembly. The text is thus ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US FDIC to discuss guidelines for appeals of supervisory determinations on Jan. 22

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board of Directors will meet on Jan. 22 to consider amendments to its guidelines for appeals of material supervisory determinations.

Lack of a ‘real Banking Union’ is the problem, not capital rules, ECB VP says

January 15, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The biggest threat to European banks' competitiveness remains the fragmentation of the European market rather than the capital rules imposed by the bloc, said European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guind... (more story)

EU lawmaker Markus Ferber to lead talks on key text of market integration proposal

January 15, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Veteran German center-right lawmaker Markus Ferber will lead talks in the European Parliament on the so-called “master regulation" section of a jumbo EU legislative package designed to better integrate and sup... (more story)

Trade View More

US House's China committee says Chinese illegal fishing practices global in scope

January 15, 2026

North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The US House Select Committee on China released a new report detailing Chinese efforts to monopolize fishing worldwide and to engage in what lawmakers described as systematic illegal, unreported ... (more story)

Bipartisan US lawmakers unveil critical minerals legislation in House, Senate

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers released legislation in the House of Representatives and the Senate to secure American access to critical minerals. The Securing Essential and Critical US Resou... (more story)

US trade commission votes Canadian mushroom imports harm US industry

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted that Canadian imports of fresh mushrooms subsidized by the Canadian government materially injure the US industry. Commissioners David Johanson and Jaso... (more story)

State Aid View More

Durham County Council funding challenged over UK subsidy rules

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Funding made by Durham County Council — a city in northern England — over tourist attractions has been challenged under UK subsidy rules, according to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The appella... (more story)

Germany's €200m funding for Canadian renewable hydrogen project approved in EU

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany's plan to spend €200 million to support the generation of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives in Canada has secured EU state aid approval, the European Commission said Thursday. The re... (more story)

EU countries focused on key priorities in 2024 amid reduced state aid spending

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has released its 2025 State Aid Scoreboard, showing that in 2024, EU countries spent 90 percent of their state funds on backing key EU priorities. More funds were channele... (more story)

Energy View More

US DOJ's Antitrust Division gets guilty verdict against Florida fuel supplier

January 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division secured victory against a Florida business owner who was found guilty of 34 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and forgery by a federal jury in Miami, MLex has learned.

US, Taiwan sign semiconductor trade deal

January 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US signed a trade agreement which includes commitments by Taiwanese semiconductor enterprises to... (more story)

EU activates new pricing system reducing Russian crude oil cap to $44.10

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU applied on Thursday a new automatic system to adjust the price limit on Russian crude oil, lowering it to $44.10 per barrel. The change takes effect from Feb. 1, with older contracts allow... (more story)

Technology View More

Philippine authorities scrutinize Grok AI over deepfake misuse allegations

January 16, 2026

Asia

MLex summary: The Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology on Friday said it is monitoring international action against Grok AI over its alleged misuse to generate non-consensual and ... (more story)

X warned by French media regulator on Grok’s sexualized images

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Arcom, France’s digital services regulator, warned Thursday that Elon Musk's platform X is liable if it fails to act on reports of nonconsensual sexual images or CSAM generated by its AI tool Gro... (more story)

UK data watchdog to step up age assurance push on digital platforms

January 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK's data protection regulator plans to run a monitoring program this year to drive adoption of stronger age assurance measures, particularly targeting platforms that rely solely on self-declaration, a sen... (more story)