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House Subcommittee on Research and Technology Chair Jay Obernolte.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

April 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Federal AI bill coming soon, US Rep. Obernolte says

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

April 23, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Europe

Brazil CADE upholds daily fine for Meta over WhatsApp AI non-compliance
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Financial Crime

April 23, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Beverly Hills mansion bought with proceeds of Iraq corruption scheme, US alleges

Antitrust View More

Brazil's CADE escalates probe of Google’s use of news content in search, AI

April 23, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Members of CADE's Tribunal voted Thursday to deepen an investigation into Google’s alleged improper use of journalistic content in search engines and generative AI, elevating an action that began in 2019 as an inquiry.

Home buyers say HomeServices using 'weaker counsel' to get out of US antitrust case

April 23, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Home buyers suing HomeServices of America told a Florida federal judge that the company is using “weaker counsel” in a related antitrust case to get a favorable settlement that would extinguish their hard-foug... (more story)

US DOJ approves DOE consortium’s updated voluntary agreement, plans of action on nuclear energy

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice, after consulting with the Federal Trade Commission, published approvals for an updated voluntary agreement and related plans of action from the Department of Energy’... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI seeks to block Musk from seeking disgorgement in upcoming US fraud trial

April 23, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI told a California federal judge that Elon Musk should be stopped from pursuing disgorgement in a trial over the ChatGPT-developer's conversion to for-profit status, which is set to begin Monday. Musk re... (more story)

US government says foreign entities stealing AI, to coordinate defense with companies

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US White House issued a statement saying that the government has evidence that foreign entities, primarily in China, are running industrial-scale distillation campaigns to steal American arti... (more story)

UK telcos face scrutiny over AI cyber risks from Claude Mythos Preview

April 23, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK telecom providers have been urged by Ofcom to follow guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre and the UK AI Safety Institute on risks linked to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview. Speaking at a confe... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Opponents of Charter, Cox deal focus on absence of Calif. pricing commitments

April 23, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

While Charter Communications and Cox Communications don't compete head to head, the former's lack of pricing commitments upon completing its merger could harm Californians, an expert for the Utility Reform Net... (more story)

Coalition opposing US FCC cap waiver for Nexstar-Tegna files statement of issues

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A consortium including Free Press, Public Knowledge and the Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania filed a preliminary statement of issues with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Ci... (more story)

US Anesthesia Partners, FTC reach settlement in monopolization case

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it has reached an undisclosed agreement in principle with US Anesthesia Partners to settle an antitrust case. The preliminary settlement resolves claims ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Plaintiffs suing over use of Meta Pixel by food banks face doubts from US judge

April 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A US federal judge voiced doubts over the strength of privacy claims against Meta Platforms and four food banks in California over the use of Meta’s Pixel tracking tool, suggesting the plaintiffs seem to have ... (more story)

TikTok asks judge to postpone trial against Texas AG to October

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: TikTok asked a judge in Travis County, Texas, to delay the company's trial against the Texas attorney general until October of this year, citing the aggressive deposition and document requests fr... (more story)

US federal judge sends New Jersey lawsuit against Discord back to state court

April 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

A New Jersey federal judge remanded the state’s lawsuit against Discord, which alleged state consumer protection violations, back to state court on Wednesday.

Intellectual Property View More

IP licensing and business: April 10-23

April 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, North America

RedCloud licensed its fast-moving consumer goods supply chain AI in a joint venture with a Saudi Arabian company, a move RedCloud’s CEO said can help the country navigate disruptions tied to the closure of the... (more story)

Albright exit spotlights shortage of IP expertise on US bench

April 23, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A rule change in 2022 may have blunted Judge Alan Albright’s outsized impact on the domestic patent landscape, but the former Bracewell LLP partner has continued to preside over some of the most consequential ... (more story)

Patent insurers cite NPE litigation, USPTO shift as growth drivers

April 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

What was once a niche product is moving into the mainstream as companies that depend heavily on their patent portfolios drive demand for defensive patent insurance, a trend that insurers attribute in part to r... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US scam center task force files criminal charges, seizes web domains

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced a series of coordinated actions by the Scam Center Strike Force against Southeast Asian criminal organizations operating scam centers that have defrauded Ameri... (more story)

Cambodian senator sanctioned by US for controlling scam center network

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Kok An — a Cambodian senator who controls scam compounds throughout the country — as well as 28 individuals and entiti... (more story)

Canada's FINTRAC issues bulletin on extortion targeting South Asian diaspora

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) published a special bulletin on money laundering associated with extortion directed at Canada’s South Asian diaspora. Th... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Crypto giants need broad policy oversight to prevent disruption spillovers, BIS paper says

April 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Giant crypto-asset intermediaries such as Binance, Crypto.com and Bybit need comprehensive policy oversight and cross-border supervision to prevent disruptions from spilling into the broader financial system, ... (more story)

US bank regulators give community banks more flexibility to use capital adequacy measure

April 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US banking regulators finalized a rule to give community banks greater flexibility to use a simpler measure of capital adequacy and reduce regulatory burden. The final rule is being adopted witho... (more story)

Proposed bank risk changes may add complexity, weaken oversight, EU watchdog says

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority warned that proposed changes by the European Commission to new rules on operational risk could increase complexity and weaken supervisory effectiveness. In an opini... (more story)

Trade View More

Section 232 tariffs didn't stop OCTG imports, manufacturers tell USITC

April 23, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, Europe, Middle East

Both proponents and opponents of duty orders on oil country tubular goods argued to the US International Trade Commission that Section 232 tariffs did not support US industry, but differed in their explanations for why.

EU, US to consider coordinated trade policies for critical minerals, draft text says

April 23, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The EU and US aim to work together to support the supply of critical minerals crucial to their commercial and defense industries — through possible coordinated trade policies and mechanisms including market an... (more story)

Huawei racketeering trial delayed to September after US unseals trimmed-down case

April 23, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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

A US judge delayed to September the racketeering, sanctions violations and trade-secret theft trial of Chinese networking equipment giant Huawei Technologies, days after prosecutors unsealed a new superseding ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Estonia's €36m aid for energy-intensive industry wins EU clearance

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies in Estonia relying heavily on electricity and exposed to international trade will be eligible for a levy rate reduction of between 75 and 85 percent under a €36 million plan that has wo... (more story)

Croatian aid for gaming business hub can go ahead, EU watchdog says

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Croatian measure worth €37 million, for the construction of two business facilities offering workspaces for the gaming sector in the town of Novska, has won state aid approval, the European Com... (more story)

Germany's €6bn Covid-19 bailout for Lufthansa illegal, EU top court says

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lufthansa has lost its legal challenge to a lower court verdict that ruled a German €6 billion recapitalization plan for the air carrier was illegal. In a judgment delivered Thursday, the EU's Co... (more story)

Energy View More

Fresh EU sanctions package targets Russian shadow fleet, banks, industry

April 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU has approved a new sanctions package targeting Russia’s energy shipping, financial services, and trade sectors, expanding its crackdown on the shadow fleet and oil revenues. The measures add 46 vessels,... (more story)

EU sanctions Russian shadow fleet, energy exports as G7 talks continue

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has adopted a new sanctions package focusing on Russia’s energy revenues, including 46 additional vessels deemed to be part of a shadow fleet, new listings across the oil sector, and restr... (more story)

Solving EU fertilizer crunch carries risks for bloc's industrial, trade policies

April 23, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU's carbon border levy faces an early test as one of the bloc's main tools to keep carbon-intensive industries competitive. The Iran war's pressure on fertilizer prices and imports has seen the commodity ... (more story)

Technology View More

EU mulls change in key consumer protection law to strengthen enforcement

April 23, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The European Commission is considering making a key EU consumer law, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, directly applicable across the whole bloc so it has direct enforcement powers in the biggest cros... (more story)

UK telecom providers warned of cyber risks posed by Claude Mythos Preview AI

April 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK telecom providers have been warned by regulator Ofcom about the cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Mythos Preview. Businesses should “assess security risks arising from f... (more story)

TikTok appeals German ruling on recommender system under EU Digital Services Act

April 23, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

TikTok says it has appealed a German court ruling requiring changes to parts of its web-based recommender system and reporting tools. The ruling was among the first to clarify how obligations under the EU's Di... (more story)