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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology
January 28, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
January 27, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Antitrust, Technology
January 27, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Antitrust View More
January 28, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Ilana Kowarski
North America
The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice will be able to retain any excess premerger notification filing fees in fiscal year 2026 following an appropriations bill signed into law by President Don... (more story)
January 28, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
In a blow to JioStar India’s bid to stall a Competition Commission of India investigation, the country’s top court has cleared the way for the regulator to probe the broadcaster’s alleged anticompetitive behav... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
Ticket buyers accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing live event ticketing markets were denied their motion to compel the company to turn over “Trump lobbying requests” for discovery as a Califor... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 28, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea will establish a one-stop support structure to help governmental and other public organizations carry out artificial intelligence–led transformation projects throughout the full cycle... (more story)
January 28, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The California Senate has approved the Voluntary AI Standards Act, which would establish new safety standards for artificial intelligence to help ensure the technology's responsible development. ... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Google’s technology related to supercomputing data centers could not be replicated using the trade secret documents a former software engineer allegedly stole to help China, an expert witness testified before ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 27, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
North America
Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer Jim Vena said the company will refile its Norfolk Southern merger application with the US Surface Transportation Board in a few weeks, and that it won’t change the timelin... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe, North America
Netflix’s potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would lead to an “unprecedented concentration of power” within the television and film production markets, according to several lawmakers and former po... (more story)
January 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize has secured approval from the national competition authority to buy Delfood, the operator of its rival Louis Delhaize. To address competition concerns Delhaize ... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 28, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: The first phase of an independent inquiry into the Manage My Health data breach, which exposed the personal information of about 126,000 people, will examine the responsibilities of the patient p... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
The wide range of enforcement actions brought by the California Privacy Protection Agency are to ensure companies of all sizes are building privacy into their products by design, said Michael Macko, head of en... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
Meta Platforms and Google are set to face a jury alone in the first of a series of social media personal injury trials, after TikTok struck a last-minute settlement with a California plaintiff just as jury sel... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
A California judge has dismissed claims that new state compounding pharmacy disclosure rules constitute a regulatory taking of trade secrets. Monday’s decision is a poor sign for compounders hoping to fight ba... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
Because Novo Nordisk competes directly with compounding pharmacies in the semaglutide market it has statutory and Article III standing to assert false advertising, a US judge ruled Monday. The win follows clas... (more story)
January 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: VoiceAge has secured a win at Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, which upheld an injunction against HMD and rejected the phone maker’s antitrust-based licensing defense in a dispute over standar... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 28, 2026
North America
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and former executives Vince Macciocchi and Ray Young for allegedly materially inflating the performance of bus... (more story)
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)
January 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Chinese national Jingliang Su was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in laundering more than $36.9 million from victims in a digital asset investment conspiracy that was carried out fr... (more story)
Financial Services View More
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)
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)
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)
Trade View More
January 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Asia, Europe
Getting EU free-trade deals signed with Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia is a priority for Cyprus in its role chairing legislative talks for member states in the first half of this year, the coun... (more story)
January 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Chinese steel nail exporter Shanghai Yueda Nails Co. sold its products at less than normal value in the US, the Commerce Department said in a preliminary determination. The determination follows ... (more story)
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)
State Aid View More
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
January 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Renesas Electronics America has had a search warrant executed at its premises as part of a US Department of Justice investigation into suspected price-fixing of semiconductor components, MLex has learned.
January 27, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
The UK’s online safety regulator, Ofcom, would like to share more of its progress with the big companies it supervises in order to build public trust in their efforts, the watchdog’s chief told lawmakers. The ... (more story)
January 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
The US Federal Trade Commission is looking at compliance with civil investigative demands as it enforces consumer protection law, Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said Tuesday.