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Financial Crime

January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

Europe, North America

Ex-trader’s lawsuit is ‘forum shopping,’ UBS says in motion to dismiss

Data Privacy and Security

January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Google agrees to settle US Android cellular data suit for $135 million
US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Data Privacy and Security

January 28, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US FTC to urge that age verification comply with COPPA, Ferguson says

Antitrust View More

Japanese road-cleaning companies to face sanctions over bid rigging

January 29, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Major road-cleaning companies in Japan are set to face antitrust corrective orders, and two are likely to be fined roughly 500 million yen ($3.3 million) for rigging bids to clean up projects for Tokyo’s Metro... (more story)

South Korea strengthens anonymous tip-off center to catch hidden unfair practices

January 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s competition watchdog said it will strengthen its anonymous tip-off center for unfair practices in subcontracting, distribution, dealerships and franchising, targeting "hidden" misco... (more story)

Review of Australia's horticulture code to examine sector competition issues

January 29, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia’s Horticulture Code, which regulates trade between growers and traders of wholesale unprocessed fruit and vegetables, will be reviewed to identify any competition issues, a minister has... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea adopts first master plan to foster quantum tech, industry

January 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday its first comprehensive plan to promote quantum science and technology and the quantum industry, along with a first basic plan to e... (more story)

Fate of Google engineer accused of stealing trade secrets in US jurors' hands

January 29, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Former Google engineer Linwei Ding isn't guilty of stealing trade secrets to build artificial intelligence supercomputers and data centers in China because he could not and did not intend to replicate Google’s... (more story)

Senate Democrats continue pause on US permit talks, citing Trump energy policy

January 28, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The possibility of US federal permitting reforms to speed up artificial intelligence infrastructure development remains uncertain this month, despite progress in the House. Senate Democrats are maintaining a p... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US DOJ asks court to dismiss lawsuit filed by former STB commissioner Primus

January 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump's August 2025 decision to fire then-US Surface Transportation Board Commissioner Robert Primus — who subsequently filed a wrongful termination lawsuit — was not motivated b... (more story)

Charter, Cox reach merger settlement in Connecticut, get perks for constituents

January 28, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Charter Communications and Cox Communications reached a settlement with the Connecticut Attorney General’s office that should allow their merger to move forward in the state once the Public Utilities Regulator... (more story)

Charter, Cox reach merger settlement with Connecticut AG; still needs PURA signoff

January 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charter Communications and Cox Communications reached a settlement with the Connecticut attorney general's office over concerns their proposed merger will harm consumers. The agreement, now befor... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan's privacy watchdog begins triennial review of national ID-breach response

January 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission said late Wednesday that it has kicked off the triennial review of the guideline on protecting national-identification numbers. The Specific Per... (more story)

Meta warns of potential 'material loss' on eve of US addictive design trials

January 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America

As Meta Platforms faces key trials in California and New Mexico in February on allegations that the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram caused a mental health crisis among US teens, the company's leader... (more story)

California attorney general launches 'surveillance pricing' probe

January 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned Wednesday that the growing practice of using consumer data to personalize prices may violate California’s privacy law, announcing an investigative sweep of business... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

India-EU FTA to force high-speed overhaul of Indian patent law

January 29, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia, Europe

The India-EU Free Trade Agreement pressures India to strengthen the protection of intellectual property to attract investment, while testing its ability to balance innovation, public health priorities and its ... (more story)

Reincubate accuses Apple of ‘rip-off’ on Camo tech in US antitrust complaint

January 28, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Reincubate, a London-based software company, accused Apple in a US antitrust complaint of ripping it off by copying its innovative technology Camo and then using its walled garden ecosystem to push Reincubate ... (more story)

US TTAB is doing more with less, but faces increasing AI hallucinations

January 28, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board processed more appeals, oppositions and cancellations than ever last year, even with a slightly smaller staff. Judges and interlocutory att... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Ex-TD Bank employee pleads guilty in US to role in ATM money laundering scheme

January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former retail banker at a TD Bank branch in Florida pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from his role in a scheme to launder funds from the US to Colombia through automated teller machines.

Former coal exec can’t bring up Trump order at US bribery trial, judge rules

January 28, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Pennsylvania coal sales executive can’t discuss an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on US anti-bribery enforcement at his upcoming corruption trial, a US judge has ruled. “I understand... (more story)

Ex-Nigerian oil chief threatened to take execs to jail, UK bribery trial hears

January 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A former Nigerian oil minister facing bribery-related charges was secretly recorded telling an oil executive that she would "escort" him and others to jail as their working relationship broke down, a London co... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Coinbase crypto ads banned by UK's advertising regulator for being irresponsible

January 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Crypto trading platform Coinbase has seen some its ads banned by the UK's advertising regulator because they had trivialized the risks associated with cryptocurrency investment. In a statement, t... (more story)

US FTC's Meador says noncompetes must be considered on case-by-case basis

January 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador spoke at an agency workshop on noncompete agreements, saying such agreements can be anticompetitive but that a one-size-fits-all remedy can't be applied ... (more story)

Cryptocurrency money laundering reached $82 billion in 2025, Chainalysis says

January 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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

Cryptocurrency money laundering reached $82 billion in 2025, a more-than-eightfold increase since 2020, according to research released on Tuesday by the blockchain analytics company Chainalysis. After emerging... (more story)

Trade View More

Tariffs didn't deter fatty acid dumping from Southeast Asia, petitioner tells US Commerce

January 28, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The imposition of tariffs last April failed to deter import of unfairly traded fatty acids from Malaysia and Indonesia, US producer Vantage Specialty Chemicals told the US Commerce Department.

Vantage Specialty petitions for US duty orders on Malaysian, Indonesian fatty acids

January 28, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: US chemical company Vantage Specialty Chemicals petitioned the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on imports of ... (more story)

US, Mexico agree to start USMCA reform talks

January 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said after a meeting with Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard that both countries agreed to start talks on "structural and strategic reforms" as par... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy says UK subsidy appeal doesn’t need narrowing down

January 28, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal Wednesday that its UK appeal over an alleged unlawful subsidy made by the UK’s regulator of gas and electricity markets doesn't need a court hearing over narrowed-down issues. ... (more story)

Spain’s cogenerated power to get boost under €3.1bn state aid plan

January 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain has won approval for its plan to spend €3.1 billion in public funding to back the production of electricity from new or refurbished highly efficient combined heat and power plants, the Euro... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

EU cleantech companies call for ‘Made in Europe’ policy in industrial law

January 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: More than 110 European cleantech companies and investors have urged the European Commission to introduce “Made in Europe” requirements in the planned Industrial Accelerator Act, warning that dela... (more story)

Grids, hydrogen projects feature in €650m EU cross-border energy investment

January 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission will invest almost €650 million to support 14 cross-border energy projects, focusing on electricity grids and hydrogen infrastructure. In a statement on Wednesday, the com... (more story)

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)

Technology View More

Europe's Big Tech regulation starting to have an impact, says Mundt

January 28, 2026 | Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

EU and German competition laws to control the power of Big Tech companies are starting to have “an impact” even if it will take time for them to become fully effective, according to the head of the German comp... (more story)

TechFeedom says Arkansas social media law picks winners, losers in marketplace of ideas

January 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: TechFreedom filed a brief with a US appeals court in support of NetChoice’s challenge to Arkansas’ social media age-verification law, saying it picks winners and losers in the marketplace of idea... (more story)

UK political tilt toward social-media ban reframes debate over platform harms

January 28, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The online safety debate in the UK is shifting from regulating platforms to proposals for banning under-16s from social media after lawmakers backed an amendment proposing a ban. But new data on harms linked t... (more story)