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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 ​

Artificial Intelligence

January 14, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

White House pledges to work with Congress on ‘sensible’ AI regulation

Data Privacy and Security, Energy, Technology, Trade

January 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Trump imposes tariffs on semiconductor chips, takes action on critical minerals

Antitrust View More

Imballaggi Piemontesi loses EU court fight over Italian cardboard cartel

January 15, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Packaging group Imballaggi Piemontesi has lost its EU court challenge to an Italian cardboard cartel fine. EU judges ruled that deadlines for concluding proceedings before a competition authority are not manda... (more story)

Turkish marketplace Sahibinden ends antitrust probe with promises

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Turkish online marketplace Sahibinden Bilgi Teknolojileri has offered commitments to allay the competition authority's concerns that it abused its market power by combining user data it obtained ... (more story)

Time-limits on antitrust probes aren't mandatory, ECJ rules in Italian cardboard case

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Packaging company Imballaggi Piemontesi has failed to convince EU judges that deadlines for concluding proceedings before a competition authority are mandatory under EU law. The judges ruled on T... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Lawmakers push voluntary deals, deepfakes in AI copyright report

January 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU lawmakers are backing voluntary AI licensing deals in a non-binding report on copyright and generative AI, signaling how creators should be paid as the European Commission prepares a broader copyright revie... (more story)

UK welcomes X move on Grok, regulator working 'round the clock' on probe

January 15, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

X's move to suspend and geoblock certain image editing features on Grok has been welcomed by the UK government as the country’s online regulator said it was “working round the clock” on its investigation into ... (more story)

LG AI Research, SK Telecom, Upstage advance in South Korea's 'independent AI' project

January 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage have advanced to the second stage of South Korea’s “independent AI foundation model” project after the science ministry narrowed five elite teams to three. ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Aramark must sell caterer Entier, UK’s CMA says

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Aramark must unwind its acquisition of Entier, the UK antitrust regulator said after concluding that the deal will harm competition in the market for offshore catering and facilities management. ... (more story)

Frozen vegetables JV, agricultural merger both win French approval

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A frozen vegetables joint venture between Belgian food group Greenyard and French cooperative Eureden has received clearance from the French competition authority, which also approved a merger be... (more story)

Salzillo wins conditional Spanish approval to buy funeral operator Lázaro Soto

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Salzillo Servicios Funerarios has won approval from the Spanish competition authority to acquire its rival Lázaro Soto, including three of the target's funeral parlors and a crematorium in southe... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

AI companion website Joi.com probed by UK regulator over age-verification duties

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Joi.com, an AI companion website run by Novi, is being investigated by Ofcom over whether it has failed to prevent children from accessing pornographic content, the UK online safety regulator sai... (more story)

UK data watchdog revamps guidance on international data transfers

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s Information Commissioner Office has updated its guidance on international data transfers, so as to make compliance easier, the regulator said on Thursday. The update introduces a three-s... (more story)

Snapchat revises UK risks of illegal content following Ofcom intervention

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Snapchat has changed how it assesses the risk of illegal content appearing on its platform after an intervention by Ofcom, the UK online safety regulator said on Thursday. Ofcom had raised concer... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP court narrows AFURI ramen chain's alcohol trademarks after earlier win

January 15, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s IP High Court upheld the invalidation of two alcohol-related trademarks owned by a popular ramen chain, finding both marks confusingly similar to a third party’s earlier registration despite difference... (more story)

When patents meet standards: China's top court draws red line against 'patent ambush'

January 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Proven patent infringement is no guarantee of victory in an intellectual property dispute involving industry standards.. In a landmark ruling, China’s highest court drew a clear red line between abusive assert... (more story)

Canada, Australia digital trade laws threaten US innovation, stakeholders warn

January 14, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America, Oceania

The Motion Picture Association and intellectual property policy experts warned the US House on Tuesday that media tax, ownership and reporting requirements in Canada and Australia violate trade agreements and ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Swedbank says US closed money laundering investigation, NY probe continues

January 14, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Swedish lender Swedbank said the US Justice Department has closed a money laundering investigation without filing charges, and that a probe by the New York State Department of Financial Services continues.

UK fraud agency opens £300m Home REIT-linked bribery probe

January 14, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The past management of Home REIT, a UK-listed social housing company, is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office as part of a probe into suspected bribery and fraud involving £300 million. The SFO said... (more story)

US SEC enforcement activity brakes to slowest pace in decade, study finds

January 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division had a “markedly slower” year in fiscal 2025 compared to the year before and the lowest level of activity in 10 years, a private analysis by the ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

BOE made ‘capital mistake’ in easing bank rules, former officials say

January 15, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The Bank of England made a “capital mistake” in reducing the amount of capital that banks need to sustain themselves during a crisis, according to John Vickers and David Aikman — two former BOE officials who w... (more story)

Consultations on venture and growth capital funds review opened by EU

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Thursday opened consultations on barriers facing venture and growth capital funds and possible solutions. One targets industry and public stakeholders, the other the ge... (more story)

Kazāks, Centeno win EU lawmakers’ backing for ECB vice-president

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mārtiņš Kazāks of Latvia and Mário Centeno of Portugal have emerged as the preferred candidates for the role of European Central Bank vice-president, following informal exchanges held on Wednesda... (more story)

Trade View More

Wrap-up of EU-India trade deal tops leaders’ agenda at New Delhi summit

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU leaders will press to deepen trade ties and wrap up the bloc’s trade deal with India, when European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet ... (more story)

China tightens tech supply chains with Nvidia H200 curbs, software ban

January 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has moved to tighten control over technology supply chains amid a push for self-sufficiency and rising geopolitical tensions, hitting potential buyers of Nvidia’s H200 chips with a customs notice banning... (more story)

Trump takes trade action on critical minerals

January 14, 2026

North America

MLex summary: President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation directing his Cabinet to negotiate trade deals with countries on processed critical minerals and derivative products and to explore potential pric... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

Trade bodies lose appeal against Spanish aid to Correos at top EU court

January 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish private-post association Asempre and logistics organization UNO have lost their legal challenge against their earlier court loss over the European Commission's 2020 approval of Spanish ai... (more story)

Energy View More

Global, European temperatures in 2025 third-highest on record, EU scientists say

January 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Global temperatures in 2025 were the third-highest on record, while Europe also experienced its third-warmest year, according to the latest EU’s Copernicus climate report. Copernicus warned curre... (more story)

Former Goldman banker gets ‘tentative’ July 2026 trial date in US bribery case

January 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko faces a “tentative” US trial date in July on corruption charges stemming from his alleged role in a bribery scheme in Ghana. The trial is expected to last around two we... (more story)

EU’s carbon border tax fertilizer exemption clarified by EU Commision

January 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Details on an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax for fertilizer imports were published Thursday by the European Commission. The regulator says the exemption could be triggered under an eme... (more story)

Technology View More

Major companies face advance inspections in South Korea following data breaches in 2025

January 15, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Major companies in telecommunications, retail, and other sectors that handle large volumes of personal data will face advance inspections by South Korea's privacy regulator as part of its shift from reactive p... (more story)

US appeals court questions NetChoice bid to block California Kids’ Code

January 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A group of federal appellate judges zeroed in on whether California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code can be blocked in full based on the law’s threshold test for services “likely to be accessed by children.”

Shape emerges of EU expert panel to advise on social-media age controls

January 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

EU social-media age restrictions, including a potential ban for young users, will be discussed by an expert panel drawn from 20 scientists, physicians and other academics as well as advocacy professionals, acc... (more story)