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US President Donald Trump, alongside Chinese President Xi JinPing, received a guard of honor ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026

Trade

May 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China's Xi urges wider US cooperation, warns on Taiwan at Trump summit

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 13, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Paramount defends WBD deal, assures Calif. AG it's committed to movie releases

Antitrust View More

Microsoft's business software ecosystem under UK digital gatekeeper probe

May 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Microsoft's business software ecosystem is being probed under the UK’s bespoke digital competition powers over whether it should have "strategic market status," the Competition and Markets Author... (more story)

CISPE criticizes Broadcom's EU litigation moves

May 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Trade association CISPE has criticized Broadcom for what is sees as "delaying tactics" in pursuing litigation at the EU courts over an antitrust case run by the European Commission. CISPE says Br... (more story)

Mastercard exec was unaware of full-volume commitments, Australian trial hears

May 14, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A senior Mastercard executive told an Australian court on Thursday he was not made aware that strategic merchant agreements with Coles and Woolworths allegedly required the retailers to commit all of their cre... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Singapore uses OpenClaw case study to signal AI governance risks

May 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority released a case study showing how the city-state’s AI governance and risk-management framework can be applied to autonomous AI agents such as Open... (more story)

Google, Apple told to curb ads promoting porn, crime in India

May 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Apple and Google have been told to proactively curb mobile applications promoting pornography, prostitution and organized crime. The Delhi High Court directive seeks to hold intermediaries accountable under In... (more story)

OpenAI trial concludes with testimony about Musk's outburst during company-wide meeting

May 14, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI’s “chief futurist” testified that Elon Musk called him a “jackass” when he questioned his commitment to artificial intelligence safety during a company-wide meeting. He was one of several witnesses who ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

China urges UK to respect Jingye's interests in British Steel

May 14, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Thursday that any move by the UK government to nationalize British Steel should take into account the investment and contribution made by Chinese ... (more story)

Japan's Eneos to acquire Chevron's Southeast Asian businesses for $2.2 billion

May 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s Eneos said Thursday it has agreed to acquire certain Southeast Asian downstream businesses from US energy major Chevron for $2.17 billion, as the company seeks growth overseas amid declin... (more story)

Japanese regional banking groups Aichi FG, 33FG plan 2027 merger

May 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese regional banking groups Aichi Financial Group, or AFG, and San ju San Financial Group, or 33 FG, said Wednesday they had reached a basic agreement to pursue a business integration, subje... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Instagram's encryption removal prompts Hong Kong regulator's warning

May 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong's privacy regulator warned users about Instagram's discontinuation of its end-to-end encrypted messaging feature effective May 8. Third parties, including Instagram itself, may now be a... (more story)

South Korea privacy regulator says follow-up checks show 95% implementation rate

May 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator said large-scale personal-information processors, foreign companies and public bodies with high-priority personal-data systems had implemented, or submitted plans ... (more story)

Australian property tech firm cleared by privacy watchdog, but concerns remain

May 14, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia’s privacy watchdog found Property Lovers and its fastproperty.ai platform did not breach national privacy laws, but referred some of their conduct to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: 8 May - 14 May

May 14, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The UPC this week issued rulings on infringement evidence, preliminary injunctions, confidentiality protections and recoverable litigation costs, while appellate judges continued clarifying procedural and juri... (more story)

Japan's piracy concerns gain diplomatic weight as content exports grow

May 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s growing focus on overseas piracy and newly released trade data suggest Tokyo is beginning to treat anime, manga and other copyrighted content less as cultural branding tools and more as strategic expor... (more story)

Top Chinese court official outlines legal approach to low-quality competition

May 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A top Chinese court official has outlined legal and regulatory approaches to tackling destructive “low-quality” competition, arguing that monopolistic conduct, insufficient innovation incentives and unfair com... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Celsius exec avoids prison in US cryptocurrency fraud case

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform Celsius, was sentenced to time served for his role in a fraud and market-manipulation case, according to the... (more story)

Fugitive 1MDB fraud mastermind Low asks Trump for US pardon

May 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Jho Low, the reputed mastermind of the multibillion-dollar fraud and embezzlement of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, MLex has confirmed. Low is a fugitive f... (more story)

Eight convicted over insider trading of Pagero shares in Sweden

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eight individuals have been convicted of insider-trading offenses linked to the shares of Swedish software company Pagero Group. Judges at Stockholm's District Court sent four individuals to pris... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Senate confirms Warsh for Fed chair mostly along party lines

May 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be US Federal Reserve chair, was confirmed by the US Senate by a vote of 54-45, largely along party lines, after a floor debate marked by whether he would remai... (more story)

EU Parliament securitization deal risks challenge in full assembly

May 13, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Some European Parliament lawmakers who opposed the securitization reform in committee on May 5 are considering requesting a vote on the negotiating mandate in the full assembly next week, MLex has learned. But... (more story)

UK plans legislation to streamline financial services regulation

May 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The UK government has announced plans for legislation to consolidate the regulatory framework for financial services so firms deal with fewer overlapping watchdogs, have clearer accountability, and benefit fro... (more story)

Trade View More

Proposed ITC transparency rule puts litigation funders under new scrutiny

May 13, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

The US International Trade Commission’s proposal to require disclosure of litigation funding is placing third-party funders under greater scrutiny in the powerful patent forum, prompting questions about how in... (more story)

US outlines exemption steps for pharmaceutical tariffs

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security submitted rules and guidelines for exemptions from a 100 percent pharmaceutical tariff under Section 232, outlining how eligible compa... (more story)

Perfectus Aluminum to pay $549.5 million to settle US duty evasion allegations

May 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department has settled with companies Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC and four affiliated warehousing firms for $549.5 million to resolve allegations o... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU Commission, Carpatair told to cover costs in airport state aid dispute

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Carpatair and the European Commission have been told by an EU court to cover their own legal costs following a mixed ruling in long-running state aid dispute. Following a legal challenge from Car... (more story)

UK regulators lack clarity on growth mandate, lawmakers say in push for reform bill

May 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK regulators risk failing to meet the government’s demand that they support economic growth because of unclear guidance, legislative constraints and competing statutory duties, a parliamentary c... (more story)

UK plans legislation to nationalize British Steel

May 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK will have the power to bring British Steel under public ownership, subject to public interest tests, under new legislation to be set out this week. The public interest test would consider factors includ... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy industry urges EU to delay methane rules amid supply concerns

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy companies and industry groups including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Eurogas have urged EU energy ministers to amend and delay the EU Methane Regulation, warning it could thr... (more story)

EU says committed to pragmatic enforcement of planned methane emissions rules

May 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has said it is committed to a pragmatic approach to its planned law on methane emissions from the extraction of gas and oil that is imported into the bloc after a document suggested penalties for breach... (more story)

EU urges countries to fast-track energy-saving measures in new catalogue

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has highlighted national measures that are ready for wider rollout across the EU to tackle the energy crisis. These include heat pumps, smart meters, flexible electricity ... (more story)

Technology View More

Streaming platforms would face same UK standards as TV under consultation plans

May 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming platforms would be subject to standards in the UK similar to broadcast television for the first time under new codes that the media regula... (more story)

Meta begins defense in New Mexico social media remedies trial

May 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

New Mexico's remedy trial against Meta Platforms hit the halfway point Wednesday as the state rested its case in a trial in which it is seeking changes to the design of Instagram and Facebook, as well as a $3.... (more story)

US senators press for KOSA vote after landmark social media verdicts

May 14, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Finish the job and pass the Kids Online Safety Act. That was the charge delivered Wednesday to members of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee by parents who lost children after being exposed to deadly harms on social media.