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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

NAR, home sellers defend $418m antitrust settlement before US appeals court

January 14, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

North America

The National Association of Realtors, top US brokerages and class counsel representing home sellers defended their antitrust settlements over broker commissions on Wednesday before a US appeals court panel tha... (more story)

Zillow, Redfin move to dismiss US FTC, states' 'threadbare' antitrust claims

January 14, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Zillow and Redfin moved to dismiss what they called “threadbare” antitrust claims brought by the US Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, arguing the plaintiffs ignore renters who benefit from ... (more story)

Takeda Pharmaceutical must face retailers' US antitrust claims over Amitiza, judge rules

January 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Walgreen, The Kroger Co., Albertsons, H-E-B, and CVS Pharmacy have valid US antitrust claims assigned to them from various national wholesalers against Takeda Pharmaceutical, a Massachusetts fede... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

​European telcos set to see EU bill on spectrum harmonization, unlimited licenses

January 14, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica will face a revamp of EU telecom rules that will, according to an early draft, include EU-wide harmonization of radio spectrum, unlimited license duration by default and... (more story)

Grok chatbot hosted on X platform said to be rejecting deepfake requests (*update)

January 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Social-media platform X has reportedly stopped the Grok AI chatbot integrated into it from responding to requests to sexualize photos of real people by removing their clothes, both for users of its free and pa... (more story)

EU working ‘faster than normal’ as Ribera considers WhatsApp AI injunction

January 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari

Europe

Meta Platforms still faces the prospect of a possible EU injunction against its WhatsApp platform over a policy to exclude rival AI chatbots. EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera said she was “still consi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FTC raises new HSR filing threshold to $133.9m; fees range up to $2.46m

January 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission increased the jurisdictional threshold for deals filed under Hart-Scott-Rodino to $133.9 million and approved new filing fees ranging from $35,000 to $2.46 million.

US FTC increases threshold for reporting under HSR to $133.9m

January 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission approved revised jurisdictional thresholds and a revised filing fee schedule. The new size-of-transaction threshold for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions... (more story)

Brazilian industry shows little resistance to Savar–Mecasul merger

January 14, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Bus, van and truck companies didn’t give Brazil’s competition authority much pushback on Savar’s proposed acquisition of Mecasul Auto Mecânica, a Mercedes-Benz dealership focused on heavy vehicles and related ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Coupang urged by South Korean regulator to remove 'one-sided' breach claims

January 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Coupang has been urged by South Korea’s privacy regulator to immediately take down app and website notices about information it claims to have obtained from the suspected leaker behind its data b... (more story)

South Korea's no-action letter offers regulatory assurance, but will it revive data sharing?

January 15, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea’s privacy regulator has introduced no-action letters to revive the use of pseudonymized data by offering advance assurance against enforcement, aiming to reduce legal uncertainty for businesses and... (more story)

Kakao setback as South Korean court backs PIPC over KakaoTalk open-chat breach

January 15, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s popular messaging app, has lost its court challenge to the country’s privacy watchdog, after a Seoul court dismissed the company’s appeal over the KakaoTalk open-chat data ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

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)

US House Judiciary again delays Issa’s litigation funding transparency bill

January 14, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday failed to complete mark up for a second time on a bill that mandates transparency for third-party litigation funders, despite recent concessions around disclosure requi... (more story)

Nexperia urges probe into Chinese owner Wingtech in Dutch court face-off (update*)

January 14, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Asia, Europe

In the wake of a semiconductor supply crisis, Dutch chipmaker Nexperia has urged judges to investigate its Chinese parent company Wingtech, and to keep in place court-ordered measures that were imposed after a... (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

Schumer says Republicans should push US DOJ officials to testify on Powell probe

January 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer prodded Republicans to call on Justice Department officials to testify about their investigation of the Federal Reserve’s building renovations. In a floor speech today... (more story)

New EU capital rules will choke investment from UK, City of London body says

January 14, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

A planned 2027 update to EU capital rules risks significantly reducing investment flows from the UK financial sector into the bloc, the governing body of London’s financial district and think tank New Financial say.

UK retail banks set to disclose annual reporting on business models

January 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Retail banks in the UK are set to send annual regulatory reporting on their business models to the Financial Conduct Authority, under a proposal released on Wednesday. The requirements will apply... (more story)

Trade View More

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)

US imposes 25 percent tariffs on certain semiconductor chips

January 14, 2026

North America

MLex summary: President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a 25 percent tariff rate on certain advanced semiconductor chips similar to the Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X. Trump carved out exemptions f... (more story)

US Customs advisory board recommends clearer tariff rules

January 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

An advisory committee for the US Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday formally submitted recommendations to customs to clarify tariff rules, including exemptions for in-cargo transit and insignificant de... (more story)

State Aid View More

New guidelines released for EU's foreign-subsidies powers

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)

Foreign-subsidy rules get EU guidance on assessing market distortions

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)

Thailand outlines long-term strategy to build semiconductor value chain

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

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

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)

Epic Games loses Dutch court challenge over Fortnite’s child-focused commercial practices

January 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has failed to overturn fines and a binding order imposed by The Netherlands’ Autoriteit Consument & Markt. The Rotterdam District Court ruled that Fortnite’s in... (more story)