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January 23, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence
January 23, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security, Trade
January 23, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee
Asia, North America
Antitrust View More
January 23, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Live Nation is attempting to “eviscerate” longstanding antitrust precedents and sink a US Department of Justice-led monopolization suit by relying on a recent Federal Trade Commission loss in a trial against M... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: World Aquatics said it welcomes the jury's decision in its antitrust dispute with the International Swimming League. The jury found that the damages that ISL proved it suffered as a result of Wor... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A spokesperson for the International Swimming League (ISL) called a jury verdict that upheld its antitrust claims against World Aquatics "not only a victory for ISL but also for swimming more bro... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
The TRAIN Act, allowing copyright owners to request a subpoena to find out when their works are used for AI training, was introduced in the US House for the first time Thursday. The move marks a milestone for ... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The Business Software Alliance, whose members include OpenAI and Microsoft, has issued new policy guidance for federal preemption of state artificial intelligence laws, calling for a "precision" ... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez
Asia
Singapore used the World Economic Forum in Davos to launch a new governance framework for agentic artificial intelligence, positioning itself as an early mover on regulating increasingly autonomous AI systems.... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 23, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Despite arguments from Edwards Lifesciences and JenaValve that their merger is in the interest of American patients, US judge Rudolph Contreras sided with the US Federal Trade Commission that the companies com... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
The new TikTok USDS joint venture is emphasizing security as it announces its new ownership structure after a years-long attempt to force the company to divest from Chinese ownership, which ultimately succeede... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Chairman John Moolenaar of the US House's Select Committee on China said his committee will conduct oversight of the new ByteDance joint venture to divest Chinese ownership.
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Apple filed a reply in support of its motion to dismiss a second amended complaint in a lawsuit brought by child sex abuse survivors who claim the company allowed child sex abuse material to be s... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: T-Mobile and Sprint failed to convince the US appeals court to revisit a case over fines totaling $200 million imposed by the Federal Communications Commission against them over their past sale o... (more story)
January 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France’s Data Protection Authority will carry out a consultation on proof of consent in marketing to help it clarify data protection requirements and prepare guidelines, the regulator has said. U... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
False advertising claims over products sold as “new” on Amazon passed an early test Thursday, surviving a motion to dismiss in litigation worth watching for the platform’s 2 million third-party sellers.
January 23, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
Nascent litigation between a law firm and a legal AI start-up over a trademark will be watched closely for the lines which any eventual judgment will draw around the respective definitions for traditional lega... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Nokia won an injunction against Acer and Asus over a video patent. The Munich court's decision may stop sales of infringing products in Germany as parallel Unified Patent Court, UK and US disputes over fair li... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 23, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a joint stipulation with Gemini Trust Company to dismiss, with prejudice, the the agency's civil enforcement action against the company.
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Lottery.com, Inc., its former CEO, Lawrence Anthony DiMatteo, two of its former executives, Matthew Clemenson and Ryan Dickinson, a... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: In a letter to a US judge, a lawyer for Indian billionaire Gautam Adani said he and the US Securities and Exchange Commission are "discussing a stipulation" regarding the agency's request to serv... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 23, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
Social-Democratic EU lawmaker Eero Heinäluoma will co-lead discussions in the European Parliament on a proposal to better integrate and supervise the bloc’s capital markets, along with Markus Ferber from the c... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Saxo Bank has been fined the equivalent of $49 million by Denmark’s financial supervisor for breaching the country’s money laundering regulations. The bank pointed to improvements since a May 2023 inspection o... (more story)
January 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog has set out its proposals on how the Consumer Duty, conduct standards, redress and safeguarding rules will apply to cryptoasset firms. The Financial Conduct Authority ... (more story)
Trade View More
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is increasing pressure on Iran’s shadow fleet, targeting nine vessels and their respective owners or management firms, which have col... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello
Europe
EU leaders may have avoided additional tariffs from the US for now over Greenland, but the episode has led relations with the bloc's largest trading partner to deteriorate further. In a sign of the increasing ... (more story)
January 23, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department will initiate a countervailing duties investigation into van-type trailers from Canada, China and Mexico, the International Trade Administration announced. The announce... (more story)
State Aid View More
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 22, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Property developer Masserud Utvikling is challenging a decision made by the EFTA Surveillance Authority last year which ordered recovery of Norwegian support it deemed illegal, and granted to the... (more story)
January 22, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
Championing a "techno-legal" model for regulating artificial intelligence, India's Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw argued that law alone cannot govern the digital age. Speaking at a global summit,... (more story)
Energy View More
January 23, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: Liquefied natural gas is expected to be the main driver of gas markets in 2026, the International Energy Agency has said in its new Gas Market Report. Supply is projected to increase by 7 percent... (more story)
January 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Negotiations between the European Union and Ecuador on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement have concluded, the European Commission said Friday. The deal will help to unlock investment... (more story)
January 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on barriers to power purchase agreements —long-term contracts in which electricity is sold at a fixed price to support new clean energy projects and pr... (more story)
Technology View More
January 23, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Meta said it takes regulatory information requests “seriously” after UK watchdog Ofcom opened an investigation over concerns that the company may have provided incomplete or inaccurate data about WhatsApp Busi... (more story)
January 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
Grok, an AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk, will learn as soon as next week whether European regulators will start an investigation into its non-consensual generation of sexualized deepfakes, a European Commission... (more story)
January 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Meta Platforms, owner of messaging service WhatsApp, is under investigation in the UK for potential failures to comply with information requests, online safety regulator Ofcom has announced. The ... (more story)