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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US FTC shouldn’t be lead AI enforcer, Chairman Ferguson says
A sheet music excerpt of the opening to 'Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orle', a song generated by Suno, an AI platform, which has nearly identical music and lyrics to Johnny B. Goode

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

April 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Sustained YouTube scraping claim in US a boost for creators; questions remain
US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Financial Services

April 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Trump threatens to fire US Fed Chair if he doesn’t step down by May 15

Antitrust View More

Louisiana AG hails Live Nation jury verdict as 'significant win'

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill called the jury verdict in a monopolization suit against Live Nation Entertainment "a significant win for Louisiana consumers." In a statement, Murrill said... (more story)

Live Nation juror points to 'not very professional' emails in US monopoly suit

April 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation executives sent emails that "were not very professional," a juror told reporters Wednesday after delivering a clean-sweep victory to 33 US states and the District of Columbia in a monopolization trial.

FTC moves to dismiss Media Matters suit in US court

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from Media Matters that aims to block the agency's investigation into the progressive news organization, claiming FTC investigative ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK starts £500m investment fund for UK AI start-ups

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has started a Sovereign AI Unit, a £500 million investment fund to help AI companies scale up, compete and become globally competitive, the government said in a statement Thursd... (more story)

Personalized pricing a ‘top priority,’ US FTC commissioners tell Congress

April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether personalized pricing is happening and if it is an unfair and deceptive business practice, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday.

Udio will continue to face DMCA claim over YouTube scraping, US judge orders

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex summary: US District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein declined to dismiss record labels' claim that AI music company Udio circumvented technological measures in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan's Suntory to buy Daiichi Sankyo OTC unit in $1.55 billion deal

April 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings said Wednesday it will acquire all shares of Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare from its parent Daiichi Sankyo for 246.5 billion yen ($1.55 billion), as it looks t... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 deal faces more scrutiny in Brazil after being declared ‘complex’

April 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

The proposed merger between offshore engineering giants Saipem and Subsea7 has been declared ‘complex’ by the Brazilian competition authority and will get an in-depth analysis of its competitive effects in the... (more story)

Proposed merger of OceanPact, CBO under review in Brazil

April 15, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil’s competition authority is reviewing under its full-form procedure the proposed incorporation of CBO into OceanPact, resulting in a combined publicly listed company. Upon completion, CBO would be exting... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Eurosky launches fully European-based social media app

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurosky, the European sister of independent social network Bluesky, has launched a new social media app, the Dutch company said on Thursday. Fully hosted on European-based servers, the platform u... (more story)

Roblox enters 'historic' child safety, health settlement with Nevada

April 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced a settlement Wednesday with Roblox that would limit platform notifications to minors and add new parental controls for minors on the platform, and also would pay $1... (more story)

Roblox, Nevada reach settlement on kids' safety changes, averting litigation

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Roblox has reached a settlement with Nevada's attorney general that will introduce new parental controls, limit or block the ability of minors to chat with strangers, and limit app push notificat... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

‘No free lunch’: AV1 model faces pushback from US enforcers, experts

April 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Inventors Defense Alliance policy chief Kristen Osenga told MLex she shares a key antitrust enforcer’s skepticism of standards unaccompanied by a commitment to license essential patents on fair, reasonable and... (more story)

UK atomic energy authority aiming to commercialize fusion power IP

April 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The UK authority for atomic energy is aiming to commercialize intellectual property developed as part of the country’s development of fusion power. The UK Atomic Energy Authority, or UKAEA, strategy says it pl... (more story)

OpenAI seeking to minimize its wrongdoing, x.Ai tells US judge

April 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI should not be allowed to minimize its wrongdoing and recast a former xAI employee’s disclosure of trade secrets during an interview as “simply asking a candidate about prior work experienc... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Smartmatic cites dropped US corruption cases to support vindictiveness claim

April 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

Smartmatic pointed to multiple foreign bribery cases that the US government has dropped in the past year to bolster the company’s effort to get a judge to throw out corruption charges due to alleged government vindictiveness.

Iranian oil smuggling network, Hezbollah gold scheme sanctioned by US

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than two dozen individuals, companies and vessels operating within the network of Iranian oil shipping magnate... (more story)

Mexico’s CiBanco to be liquidated under amended US anti-money laundering order

April 15, 2026

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

MLex Summary: In a post on X, the US Treasury Department said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network office issued an amended order that will allow Mexican lender CiBanco to be liquidated. The bank was cut o... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Sen. Warren requests Fed records on Warsh role in financial crisis, Wall Street bailouts

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell requesting copies of all records produced or received by Kevin Warsh during his tenure as a member of the Fed from 2006 to... (more story)

UK banking supervisor must lead on growth 'challenge,' new chief Braddick says

April 15, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK prudential watchdog must be a “thought leader” on how financial regulation supports growth while maintaining stability, incoming chief Katharine Braddick has said in outlining her ambitions to lawmakers... (more story)

UK opens consultation on proposed guidance for cryptoasset activities

April 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK cryptoasset firms, stablecoin issuers, and traditional finance firms have been asked to provide  feedback over the next seven weeks on the financial regulator's planned guidance for the rules ... (more story)

Trade View More

UK car sector calls to be in scope of EU’s industry plan

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is urging the EU to revise its proposed Industrial Accelerator Act to ensure the UK automotive sector continues to be treated as a key partner under... (more story)

EU Commission eyes tax overhaul to make electricity cheaper than fossil fuels

April 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European Commission plans to tax electricity below fossil fuels and allow zero tax rates for energy-intensive industries, according to an internal document. The draft also points to stronger use of EU emis... (more story)

US BIS settles with Coastal PVA over export regulation violations

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security announced an administrative enforcement settlement with Rocklin, California-based Coastal PVA Technology to resolve allegations that i... (more story)

State Aid View More

China may suspend investment approvals in disorderly sectors under reform guideline

April 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Council said in a reform guideline issued Wednesday that authorities may impose temporary controls on investment approvals, subject to State Council consent, in sectors facing disor... (more story)

Nuctech’s IT choices in focus as EU judges weigh demands for Chinese data

April 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Asia, Europe

Nuctech warned against EU meddling in corporate freedom to structure IT systems, telling judges that European Commission demands to access data in China went too far. In a hearing before the EU courts, lawyers... (more story)

EU court questions Nuctech’s ‘accessibility’ of Chinese information in FSR raid

April 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Asia, Europe

Security scanner company Nuctech told judges on Tuesday that EU officials had forced it to hand over digital information "under duress," even though it risked breaking China's data security law. The EU court i... (more story)

Energy View More

Lawmakers call for earlier allowance releases in EU Emissions Trading System

April 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A key European Parliament committee has proposed changes to the extension of the EU Emissions Trading System that would accelerate allowance releases during price spikes, extend the €45 cap beyon... (more story)

EU carbon trading debate shifts to security, competitiveness as reforms considered

April 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU emissions trading system is no longer seen as a climate-only tool amid the current energy crisis but increasingly as part of a broader shift toward European autonomy and competitiveness, the head of the... (more story)

EU carbon levy shouldn’t allow broad exemptions, Parliament report says

April 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proposed changes to the EU’s carbon border levy, or CBAM, would scrap a broad emergency exemption for goods covered by the instrument. The draft report, presented by center-left lawmaker Mohammed... (more story)

Technology View More

Jury verdict in Live Nation case is victory for competitive markets, Arizona AG says

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said the jury verdict in the states' challenge to Live Nation Entertainment "sends a clear message: no corporation is too big to face justice." Mayes said the ... (more story)

Live Nation to renew motion for judgment against US states after adverse jury verdict

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Live Nation Entertainment said it will soon renew its motion for judgment as a matter of law against 33 US states and the District of Columbia in a monopolization lawsuit that the company lost. T... (more story)

Open Markets says Live Nation verdict shows US states will step up on antitrust

April 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Open Markets Institute said a US jury's finding today in a monopolization lawsuit against Live Nation shows US states will step in to enforce the antitrust laws when the federal government st... (more story)