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Konskie, Poland - November 24, 2024: Live Nation company logo displayed on mobile phone

Antitrust, Technology

March 20, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US jury hears Live Nation CEO brag about 'incredible market power' worldwide

Financial Crime

March 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

Europe, North America

Balt settles US, French probes into alleged bribery of public hospital doctor

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

March 19, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Nuclear proliferation for AI data centers faces hurdles, US Congress hears

Antitrust View More

US FTC's Ferguson says focus on antitrust law to cure social ills goes too far

March 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US antitrust laws are seen as a balm for an array of social ills and the focus on antitrust for that purpose has gone too far, the chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission said, while advocating for consume... (more story)

Google wins dismissal of news publishers' US monopolization claims

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google's motion to dismiss US antitrust claims from news publishers due to untimeliness has been granted by a Washington DC federal judge. US District Judge Amit P. Mehta said that Google’s acqui... (more story)

US FTC Chair Ferguson announces healthcare task force, ‘a no brainer’

March 20, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson launched a healthcare task force, calling its mission “a no brainer,” and called the current state of the many healthcare markets “disturbing.”

Artificial Intelligence View More

Deception, ‘dummy servers’ enabled Supermicro AI diversion scheme, US alleges

March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

An alleged scheme to divert billions of dollars’ worth of high-performance Supermicro servers integrated with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology to China involved repeated deceptions of corporate compli... (more story)

Trump AI framework puts ball in US Congress’ court

March 20, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Nick Robertson and Madeline Hughes

North America

President Donald Trump on Friday released a highly-anticipated framework to lightly regulate artificial intelligence and preempt certain US state AI laws. In doing so, he passed the ball to Congress. There, an... (more story)

Reddit scraping suit against Anthropic belongs in state court, US judge tentatively says

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reddit's motion to remand its data-scraping lawsuit against Anthropic back to state court will be granted, US District Judge Trina Thompson said in a tentative ruling. Even though Reddit’s conten... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US states ask judge to keep Nexstar, Tegna from commingling assets until final ruling

March 20, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

A coalition of eight state attorneys general filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Nexstar from commingling the assets and operations of Tegna, after the companies received merger app... (more story)

State AGs seek temporary restraining order to stop Nexstar-Tegna merger

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of eight attorneys general in filing a motion for a temporary restraining order to stop the merger of Tegna Inc. and Nexstar Media Group, aft... (more story)

Charter, Cox need only California PUC approval to close telecom merger

March 20, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

North America

The only regulatory approval standing in the way of Charter Communications acquiring Cox Communications is the California Public Utility Commission, Charter told MLex on Friday. 

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta, YouTube social media jury pondering damages in US social media addiction trial

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: On their sixth day of deliberation, the jury in the social media addictive design trial against Meta Platforms and YouTube in Los Angeles sent out a question to Judge Carolyn Kuhl that suggests t... (more story)

Sentences handed down by US judge in North Korea IT fraud scheme

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Three men were sentenced in US federal court after pleading guilty to their roles in a nationwide scheme that enabled North Korean workers to access US-based computer networks.

Brazil urges caution on biometric tools under minors’ online safety law

March 20, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil's data protection agency called on tech companies to avoid age-verification mechanisms that collect excessive data from children and adolescents, and urged caution on the use of biometric tools.

Intellectual Property View More

Raskin clashes with USPTO director over 'Board of Peace' trademark

March 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office has found itself in the middle of a political conflict after Director John Squires made the unprecedented decision to file trademark applications for the “Board of Peace” in ... (more story)

Authors seek final nod for settlement with Anthropic in US copyright case

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Book authors asked a US federal judge to grant final approval to their $1.5 billion settlement with Anthropic to resolve copyright claims over AI training.

EU court copyright ruling raises questions over critical works protection

March 20, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Critical works, consisting of a version of a work in the public domain accompanied by original commentary, fall under copyright protection, the EU’s highest court has said. But the decision could undermine exi... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US SEC should examine how China might be exploiting opaque corporate structures, senators say

March 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

Asia, North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission should examine how China might be exploiting murky corporate structures called variable interest entities, which may be used by hundreds of Chinese companies listed on... (more story)

Real estate anti-money laundering rule struck down by US judge

March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Weeks after it took effect, a US judge struck down as unlawful a Treasury Department rule requiring certain corporate buyers of residential real estate to disclose their beneficial owners.

Former bank chief pleads guilty in US to fraud, violating sanctions

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The former chief executive of Nodus International Bank, a Puerto Rican lender, has pleaded guilty to  leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $24.9 million from the bank and conspiring t... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Former Nodus Bank chief pleads guilty in US to sanctions violations, fraud

March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of Nodus International Bank pleaded guilty in US court to leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain nearly $25 million from the Puerto Rican lender and to violate sanctions on Venezuel... (more story)

Market Financial Solutions faces UK regulatory probe after collapse

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Market Financial Solutions, a UK mortgage company that collapsed amid fraud claims, is under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority. The regulator said on Friday it had opened an enforc... (more story)

UK financial sector must be ready for technology-driven changes, FCA says

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK financial sector must be ready for the behavioral shifts driven by consumers' increased use of technology, including AI, the Financial Conduct Authority has said. “As technology makes peop... (more story)

Trade View More

US says online platform using AI improperly did customs business

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection said in a ruling that a confidential unlicensed online platform using AI improperly conducted customs business by employing an optical character recognition tool ... (more story)

Bahrain producer files case against US Commerce aluminum sheet order

March 20, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Bahrain's Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging the Commerce Department's February review of an antidumping order on common alloy a... (more story)

Indian producer challenges US Commerce steel bar order

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Indian producer Atlas Stainless Corporate Private Limited filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's February review of an antidumping order on st... (more story)

State Aid View More

Van der Woude resigns from EU’s General Court

March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)

EU leaders to set path for 'highly competitive' European Union

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)

Japanese cabinet approves draft bill to amend Economic Security Promotion Act

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)

Energy View More

Spain's weak voltage control was key factor in 2025 blackout, industry body says

March 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Weak voltage control in Spain’s power system was a key cause of the April 28, 2025, blackout affecting Spain and Portugal, the trade association for European electricity transmission system operators has said.... (more story)

Barriers to non-fossil flexibility persist across EU countries, regulator says

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Barriers continue to hinder demand response, storage, and other non-fossil flexibility resources across EU countries, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators says in its latest rec... (more story)

Weak Spanish voltage control contributed to April 2025 blackout, trade body says

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A failure to contain a rapid voltage surge partly led to the April 28, 2025 blackout in Spain and Portugal, with limited reactive power reserves and cascading technical issues amplifying the disr... (more story)

Technology View More

Live Nation, US states remain in settlement talks during antitrust trial

March 20, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Live Nation Entertainment and state attorneys general remained in settlement discussions as a high-profile US antitrust trial moved ahead of schedule, the parties told a New York federal judge Friday.

UK expands satellite spectrum access, streamlines licensing rules

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New UK rules should open up to 10 GHz of additional spectrum for satellite gateway stations, mainly in rural areas, telecom regulator Ofcom said in a statement, adding that it would consult on ex... (more story)

UK finalizes online safety fees regime, confirms public list of paying platforms

March 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s online safety fees regime will include a public list of platforms liable to pay fees and updated rules on handling overpayments and underpayments, under final charging principles publish... (more story)