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Artificial Intelligence, Energy
April 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Trade
April 07, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
Financial Services
April 07, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
Antitrust View More
April 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU’s Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, as well as the UK’s Online Safety Act, are not equipped to tackle the impact of AI overviews on news media companies, leaving competition en... (more story)
April 08, 2026
Middle East
MLex Summary: Turkey's antitrust authority has opened a "comprehensive" sector inquiry to study how the AI ecosystem is being shaped around the main models. The agency will analyze the interactions between lar... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
The Japanese antitrust agency has added about 60 staff to strengthen protections for small- and medium-sized enterprises against exploitative practices by larger trading partners in the fiscal year starting in... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
April 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK government has named former Channel 4 chair Ian Cheshire as its preferred candidate to lead media regulator Ofcom, subject to a parliamentary pre-appointment hearing next week. Cheshire, a... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch urged Europe to use public procurement to support domestic tech companies, warning that might become a critical factor for the survival of European technology. He argued that redir... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China rolled out trial administrative measures to establish the country's first comprehensive framework for the ethical review of artificial intelligence, as Beijing seeks to ensure the sector develops in a fa... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
April 08, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
US investment fund Carlyle on Wednesday requested the European Commission's approval for its intended acquisition of the coating business of German chemicals company BASF. The regulator had already cleared the... (more story)
April 08, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: National Dental Care’s proposed acquisition of the business assets of the Comfy Dental clinic in the state of Western Australia has received regulatory clearance. In a determination issued on Tue... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
DirecTV and state attorneys general pushed back on Nexstar Media Group and Tegna’s claim that the companies did not rush to close their transaction, as a US judge weighs whether to issue injunctive relief agai... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US asked a federal court in Washington DC to deny Meta Platforms’ renewed motion to stop the Federal Trade Commission from reopening a 2020 enforcement action over alleged privacy violations.... (more story)
April 07, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Professional social network LinkedIn was accused in a new lawsuit filed in California of invading users’ privacy by implementing intrusive mechanisms that are aimed at preventing abusive practices such as website scraping.
April 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
An expert witness testifying for the District of Columbia in its lawsuit against Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data breach will be heard at a Daubert hearing next month, Associate Judge Robert Okun of ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
April 08, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Dyson has won an injunction against Dreame’s hair styler at the Unified Patent Court, with judges finding infringement and extending relief to Spain via an EU-based importer. The court refused UK coverage, cla... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Wuxi DK Electronic Materials, a Chinese solar-cell materials provider, has signed a patent-licensing agreement as it steps up efforts to enforce and monetize DuPont-origin patents central to its intellectual p... (more story)
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in Samsung Electronics’ case seeking a determination of reasonable and nondiscriminatory, or RAND, terms for a license to a Netlist pate... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
April 07, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The Trump administration unveiled a draft, mostly industry-friendly plan to combat money laundering and terrorism financing by ceding decision-making responsibilities to banks to assess their illicit financial... (more story)
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Supermicro confirmed that an independent investigation is underway regarding the March 2026 indictment of three individuals who were associated with the company at that time. Supermicro said it w... (more story)
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memo establishing a new National Fraud Enforcement Division at the US Department of Justice, which will investigate and prosecute those who steal tax... (more story)
Financial Services View More
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that would implement certain requirements and standards under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovatio... (more story)
April 07, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly issued a final rule that codifies the elimination of reputation risk from their supervisory ... (more story)
April 07, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission on Monday shared a note with EU countries on the way forward for negotiating an EU data access framework for banking and financial services that has been deadlocked since ... (more story)
Trade View More
April 08, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree issuing regulations on industrial and supply chain security, the government said Tuesday, establishing a centralized coordination mechan... (more story)
April 07, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America, Oceania
The US Court of International Trade dismissed a nonprofit’s lawsuit against the federal government over the lack of an import ban on New Zealand fisheries after both parties agreed the case was moot following ... (more story)
April 07, 2026
North America, Oceania
MLex summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves dismissed a lawsuit brought by the nonprofit advocacy group Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ Inc. against the federal government, ... (more story)
State Aid View More
April 07, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved a Lithuanian scheme that aims to compensate Litgas for supplying a mandatory quantity of liquefied natural gas to a terminal in the port of Klaipėda. The meas... (more story)
March 31, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Zenobē Energy has filed a second challenge over a subsidy decision made by the UK energy regulator, according to the UK antitrust tribunal, which broadens out arguments made in the first. The cas... (more story)
March 31, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the French government's plan to support Électricité de France with the construction and operation of six nuclear reactors. The ne... (more story)
Energy View More
April 07, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
Representatives from EU member-state governments will meet on April 14 to further discuss the EU-US critical minerals strategy — aimed at securing supply chains, reducing dependency on China and setting price ... (more story)
April 07, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
EU countries are adopting a patchwork of measures to counter energy price spikes driven by the war in Iran, including tax cuts and fuel subsidies. Analysts warn these interventions risk weakening price signals... (more story)
April 07, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU’s targeted amendment to heavy-duty vehicle CO2 rules provides some flexibility for manufacturers through 2029, said the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association ACEA on Tuesday, welc... (more story)
Technology View More
April 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Messaging service Telegram is enabling a structured, cross-border ecosystem of gender-based abuse powered by automation tools and monetization practices, according to a study by AI Forensics. The... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
Messaging service Telegram is enabling a structured, cross-border ecosystem of gender-based abuse supported by automation tools and monetization practices, a study by AI Forensics has found. An analysis of nea... (more story)
April 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Live Nation’s vertically integrated corporate structure leads to greater competition in the live entertainment market, an economist testifying in the company’s defense told jurors Tuesday in a closely watched ... (more story)