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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

Artificial Intelligence

March 12, 2026 | Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

North America

Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation felt across broader AI industry

Trade

March 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

New tariff refund system underway, US customs says

Financial Crime

March 11, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Halkbank criminal resolution is US executive prerogative, prosecutor tells judge

Antitrust View More

AutoScout24 targeted by Belgian antitrust probe over data portability restrictions

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AutoScout24, a secondhand-car website, is the subject of a Belgian dominance investigation, the country's competition authority said today. It cited concerns that the service may not allow seller... (more story)

Gurr to step aside from UK cloud market probe decision

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Doug Gurr, the chair of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, will recuse himself from the board decision this month on whether to prioritize a cloud services market investigation, to avoid a... (more story)

Euribor cartel decision doesn’t invalidate clause in loan agreement, EU opinion says

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s finding that an interest rate benchmark was manipulated in breach of cartel law doesn’t automatically invalidate a clause in a loan agreement referring to that benchmark... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI developers see how EU Commission could access their models under draft rules

March 13, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Draft procedural rules for enforcing the AI Act would give the European Commission the power to access and inspect general-purpose AI models, including source code, model weights and hosting infrastructure. Th... (more story)

AI toys need regulation, new safety kitemarks, systemic impact study urges

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Toys enabled with generative AI that talk to children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to the first systemic study of the impact of the technology on you... (more story)

China 'guiding case' sets criminal liability for intoxicated drivers using assisted driving

March 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s Supreme People’s Court has for the first time set out how criminal liability should be determined in cases involving assisted-driving systems, issuing a guiding case and judicial benchmark in an intoxi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

‘Independent’ agencies crucial for economic, democratic strength, German judge says

March 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Antitrust enforcers need their independence protected from political pressure to ensure they can work to strengthen economies, according to Stephan Harbarth, the president of Germany's constitutional court. He... (more story)

Paramount's Makan Delrahim backs proposed WBD deal as 'procompetitive'

March 13, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer for Paramount, said Thursday that his company has presented all the necessary evidence to prove the benefits of its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and that t... (more story)

Paramount deal raises antitrust concerns about choice, content control, Calif. AG says

March 12, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Europe, North America

California Attorney General Rob Bonta emphasized Thursday that film studio Paramount Skydance’s plan to acquire rival Warner Bros. Discovery would elicit a “close look” from state antitrust law enforcers who a... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Amazon's €746m GDPR fine scrapped as Luxembourg watchdog told to reassess case

March 13, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Online retail giant Amazon has persuaded a Luxembourg appeal court to overturn a €746 million fine imposed by the country's data protection authority for GDPR breaches related to targeted advertising and send ... (more story)

Chinese regulator summons online lenders over personal data, marketing practices

March 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s National Administration of Financial Regulation said on Friday that it had summoned five online lending platforms — Fenqile, a financial services platform targeting young consumers; Qifu ... (more story)

Temu takes steps to address Austrian ‘unfair competition’ probe

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online-shopping platform Temu has taken measures to stop merchants from repeating misleading business practices, Austria's competition watchdog said on Friday. The steps include a task force to r... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Indonesia advances copyright amendment addressing AI-generated works

March 13, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposed bill amending the country’s 2014 Copyright Law as a legislative initiative, paving the way for deliberations on proposed provisions addressing artif... (more story)

China shifts from follower to frontrunner in global SEP licensing, innovators say

March 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese technology companies have shifted from followers to emerging rule shapers in the licensing of global standard-essential patents, industry leaders said at a conference in Shenzhen, citing stronger paten... (more story)

IP licensing and business: Feb. 27-March 12

March 12, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania

Moderna agreed to settle a COVID-19 patent case for up to $2.25 billion, in what could be the largest patent infringement settlement figure in pharma history. Multiple patent pools also announced expansions.

Financial Crime View More

US DOJ identifies new targets in trade compliance probes

March 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Department of Justice is planning to widen its enforcement of trade compliance by going after more key actors involved in duty evasion, including those who have no direct interaction with customs offici... (more story)

US Senate Democrats want more time to target Trump-era corporate corruption

March 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A group of Senate Democrats is proposing to extend the statute of limitations for a key anti-bribery law to give future administrations additional time to prosecute Trump-era corporate corruption. Though unlik... (more story)

Former UK fraud agency head Green pulled into Hayes' $400m UBS lawsuit

March 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe

Former UK Serious Fraud Office head David Green has intervened on behalf of UBS in the investment bank’s defense against a $400 million US lawsuit filed by former trader Tom Hayes. “The decision to prosecute M... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU insurers invited to comment on reducing disclosure burden

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has opened a consultation on possible inefficiencies, overlaps and inconsistencies in reporting and disclosure rules for insurers and pe... (more story)

US CFTC seeks public input on event contracts traded on prediction markets

March 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is seeking public input on whether to issue or change rules related to event contracts traded on prediction markets. The agency’s advanced notice of pr... (more story)

US Senator Tillis to continue block of Fed nominee Warsh for now

March 12, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Senator Thom Tillis said he remains determined to block President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair as long as a Trump administration's criminal investigation of Fed chair Jerome P... (more story)

Trade View More

China to impose five-year antidumping duties on Japanese, Canadian halogenated butyl rubber

March 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said in an announcement published Friday that it will impose antidumping duties for five years on imports of halogenated butyl rubber from Japan and Canada starting S... (more story)

EU duties on Chinese aluminum converter foil set to lapse in December

March 13, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: EU dumping duties in place on imports of aluminum converter foil from China are set to expire on Dec. 9, the European Commission said on Friday. The measures will expire unless the EU regulator r... (more story)

China responds to US Section 301 probes over alleged overcapacity, forced labor

March 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday that the US Trade Representative’s decision to launch Section 301 investigations into 16 economies, including China, over alleged “overcapacity” is a unil... (more story)

State Aid View More

French aid for printed-press distribution wins EU approval

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France has won European Commission approval for a program worth €107.5 million to support the distribution of printed materials via a network of distributors, wholesalers and retailers. The plan ... (more story)

Energy-price shocks see EU ‘attentive’ to abusive corporate conduct

March 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The risk that an energy-price spike may see companies exploit customers requires the attention of antitrust enforcers, but regulators are better prepared after past conflicts, Teresa Ribera said. The EU's comp... (more story)

Spain may grant €70m to support digitalization of printed press

March 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary:  Publishers of printed press and periodicals will be eligible for direct grants, under a Spanish plan worth €70 million to support them in the acquisition of digitalization solutions such as edit... (more story)

Energy View More

UK petrol, energy retailers to be asked by govt to pass on costs fairly

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK petrol retailers and energy suppliers will be pressed by finance minister Rachel Reeves and energy minister Ed Miliband in a meeting on Friday on what they are doing to keep prices down and wh... (more story)

EU Commission's plans to weaken 2030 car CO2 target would raise EV prices, study shows

March 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Weakening the 2030 car CO2 target as proposed by the European Commission would make the average electric car €2,300 more expensive in 2030 than under the current objective and reduce the sector’s... (more story)

Truck makers gain flexibility to meet CO2 targets after EU Parliament vote

March 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Truck manufacturers will be allowed to bank additional emission credits before 2030 and use them later for compliance, after the European Parliament voted on Thursday to amend heavy-duty vehicle ... (more story)

Technology View More

TikTok’s commitments under DSA published in EU’s Official Journal

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok’s commitments decision on the company’s advertising transparency practices under the Digital Services Act from December 2025 was published in the Official Journal on Friday. The notice det... (more story)

New EU consumer law's scope and ambition splits industry and advocacy groups

March 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The planned EU Digital Fairness Act has European business groups and advocacy organizations at odds. In letters to the European Commission, they advance sharply diverging visions for EU digital consumer protec... (more story)

EU digital fairness law should tackle dark patterns, addictive design, groups say

March 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's planned Digital Fairness Act should close legal gaps in EU consumer law and introduce binding rules against harmful online practices such as dark patterns and addictive design, a coaliti... (more story)