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Antitrust
February 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts
North America
Trade
February 05, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
February 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski
Europe, North America
Antitrust View More
February 06, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: NewsGuard filed suit in federal district court seeking to enjoin the Federal Trade Commission and its chairman, Andrew Ferguson, from continuing an investigation of NewsGuard. “While the FTC has ... (more story)
February 06, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Compass, Inc. has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits in antitrust litigation targeting home listing marketing restrictions by Zillow, US District Judge Jeannette Vargas said in an or... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
US biotech company Biogen is the target of an EU investigation regarding its compliance with antitrust laws for a multiple sclerosis treatment, MLex has learned. Last month, it was quizzed by the European Comm... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 06, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
As he unveiled Connecticut's annual privacy enforcement report under the state Data Privacy Act, state Attorney General William Tong issued pointed warnings to the makers of AI chatbots that interact with chil... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The European Frontier AI initiative is shaping plans for a non-profit, world-leading AI lab in Europe, with early research priorities including reinforced learning, agentic AI, physical AI and world models. Th... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has imposed fines on companies mimicking popular artificial intelligence services like DeepSeek and ChatGPT. The actions follow Beijing's push to promote the ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 06, 2026 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima, president of Brazil’s competition watchdog, told MLex the use of preventive measures — an agency tool designed to prevent harm to competition — is necessary when dealing with t... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
California’s state premerger notification bill passed the Senate Monday and was presented to Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. Senate Bill 25 derives from the Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Antitrust... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
State lawmakers are entering 2026 with renewed momentum on antitrust policy, advancing a wave of proposals aimed at tightening competition rules and expanding enforcement authority. This week, a California pre... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 06, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
The Computer & Communications Industry Association has sued Utah officials to block a new app-store law set to take effect in May, arguing it unconstitutionally restricts access to protected speech.
February 06, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission issued a second report to Congress detailing the agency’s efforts to fight against ransomware and other cyberattacks. The report discusses the FTC’s data security ... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
WhatsApp Ireland is set to learn next week whether it can challenge a decision by a group of EU data protection authorities before the EU courts — a precedent-setting ruling that could unblock related appeals ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 06, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
A bill introduced in the US House this week would spend $375 million through 2030 to establish 10 regional hubs to accelerate the development of cutting-edge defense technologies. The program hopes to bring to... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
NoCopyrightSounds, a UK music label, will regain control of licensed music from two companies that owe it more than £4 million, after a judge agreed to issue an injunction blocking the use of the label’s intel... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The Unified Patent Court rejected Adobe’s attempt to dismiss a patent lawsuit brought by French software company Keeex against US tech groups including OpenAI, allowing the case to proceed. The dispute is set ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 06, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Amy Klobuchar reintroduced the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act to enhance criminal money laundering statutes.
February 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
Europe, North America
Charges recently unsealed in the US amid a corruption scandal at a NATO procurement agency came after prosecutors dropped two cases last year involving alleged bribery of other officials in the same support ag... (more story)
February 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Former Goldman Sachs partner Tim Leissner must report to US prison Friday after a federal judge denied his latest request to push off his surrender date.
Financial Services View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Russia is set to face a new EU sanctions package targeting energy, financial services and trade in response to its invasion of Ukraine, after the European Commission proposed new measures on Frid... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK’s wealth managers have told the Financial Conduct Authority to avoid unnecessary divergence from international client categorisation regimes, warning that misalignment could put UK firms at a competitive disadvantage.
February 05, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he hopes Congress can pass legislation to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies by spring. The bill is bottled up in the Senate Banking Committee due to a ... (more story)
Trade View More
February 06, 2026
Europe, North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade partially remanded the Commerce Department’s remand results for the review of an antisubsidy duty order on Russian phosphate fertilizers.
February 06, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department sent out a request for information seeking public input on the Known Investor Program, announced last year but still under development, and how the Committee on Foreign... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
North America
The US Treasury Department is seeking public input on how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States can streamline its foreign investment review process related to case reviews, non-notified tra... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Estonia has won European Commission state aid approval for its methodology for calculating counter-guarantee premiums on new short-term banking guarantees, as well as guarantees on new loans to c... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Germany has secured approval for a €3 billion aid plan to back investments that contribute to clean technology manufacturing capacity. The measure, which involves grants and tax advantages, aims ... (more story)
February 05, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in the European Commission's in-depth probe into whether Poland's €26 million investment aid in favor of MAN Trucks is in line with the bloc's state aid rules now have the chan... (more story)
Energy View More
February 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
Some EU countries are opposing the European Commission’s proposal to suspend the appointment of an authorized representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries, MLex has lea... (more story)
February 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Italian lawmaker Pierfrancesco Maran is set to become the next chair of the European Parliament's committee on environment, climate and food safety, his center-left Socialists and Democrats group says.
February 05, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US State Department said the Trump administration has signed 11 new bilateral critical minerals frameworks, with Argentina, the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Guinea, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Phi... (more story)
Technology View More
February 06, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Guidelines to help the largest online platforms, as designated under the Digital Services Act, implement the European Media Freedom Act were released by the European Commission on Friday. The gui... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Chinese short-video app Kuaishou on Friday said it will implement corrective measures after receiving a 119.1 million yuan ($17.1 million) fine from Beijing regulators over cybersecurity and cont... (more story)
February 06, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The internet regulator in Beijing slapped a hefty fine of 119.1 million yuan ($17.1 million) on Chinese short-video app Kuaishou Friday for failing to meet cybersecurity obligations, address syst... (more story)