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Antitrust, Technology

January 27, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US DOJ-Live Nation showdown previews FTC appeals court fight with Meta

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

January 27, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Fight over addictive algorithms likely headed to trial, US federal judge signals
Domestic terminal of Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

January 26, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Affinity takeover of Lotte Rental blocked as South Korea flags loss of top-two rivalry

Antitrust View More

Google to get EU instructions on opening Android, search data to AI rivals

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Google has seen the European Commission open “specification” proceedings under the Digital Markets Act to set out how the company should should grant rival AI services access to software and hard... (more story)

Indonesia fines two contractors for rigging hospital construction tender

January 27, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s antitrust watchdog has fined two contractors a combined 3 billion rupiah ($179,000) for rigging a tender linked to the construction of a state-owned hospital in West Java. The Indonesian Competitio... (more story)

Google to see EU ‘specify’ gatekeeper compliance to aid rival AI services (update*)

January 27, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Google is the target of two new EU procedures that will “specify” how it can comply with digital rules so that AI providers can interoperate with Android and access search data. The European Commission is look... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Anthropic to create AI assistant to help UK jobseekers

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Anthropic is developing an AI assistant designed to help UK jobseekers in their campaign. A pilot is expected to launch later this year, the technology ministry announced Tuesday. It will be part... (more story)

AI’s impact on UK retail financial services to come under FCA scrutiny

January 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

AI's impact on the UK's retail financial services is set for close scrutiny by the financial markets watchdog, which on Tuesday opened a review examining potential implications. The Financial Conduct Authority... (more story)

Telcos asked by UK regulator how AI can improve their services, benefit customers

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Telecom companies and others in the UK have been invited to tell the communications regulator how AI impacts their businesses and customers. Ofcom said its six-week consultation seeks input on ho... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

HPE-Juniper judge explains denying states’ bid for hold separate order in Tunney review

January 27, 2026

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: Twelve US states and the District of Columbia have asked the court reviewing the Department of Justice's settlement with Hewlett-Packard and Juniper for a hold separate order, which would require... (more story)

Suzano’s Kimberly-Clark deal faces March 2 EU subsidy review deadline

January 27, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Brazilian pulp and paper maker Suzano has requested EU foreign subsidy clearance to buy a majority stake in Kimberly-Clark’s tissue business. The European Commission has set a March 2 deadline to decide whethe... (more story)

Peninsula Petroleum-Itochu among deals unconditionally cleared in China Jan. 12-18

January 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A joint venture between Ireland-based Peninsula Petroleum, a global integrated physical bunker fuel supplier, and Japanese trade company Itochu; a joint venture formed by companies including Mint... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU–Brazil personal data transfers cleared under mutual adequacy decisions

January 27, 2026

Europe, Latin America

MLex Summary: Personal data will be able to flow freely between the European Union and Brazil, after the European Commission and Brazil agreed mutual adequacy decisions confirming their data protection regimes... (more story)

EU planned revisions to data laws don't aim to weaken protections, officials say

January 27, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

The EU's planned changes to the bloc's data protection and artificial intelligence rules aim to codify existing court case law and improve legal certainty rather than lower safeguards, European Commission offi... (more story)

Tech company in China's Chongqing receives correction order for cybersecurity lapses

January 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A Chongqing-based technology company has received a warning and an order to correct its practices for violating China's Cybersecurity Law. In a statement on Monday, the Chongqing internet regulat... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan 2025 piracy losses hit 10.4 trillion yen as IP strategy pushes content exports

January 27, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Losses from the online piracy of Japanese-origin content reached an estimated 10.4 trillion yen ($67 billion) in 2025, underscoring the scale of enforcement challenges confronting Japan’s creative industries a... (more story)

Wuxi DK escalates patent fight with twin DuPont-origin suits against Chinese peers

January 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Wuxi DK Electronic Materials has filed two new high-profile patent-infringement lawsuits, accusing Chinese rivals of unlawfully using photovoltaic silver-paste technologies originally developed by US chemical giant DuPont.

‘New’ evidence of alleged MediaTek wrongdoing not needed, US judge says

January 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

At first blush, a California federal judge’s refusal Friday to consider evidence recently gleaned from Texas patent litigation might look like a setback for Realtek on its antitrust claims against MediaTek. B... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US public company disclosure requirements should be scaled back, SEC’s Uyeda says

January 26, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US public company disclosure requirements, including those for cybersecurity, should be scaled back, Securities and Exchange Commission member Mark Uyeda said. Uyeda, a Republican, said other areas for streaml... (more story)

After a turbulent year, US DOJ promotes its anti-bribery enforcement efforts

January 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

One of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s first acts in office was to deprioritize US anti-bribery enforcement, but on Monday the Justice Department touted its efforts over the past year, highlighting wins in two tr... (more story)

Turkish defense contractor, ex-NATO official charged in US over bribery scheme

January 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Turkish national and a German national were charged in the US over their alleged roles in a bribery scheme involving contracts with the US military and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N... (more story)

Financial Services View More

BOE’s Bailey stresses need to strengthen resilience in market-based finance

January 27, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned there’s a “particular and urgent need” to boost the global resilience of market-based finance. His remarks come as UK financial regulators are tig... (more story)

EU markets supervisor, Reserve Bank of India sign clearing cooperation deal

January 27, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Reserve Bank of India to support cooperation and information sharing for recognizing Indian central... (more story)

European Central Bank to accept digitally issued assets as collateral from March

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Europe’s central banking system will start accepting assets which use distributed ledger technology as collateral for its credit operations from March 30, the ECB said on Tuesday. They must be re... (more story)

Trade View More

India wins EU assurance of equal carbon border tax treatment, technical support

January 27, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Indian companies exporting goods in scope of the EU's carbon border tax will receive technical support under the EU-India trade deal announced on Tuesday, a European Commission official said. The agreement als... (more story)

South Korea says US letter urged digital non-discrimination ahead of Trump tariff remarks

January 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s presidential office said Tuesday that a recent letter from the US side, sent to the government ahead of President Donald Trump’s remarks about re-raising tariffs, focused primarily ... (more story)

China defends strategic partnership with Canada amid US tariff threats

January 27, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China and Canada are forging a new type of strategic partnership that will not target any third parties, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Monday. Responding to US thre... (more story)

State Aid View More

US, Japan agree to joint AI, supercomputer research, including Genesis Mission

January 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said it signed on Monday a statement of intent with the US Department of Energy to deepen bilateral collaboration on artific... (more story)

Japan's auto industry plans shared chip platform to manage supply risks

January 23, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Facing growing risks of semiconductor supply disruptions, Japan’s automotive industry is preparing to launch a common platform with chip suppliers to assess supply-chain conditions. The head of the industry gr... (more story)

Japan approves $73m in loans, subsidies for undersea cables to Malaysia, Singapore

January 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday it has approved loans and subsidies of up to $73 million to support the expansion and operation of undersea cables between Japa... (more story)

Energy View More

EU power sector set for voluntary cybersecurity reporting under regulator guidance

January 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU energy watchdog has issued guidance on voluntary reporting to track cybersecurity performance in EU electricity networks. Power companies and service providers will share data on cyber thr... (more story)

North Sea Summit pledges European development of 100 GW offshore wind capacity

January 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Several European states committed at the North Sea Summit on Monday to develop up to 100 gigawatts of a joint 300 GW ambition through cross-border cooperation projects. The industry pledged to reduce electrici... (more story)

Timetable for full phaseout of Russian gas imports set by Council of the EU (correct*)

January 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas will be gradually prohibited, the Council of the EU said on Monday. The ban will start to apply six weeks after the regulation enters ... (more story)

Technology View More

French social media ban for under-15s approved by National Assembly

January 27, 2026 | Flore Coin-Deleau

Europe

Children in France under 15 may later this year face a ban on using social media platforms — including Snapchat, Meta Platforms’ Instagram and Facebook, as well as Google’s YouTube — after lawmakers approved t... (more story)

Philippines drops mandatory social media verification after rights, cost concerns

January 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

The Philippines has dropped plans for mandatory social media ID verification, shifting to a voluntary, public-education approach, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda said. The draft rule would have required all account... (more story)

Social media ban prompted warnings about privacy claims from Australian regulator

January 27, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia’s privacy regulator cautioned the country’s online safety watchdog against taking an overly broad approach to age-verification in the lead-up to the country’s social media minimum age laws that took ... (more story)