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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Energy, Trade
January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia, North America
Artificial Intelligence
January 12, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Financial Crime
January 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The Atlantic Monthly filed a US complaint accusing Google of abusing its monopoly over the markets for publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. According to the complaint, Google uses its monopoly ... (more story)
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Vizient convinced a US appeals court to affirm a summary judgment against Endure Innovation’s antitrust case over medical disposable products. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found ... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
US publishers bringing antitrust claims against Google are stuck in the past, where search engine users would visit their websites to get information rather than use new AI tools to get quick summaries, and bl... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A federal judge in California has set an April 27 start for the jury trial in the case filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over whether the AI giant breached its charitable t... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
The UK creative sector can start using a national content marketplace for licensing digital content as a government pilot begins at the end of the month, said a culture department official. More meetings of th... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
Artificial intelligence is forcing a reassessment of what constitutes a “skilled person” when it comes to assessing patents, a judge at the European Patent Office has said.
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 13, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Brazil’s antitrust authority has approved the participation of CERC as an interested third party in the review of B3’s acquisition of a controlling stake in CRDC, a deal that includes a commercial partnership ... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
The buyer group behind ClickBus’s acquisition of RJ Consultores has denied claims by Brazil’s antitrust authority that it provided misleading information during the merger review. A report from the agency's i... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Allcargo Logistics has been fined for failing to notify India's competition watchdog of its move from joint to sole control of Gati-Kintetsu Express. The Competition Commission of India ruled that veto rights ... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 13, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: An investigation into Staples by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found the company did not fully remove users’ personal information from returned laptops that it later resold, the office a... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Talks on a legislative package that would simplify the General Data Protection Regulation are getting underway, a discussion paper from Cyprus shows. The paper, seen by MLex and dated Jan. 9, invites member st... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Jenny Lee
Asia
Coupang faced a renewed on-site inspection by South Korea's antitrust regulator on Tuesday, as the enforcement campaign against the e-commerce giant expands from a recent personal data breach to encompass broa... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 13, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
An Amsterdam court will hear arguments on Wednesday on whether to formally investigate chipmaker Nexperia after a supply chain crisis that has hit European carmakers. Experts expect judges to order a probe, a ... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Software company Beijing Yingfumei Information Technology has secured a key courtroom win after China’s highest court overturned a lower ruling and clarified how proof should be weighed in software infringement disputes.
January 13, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
An injunction against Zydus Lifesciences has been lifted by an Indian court, allowing the sale of its cheaper cancer biosimilar despite a Squibb patent dispute. The Delhi High Court cited public interest and l... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 13, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Spain's CaixaBank has said it will appeal a multi-million euro fine imposed by the country's anti-money laundering regulator over a real estate deal. Sepblac has issued a fine of €30 million agai... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Africa, Europe
Richard Payne, a British businessman facing corruption charges in South Africa, was unable to argue that time delays in the case made his rare extradition unfair after a UK judge said he had become a “fugitive... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Güralp Systems lost a UK court bid Tuesday to block the Serious Fraud Office from taking action over allegations that the seismic testing company breached a 2019 plea deal by failing to pay a £2 million fine. ... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 13, 2026
Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: International central bank leaders have said they "stand in full solidarity" with US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, stressing in a joint statement that central bank independence was a corne... (more story)
January 12, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the agency was served by the US Justice Department with grand jury subpoenas threatening a criminal indictment in connection with Powell’s congressional testimony on... (more story)
January 12, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Capital One agreed to pay $425 million to settle claims that it cheated consumers out of higher interest payments on their savings accounts, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. Jam... (more story)
Trade View More
January 13, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Fanny Roux
Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
France's economy minister Roland Lescure has said his country will put securing the supply of critical raw materials at the top of the G7 agenda, during France's rotating presidency of the group. Finance minis... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
The US House passed a bill Monday broadening export controls to address what sponsors call a loophole that gives Chinese firms remote access US AI chips.
January 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The US House of Representatives on Monday passed two bills that would extend trade deals granting duty-free treatment for many products for Haiti and Africa.
State Aid View More
January 09, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has clarified how it will analyze market distortions stemming from subsidies outside of the EU, and how it will balance those against any potential positive effects. In ne... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Asia, Europe
Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)
January 09, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Thailand has set out a long-term national strategy to expand its semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, with a focus on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and an... (more story)
Energy View More
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)
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)
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The US decision to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is “regrettable and unfortunate,” EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday. He said support for internationa... (more story)
Technology View More
January 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey
Europe
The pressure is on for a quick turnaround from UK regulator Ofcom in its investigation into non-consensual images on X. But the Online Safety Act’s emphasis on risk assessments — paired with its own lack of tr... (more story)
January 13, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts
Europe
The EU has a “constitutional obligation” to ensure Big Tech gatekeepers don’t distort competition in the EU, according to the bloc’s top antitrust enforcer. Teresa Ribera stressed that defending the rule of la... (more story)
January 13, 2026
Asia
MLex summary: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said Tuesday it will pursue legal action against X Corp., formerly Twitter, and xAI LLC over alleged failures to ensure user safety on its A... (more story)