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Wooden gavel resting next to a black spiral notebook on a light wood surface, with the handwritten words Crypto regulation and sketched bitcoin symbols on the cover. A pen lies at the bottom of the notebook.

Financial Crime, Financial Services

April 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

Asia, North America

US Treasury advances cyber plan for crypto industry to ward off threats

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Wesley Brown

North America

Judge in Nexstar case ponders US FCC analysis of Tegna merger

Antitrust View More

Hong Kong plans HK$1.8bn diesel subsidy, tasks antitrust chief with price monitoring

April 10, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong will spend HK$1.8 billion ($230 million) subsidizing diesel prices to mitigate oil spikes linked to the Middle East conflict, with the city's antitrust regulator tasked with ensuring fuel companies d... (more story)

China's battery makers told to curb unfair competition amid tightened oversight

April 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Chinese battery makers were told by four regulators to curb “involution-style” competition and restore market order, as authorities step up oversight of the sector facing overcapacity and price p... (more story)

Microsoft wants ChatGPT subscribers' US claims sent to arbitration or dismissed

April 10, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Microsoft urged a US judge Thursday to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by ChatGPT Plus subscribers who claim the company struck a secret agreement with OpenAI that inflated prices, arguing their alleged inj... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China issues draft rules to tighten oversight of AI virtual humans

April 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has released draft rules for digital virtual-human information services, underscoring Beijing’s dual approach of promoting innovation and use while tightening regulatory guardrails around one of the late... (more story)

South Korea begins nationwide AI data census to unlock public datasets

April 10, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s science ministry is moving to take stock of the country’s fragmented public-sector data holdings, launching the first government-wide census of AI training data as it looks to secure a steady pip... (more story)

South Korea to map public-sector AI training data in first nationwide survey

April 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s science ministry is launching its first government-wide survey of AI training data held by public bodies, in a move grounded in the country’s AI Basic Act and aimed at mapping fragm... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Eli Lilly's proposal to acquire Orna Therapeutics sparks Australian review

April 10, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Eli Lilly and Company’s proposal to acquire 100 percent of the issued shares in Orna Therapeutics Holdings will be reviewed by Australia’s antitrust regulator. In a statement on Thursday, the Aus... (more story)

Suzano, Kimberly-Clark tissue-products JV open for feedback in EU

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in plans by Suzano and Kimberly-Clark to form a tissue-products joint venture have now ten days to provide feedback to the EU merger watchdog. The EU regulator has set a provis... (more story)

Nexstar, Tegna spar with merger challengers over content of potential injunction

April 09, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

TV channel operators Nexstar Media Group and Tegna, Inc. — which technically closed their merger before their business integration was halted by a temporary restraining order — are fighting efforts by deal opp... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Reddit's court challenge sees Australian government defend teen social media ban

April 10, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia’s social media restrictions on under-16s are justified by the need to protect children despite burdening political communication, the government told the country’s top court in proceedings brought by... (more story)

Meta complies with child-protection rule in Indonesia, YouTube not yet

April 10, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Meta Platforms has fulfilled its child-protection obligations under Indonesian government rules, the ministry of communication and digital affairs announced, following an examination conducted early this week.... (more story)

EU privacy rules spur platforms’ behavior changes on cookies, CNIL official says

April 10, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

The effectiveness of the EU’s landmark data protection rules has evolved since the entry into force of the GDPR in 2018, shifting from a focus on enforcement to driving tangible changes in companies’ behavior,... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China eyes tailored rules for handling SEP disputes through administrative channels

April 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is moving to clarify how standard-essential patent disputes are handled outside the courts, as the country’s top intellectual property regulator signaled plans to develop dedicated rules for such cases.

IP licensing and business: March 27-April 9

April 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, North America

SEP licensing pools continued to gain traction, with agreements spanning WiFi, telecom, home security and automotive technologies. AI companies – including Anthropic, IBM, Meta and Microsoft – formed a licensi... (more story)

Fewer petitions to US PTAB push Big Law to adapt, not retreat

April 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

For over a decade, large law firms developed specialized practices focused on handling intellectual property disputes before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Now, with fewer petitions making it through to... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US proposes money laundering, sanctions rules for stablecoins

April 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US Treasury Department proposed rules that would implement a statutory mandate to apply anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance requirements to stablecoin issuers. Commenters have 60 days to respond.

Former Mongolian premier asks to intervene in US forfeiture case over apartments

April 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold wants to intervene in a US government effort to seize two Manhattan apartments prosecutors say were purchased using siphoned state assets, alleg... (more story)

PwC faces UK audit probe over Digital 9 work

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PricewaterhouseCoopers faces an investigation over its audit of Digital 9 Infrastructure, the wound-down investment company. The UK's Financial Reporting Council said it would look at the account... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US CFTC seeks injunction to stop Arizona enforcement against prediction markets

April 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked the US District Court for the District of Arizona for a preliminary injunction to halt Arizona's efforts to apply state criminal and gambling law... (more story)

EU securitization lead lawmaker proposes draft compromise on capital rules

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new draft compromise on a revamped EU securitization framework has been put forward by the lead negotiator on the file in the European Parliament earlier this month. Ralf Seekatz's document, ob... (more story)

New EU securitization revamp compromise to be discussed by lawmakers

April 09, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Talks on a revamped EU securitization framework have progressed among EU lawmakers, with a new draft compromise put forward and due to be discussed on April 14 that softens his initial ambitions to loosen capi... (more story)

Trade View More

Korean, Mexican plastics-chemical imports get provisional dumping tariffs in EU

April 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of terephthalic acid from South Korea and Mexico into the European Union will be subject to punitive dumping duties of up to 13.7 and 25.7 percent, respectively, the European Commission s... (more story)

Nonprofit's forced labor case against Customs draws skepticism from US appeals court

April 09, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday appeared skeptical of a nonprofit law firm’s push to compel Customs and Border Protection to respond to a petition to review alleged forced labor in ... (more story)

Chinese steel fencing injures US industry, USITC finds

April 09, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission ruled that dumped and subsidized imports of Chinese temporary steel fencing materially injure US industry. The Department of Commerce will impose antidumping... (more story)

State Aid View More

Camgraphic can have €211m in Italian aid for chip development, EU watchdog says

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian company Camgraphic can have a direct grant worth €211 million to back the development of photonic chips which can be used in aerospace and defense, automotive or telecoms, the European Co... (more story)

China asset regulator sets up bureau to oversee foreign state-owned assets

April 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has set up a new bureau to oversee foreign state-owned assets, state media Xinhua reported Wednesday. The new department will ... (more story)

Welsh government airport subsidy appeal challenge dismissed by UK tribunal

April 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bristol Airport's appeal of a decision of the Welsh Government to grant a subsidy package to Cardiff International Airport has been dismissed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Bristol Airport a... (more story)

Energy View More

EU considers methane rules flexibility as industry points to penalty risks

April 09, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

"Flexibilities" will soon be presented to reduce penalty risks under the EU methane regulation, particularly to avoid supply disruptions, the European Commission said. Companies have warned of tight timelines ... (more story)

Feedback sought for EU energy watchdog performance review

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback for a review it is conducting of the EU’s Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, or ACER, assessing whether it meets its objectives, mandate ... (more story)

New EU energy market rules to improve transparency, oversight formally published

April 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New rules clarifying how organizations that report energy market data are approved and supervised, as well as an update as to how such data is submitted to regulators, were published Thursday in ... (more story)

Technology View More

US FTC, Uber square off in oral argument over ROSCA claims for 'Uber One' subscriptions

April 10, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A federal judge in California signaled Thursday he may allow key claims by the US Federal Trade Commission and a group of states to proceed against Uber Technologies over its “Uber One” subscription service, a... (more story)

Epic, Google to face new hearing on proposed Play Store injunction changes

April 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Epic Games and Google will face another evidentiary hearing over their proposed modifications to a US court-ordered injunction mandating changes to the Google Play Store.

Tech platforms face increased scrutiny over US CyberTipline reports

April 09, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The government is putting more pressure on tech companies to make more detailed and accurate reports to the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck... (more story)