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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

IAPP Global Summit puts focus on technology’s human cost

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 02, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

North America

Retransmission fees are a core concern in DirecTV’s Nexstar-Tegna suit

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania

Canadian privacy commissioner eyes fines, consent changes in Facebook case

Antitrust View More

Nexstar calls DirecTV injunction request an effort to get negotiating leverage

April 03, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Nexstar and Tegna told a US District Court judge that it should deny a request for a preliminary injunction from DirecTV because it is largely an effort to gain leverage in contract renewal negotiations with N... (more story)

Realtek sham litigation claim against MediaTek won’t get boost in Texas

April 03, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A Texas federal judge's refusal this week to award attorney fees to Realtek for two patent infringement lawsuits it faced in 2021 may undercut claims that MediaTek bankrolled sham litigation, but it is unlikel... (more story)

US FTC submits annual budget request to Congress

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. The agency is seeking $426.71 million and 1,183 full-time equivalent positions for FY2027.

Artificial Intelligence View More

China proposes rules for digital virtual-human services

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s cyberspace regulator has released draft measures to govern digital virtual-human services, aiming to promote healthy development and standardize their use. The proposal requires providers... (more story)

Microsoft to invest $10 billion in Japan for AI infrastructure

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Microsoft said on Friday that it will invest $10 billion in Japan through 2029 to strengthen artificial intelligence infrastructure. The US technology giant plans to collaborate with Sakura Inter... (more story)

China unveils plan to expand low-cost computing for SMEs by 2028

April 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s industry ministry launched a campaign to expand affordable computing access for small- and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to lower costs and support digital and AI adoption through 2028... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

DirecTV says Nexstar's problems complying with TRO are 'self-inflicted'

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: DirecTV told the US District Court for the Eastern District of California that Nexstar rushed to close its merger with Tegna "knowing this choice would make it more difficult for the Court to aw... (more story)

US FTC publishes new strategic plan

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission published its FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, which will guide the agency over the next five years. The plan returns the phrase “without unduly burdening legitimate b... (more story)

Administrative enforcement, bid-rigging are top priorities in Ireland, CCPC says

April 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Ireland’s competition watchdog is entering a “new era,” with an increase in administrative enforcement outcomes under new enforcement rules being a major priority, an official told MLex. Úna Butler said the CC... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Apple AirTag US privacy case to proceed individually after certification denial

April 03, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Following the denial of class certification by a US federal judge, victims of stalking enabled by Apple’s AirTag will have to pursue their privacy claims against Apple through individual lawsuits.

US officials tout updated global data transfer rules as China issues its own

April 03, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Asia, North America

Recent updates to Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules — and US leadership on the reforms — will help ensure a more open and rights-preserving digital economy, Commerce and State Department officials said Thursda... (more story)

Meta faces potential settlement as German court weighs jurisdiction, ECJ referral

April 03, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Meta Platforms’ exposure to a potential settlement in a German consumer action over a Facebook data leak is emerging as a key test of how far collective redress under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulatio... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan court rejects 'dinosaur test' claim, refuses to dissect logo into words

April 03, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo court dismissed a trademark infringement suit over a “dinosaur test” label, finding that the plaintiff’s registered logo had to be assessed as a unified design rather than broken into its textual eleme... (more story)

Chinese innovators go global amid rising IP risks, CNIPA patent report shows

April 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese companies are accelerating their global expansion, driven by a surge in domestic innovation, but are increasingly encountering legal and regulatory headwinds as they enter foreign markets, a report showed.

Harvard College wins reprieve following Indian Patent Office's 'glaring error'

April 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Harvard College’s insulin-cell patent rejection was overturned by an Indian court, which cited a "glaring error" by the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trademarks. The Delhi High Court ordered a fr... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Trump administration opts to cut US CFPB workforce by two-thirds instead of 90%

April 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The Trump administration has submitted for court approval a new plan to cut the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, this time by about two-thirds of the agency’s employees rather than an initial plan to r... (more story)

Binance chief pressed by US senator on money laundering, terror financing

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, pressed Richard Teng, co-chief executive officer of Binance, on concerns the company may have provided misrepresentations or misleading... (more story)

US judge may reconsider ruling upholding residential real estate reporting rule

April 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In the wake of a ruling by another US judge who vacated a Treasury Department rule requiring certain buyers of residential real estate to identify their beneficial owners, a judge is reconsiderin... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US CFTC sues three states over authority to oversee prediction markets

April 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued three states over what the agency described as its exclusive authority to oversee booming prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The CFTC, led by Cha... (more story)

Former FTX executive reaches supplemental settlement with US CFTC

April 02, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a supplemental consent order against Nishad Singh, the former head of engineering at FTX, imposing disgorgement of $3.7 million, requiring  c... (more story)

UK's transaction and post-trade reporting taskforce to be established by regulators

April 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK financial regulators are setting up a new Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Taskforce. The Financial Conduct Authority said that new body will inform the regulator's approach to harmonizing... (more story)

Trade View More

Algerian steel rebar injures US industry, USITC says

April 03, 2026

Africa, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission determined that US industry was materially injured through dumped imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria. The Commerce Department will issue ... (more story)

US move to lower tariffs on steel, aluminum products welcomed by key EU lawmaker

April 03, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The announcement by US President Donald Trump on Thursday to lower tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper derivatives — products that contain these metals — has been welcomed by Bernd Lange, the chair of the Eu... (more story)

Manufacturers petition US Commerce for duties on oil country tubular goods

April 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US manufacturers and labor unions petitioned the US International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on certain oil country tubular goods imported fro... (more story)

State Aid View More

Zenobē Energy files second appeal over subsidy decision of UK regulator

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)

Électricité de France sees EU probe into planned state aid for nuclear reactors

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)

Revised Romanian aid to CE Oltenia open for feedback in EU

March 31, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's planned increase in restructuring aid to €2.86 billion for state-owned lignite mining and power generation company CE Oltenia and extended until the end of 2029 is open for feedback for... (more story)

Energy View More

EU steelmakers seek to broaden carbon levy scope, tighten loopholes

April 03, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU steelmakers are urging the European Commission to widen the scope of its carbon border levy, to tighten anti-circumvention rules, and to delay any move to include pre-consumer steel scrap as a precursor. Ad... (more story)

EU steelmakers call for tougher EU carbon border levy rules

April 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU steelmakers are calling for a broader extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream goods, tougher anti-circumvention measures and the exclusion of pre-consumer steel scrap... (more story)

EU proposes retaining carbon allowances in reserve to support market stability

April 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU carbon allowances in the Market Stability Reserve will be kept in the reserve, instead of being invalidated as is usually the case, according to a European Commission proposal published Wednesday. The move ... (more story)

Technology View More

EU antitrust chief uses US visit to warn against power politics

April 03, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Europe, North America

EU competition chief Teresa Ribera sees a world where international law is imperiled by the US doctrine of “might is right.” She is determined to keep power politics out of antitrust enforcement and apply the ... (more story)

EU data protection watchdog’s guidelines on anonymization due by summer

April 02, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

An umbrella group of EU data protection authorities will release guidelines on anonymization — a key concept on how the bloc’s data protection rules are applied to personal data — by the summer, the group’s ch... (more story)

AI use growing among UK adults, some seek advice from chatbots, regulator says

April 02, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK adults are increasingly using AI tools in everyday life, with some turning to chatbots for advice and conversation, research by the media regulator Ofcom shows. The study comes as the UK examines how to reg... (more story)