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US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders

As Congress mulls enhanced role, US FTC privacy spending dwarfed by other DPAs

French Apple ruling highlights debate over abuse of economic dependency rule

Nexstar-Tegna cable challengers press DC Circuit to compel full FCC review

Musk loses US court battle against OpenAI, Altman after three-week trial

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

North America

US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies
Michael Barr

Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

May 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banks using AI to varying degrees to help vulnerable customers, Fed's Barr says

Artificial Intelligence

May 19, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

US OpenAI juror questions on Musk, Altman reveal AI concerns
US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies
US banks using AI to varying degrees to help vulnerable customers, Fed's Barr says
US OpenAI juror questions on Musk, Altman reveal AI concerns

Antitrust View More

India eyes AI shield against manipulation in government tenders

May 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India must deploy artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics to detect bid rigging in government procurement while strengthening coordination between auditors and the competition watchdog, the country... (more story)

US DOJ accuses defense contractors of corrupting competitive procurement process

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two defense contractors for allegedly orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement... (more story)

Lobbying pitches won’t resolve state antitrust concerns, Texas, DC enforcers say

May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Khushita Vasant

North America

Antitrust enforcers from Texas and the District of Columbia said Wednesday it is foolhardy to view engagement with their respective law enforcement agencies as a government relations exercise where promises of... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

SpaceX unit xAI faces intense regulatory scrutiny, says initial US S-1 filing

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: SpaceX warned of extensive regulatory risk in filing its initial S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, saying its xAI subsidiary faces numerous regulatory risks around privacy,... (more story)

Chatbot bills passed by US states diverge along political lines

May 20, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US states are rushing to establish new guardrails for artificial intelligence-powered chatbots that imitate human relationships, but their approaches to regulating the technology are diverging along political ... (more story)

Meta, Snap, Roblox react to UK grooming concerns; TikTok, YouTube 'fail to commit'

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta, Snap and Roblox have committed to stronger anti-grooming measures in response to demands by UK online safety regulator Ofcom, while TikTok and YouTube have failed to address concerns and fa... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US state trustbusters vow to monitor deals not requiring antitrust filings

May 20, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Top antitrust law enforcers from the states of Minnesota and Texas and from the District of Columbia promised to track mergers and acquisitions that fall below federal or regional paperwork submission threshol... (more story)

Labor competition, health costs are top concerns for Texas, antitrust enforcer says

May 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Labor competition, rising healthcare costs and serial acquisitions by private equity are some of the antitrust problems on top of mind for the Texas attorney general, a top antitrust enforcer from the state said Wednesday.

Early disclosure of merger remedy talks helps courts assess fixes, US judge says

May 20, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Merging parties and US regulatory agencies communicating remedy proposals and options to courts early on is beneficial to the courts, even if judges should avoid becoming directly involved in settlement negoti... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok, YouTube face extra scrutiny from UK's Ofcom over child safeguards brushoff

May 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

TikTok and YouTube will undergo increased UK regulatory supervision after refusing to make significant changes to recommender systems that determine what content children see on their feeds, online safety regu... (more story)

Meta generates value for users and businesses, researcher tells New Mexico court

May 20, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A Meta Platforms researcher told a New Mexico judge the company’s social media platforms generate great economic value for both users and businesses, in the ongoing trial of the state’s case against Meta over ... (more story)

Texas AG launches probe of Meta Glasses citing privacy concerns

May 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating Meta Platforms’ Meta AI Glasses, which can record audio and video that wearers can capture, his office announced Wednesday.

Intellectual Property View More

Texas court order reshapes patent venue strategy after Albright pullback

May 20, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The Western District of Texas has curbed the judge-shopping that once drove patent filings to Waco, but a new assignment order makes Midland-Odessa and US District Judge David Counts an option for venue certainty.

Small inventors lose largest booster with Massie primary defeat

May 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Small inventors took a hit late Tuesday after Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie lost his reelection primary following a rift with President Trump. Massie has been the most outspoken critic of th... (more story)

Collision Communications' injunction bid against Samsung fails despite USPTO, DOJ support

May 20, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US District Judge Rodney Gilstrap denied Collision Communications’ request for a permanent injunction in patent litigation against Samsung on Monday. While he ruled against the company, Gilstrap's ruling did e... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Fed proposes rule to set up bank payment account for clearing, settling

May 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve released a draft rule to establish a "payment account" that legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settling their payments. The Fed sa... (more story)

StraightPath Venture Partners founders get prison in US for pre-IPO fraud scheme

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The founders and operators of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC and its affiliated entities were sentenced to significant prison time for defrauding their investors, skimming money off the top, a... (more story)

US Supreme Court asked to rule on Corporate Transparency Act constitutionality

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A group led by a Texas police supply store and the National Federation of Independent Business is asking the US Supreme Court to hear its case that the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money l... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Karen Dortea Abelskov, Carlo Comporti shortlisted for EU market watchdog chair

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Karen Dortea Abelskov and Carlo Comporti, from the Danish finance ministry and the Italian market supervisor, respectively, are the EU market watchdog's preferred candidates to replace its chair,... (more story)

Global banking watchdog wants broad AI sector engagement to help cut cyber risks

May 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sofia Gerace

Europe

The banking sector's global risk watchdog has said it welcomes AI developers to engage with it in a bid to help financial firms understand and handle the cyber risks associated with the kinds of frontier model... (more story)

EU crypto assets rules open for consultation

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a public consultation on its rules for crypto assets, known as the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, to assess whether they remain suitable for a rapidly evo... (more story)

Trade View More

US protecting fishing industry with new visa restrictions

May 20, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The US State Department announced visa restrictions on 26 foreign nationals accused of engaging with illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities as part of a new tool to protect the US... (more story)

Canadian steel companies to pay $19m for evading duty orders

May 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Two Canada-based steel companies, Farjess and Royal Canadian Steel, along with their president Feroz Jessani, have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations that they failed to pay duties ... (more story)

USITC says chassis imports from three nations harm industry

May 20, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex summary: The US International Trade Commission voted 2-1 in a final determination that chassis and subassembly imports from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam injure a domestic industry. USITC Commissioner Davi... (more story)

State Aid View More

German semiconductor plants win EU state aid approval

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has approved €288 million in German state aid to support two new semiconductor supply chain facilities. Carl Zeiss will receive €222 million for a semiconductor production... (more story)

German €1.3bn investment in renewable hydrogen wins EU clearance

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s plan to grant €1.3 billion of state funding for renewable hydrogen production has secured EU clearance. The European Commission said the program was in line with EU state aid rules, wou... (more story)

Germany likely to miss 2030 emissions target despite climate program, advisers warn

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany is likely to exceed its legally permitted emissions budget through 2030 despite government climate policies, according to the country’s climate advisory council. The advisers said officia... (more story)

Energy View More

EU's emissions trading system needs to change, EU climate chief says

May 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

European countries' use of revenue from the EU's Emissions Trading System, or ETS, should change, the European Commissioner for climate, net zero, and clean growth has said. The comments come ahead of a review... (more story)

EU critical-minerals projects still face financing gap, officials say

May 20, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU strategic critical raw-materials projects are still struggling to secure the financing and long-term purchase agreements needed to move from planning to production, officials said. The bloc has selected 60 ... (more story)

Electrification must accelerate to reach 1.5°C target, renewable energy agency says

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Electrification of transport, industry and buildings must accelerate alongside a faster phaseout of fossil fuels to keep the 1.5°C climate target achievable, according to a new International Rene... (more story)

Technology View More

Young people demand stronger online protection for minors, UK researchers find

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Young people want stronger age-specific online protection, the Ada Lovelace Institute found on Thursday following interviews with 49 respondents. Blunt restrictions such as the social media bans ... (more story)

Campaigners question TikTok’s child-safety controls in new report

May 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok is leaving online many accounts flagged to it of users under 13, despite its own minimum age rules, according to a report by Spanish advocacy group Fundación Maldita.es. The investigation ... (more story)

TikTok fails to lock under-13s out despite its own age rules, advocacy group says

May 20, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

TikTok is failing to effectively enforce its own rules for keeping under-13s out, according to a new report by a Spanish advocacy group that tested the video sharing platforms' controls. The report also voices... (more story)