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Meta researcher found US state AGs' addictive claims 'hard to refute,' jury hears

US trade court judge pushes DOJ for refund answers

Meta, TikTok face Nov. 19 hearing in Italian child-safety case

US federal, state officials fighting AI cyber threats with existing laws

Multiple Meta executives were against cosmetic beauty filters, Tennessee jury hears

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Artificial Intelligence

August 19, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US NIST urges companies to fight AI risks with AI

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible

Trade

August 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, North America

EU, Canada aiming to conclude digital trade agreement by Oct 29-30 summit
US NIST urges companies to fight AI risks with AI
US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible
EU, Canada aiming to conclude digital trade agreement by Oct 29-30 summit

Antitrust View More

News media bargaining incentive passes Australian parliament

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The News Media Bargaining Incentive, designed to impose a tax-like charge on major digital platforms unless they enter into or renew commercial deals with Australian news outlets, passed parliame... (more story)

HP New Zealand receives regulatory approval for resale-price maintenance

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Technology company HP New Zealand’s application to engage in resale-price maintenance has been approved by the country’s competition watchdog. In a statement on Thursday, New Zealand’s Commerce C... (more story)

Philippine antitrust agency probes competition in concert ticketing

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippine Competition Commission is conducting a market study of the concert ticketing industry to understand consumer experiences and recommend measures to protect consumers and promote fai... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

xAI can't sue Minnesota over nude deepfake ban on behalf of users, state AG says

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal lawsuit from xAI challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota law barring nude deepfake images should be dismissed because the company lacks standing to sue on behalf of users, and ... (more story)

IAB revamps AI labeling in advertising as regulation expands globally

August 19, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

Mlex Summary: Digital advertising trade association IAB has published an updated framework for labeling AI-generated and modified marketing content. The framework aims to harmonize compliance for advertisers, ... (more story)

OpenAI to slow launch of new AI models after Hugging Face hack

August 19, 2026

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

MLex Summary: OpenAI said it has "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" its frontier AI models because of the cybersecurity risks associated with developing and testing them. In a statement, the company poin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Chevron-Woodside's gas and energy deal under review in Australia

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: US-based Chevron’s proposed asset swap with Woodside is under review by Australia’s competition watchdog. Under the proposed transactions, Woodside, headquartered in Perth, would acquire Chevron’... (more story)

Lotte Chemical, HD Hyundai petrochemical restructuring cleared with KFTC remedies

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Lotte Chemical, Lotte Daesan Petrochem, HD Hyundai Oilbank and HD Hyundai Chemical have secured conditional approval from South Korea’s antitrust regulator for a restructuring deal that will comb... (more story)

L'Oréal-Gucci licensing deal under review in Australia

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: L’Oréal's proposal to enter into a 50-year worldwide exclusive license to create, develop, manufacture and distribute Gucci-branded fragrance and beauty products is under review by Australia's co... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan's Sakura Internet says 1.36m customer accounts potentially affected by breach

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese internet-services provider Sakura Internet said Wednesday that unauthorized access to a sales-management system may have affected information for as many as 1.36 million customer account... (more story)

China tightens app-data governance, targets ad profiling in nationwide campaign

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Chinese authorities have stepped up enforcement of personal-information rules under a 2026 nationwide campaign, reviewing more than 20,000 apps and software-development kits, or SDKs, and orderin... (more story)

Japan privacy watchdog warns against improper use of medical claims data

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s data protection authority has warned municipalities to ensure residents’ medical data are provided and used only for specified purposes, following an investigation into the use of anonymi... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Another Indian hotel's challenge to music royalty demands fails

August 20, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The Indian Performing Right Society has secured another court victory in its effort to collect music royalties from hotels, with a Varanasi court dismissing a hotel's challenge to its licensing demands. The ru... (more story)

As Big Pharma patents age, smaller biotechs hold the most clinical-stage assets

August 19, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Big Pharma is under growing pressure to restock its drug pipelines as an unusually large wave of patent expirations threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. That urgency is intensifying competitio... (more story)

China to tighten trade-secret enforcement, deepen coordination among authorities

August 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s market regulator plans to strengthen trade-secret enforcement and formalize links between administrative and criminal authorities, while stepping up protection in sectors including integrated circuits,... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US moves to dismiss charges on KuCoin co-founders after compliance with agreement

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

MLex Summary: Chun Gan and Ke Tang, two China-based co-founders of KuCoin, had each entered deferred-prosecution agreements with the US Justice Department. Both have complied with the terms of their agreements... (more story)

KuCoin founders can reclaim roles after corporate plea term ends, US filing says

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Two co-founders of KuCoin can reclaim their roles at the cryptocurrency exchange after the company’s plea agreement ends early next year, according to new filings in US court. 

Former Alameda CEO, cofounder settle US CFTC claims over fraud

August 19, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced supplemental consent orders against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, a cofounder of both that company and fellow ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia prepares rules for strategic commodities exchange

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, is preparing rules and a supervisory framework for a planned mineral and strategic commodities exchange aimed at strengthening domestic price for... (more story)

US CFTC seeks input on listing of compute derivatives contracts

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it is seeking comments to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in compute. The request seeks comment on the s... (more story)

US OCC to adopt stablecoin rule carrying out GENIUS Act by November, Gould says

August 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will adopt by November a GENIUS Act rule implementing the stablecoin law for bank issuers, Comptroller Jonathan Gould said. Separately, since President Trump to... (more story)

Trade View More

CK Hutchison launches Panama treaty arbitration seeking more than $1.5bn

August 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

CK Hutchison has launched international arbitration against Panama seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages over what the Hong Kong-listed conglomerate called the “destruction” of its investments by Panama. T... (more story)

US hydraulic cylinder makers seek duties as foreign imports erode market shares

August 19, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US hydraulic cylinder industry is rapidly losing market share to foreign producers who reverse-engineered their products and sold lower-priced versions back into the US market, petitioners for duty orders ... (more story)

US Commerce says India dumping, subsidizing paprika

August 19, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce said in a final determination that India is dumping and subsidizing oleoresin paprika. Commerce gave to all Indian producers final dumping rates of 5.08 percent and final subsidy ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries gain fiscal leeway for clean-energy investments through 2028

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries can exempt additional spending on nuclear power, electricity grids, hydrogen, renewables and other energy-security measures from normal spending constraints through 2028 under new gu... (more story)

Georgia lawmaker calls for ‘playbook’ to manage data center boom

August 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

State and local lawmakers need a clear framework for managing the rapid growth of AI-driven data centers, including rules for what developers should pay and what communities and regulators should demand, state... (more story)

Australian state announces AI framework for data-center investment

August 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New South Wales government on Monday announced a new policy framework for data-center investment that requires projects seeking streamlined approvals to meet energy, water, community and infr... (more story)

Technology View More

South Korea seeks US FTC help in wider crackdown on illegal sexual content

August 20, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea is seeking a dedicated channel with the US Federal Trade Commission to request enforcement against businesses distributing nonconsensual intimate images involving South Korean victims. The move is ... (more story)

South Korea plans US FTC reporting channel, platform obligations over sexual imagery

August 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea is planning closer cooperation with the US Federal Trade Commission and seeking to impose new obligations on online platforms, hosting providers, content-delivery networks and Interne... (more story)

Roblox to step up child-grooming safeguards in Australian undertaking

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Gaming giant Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to introduce stronger measures to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abus... (more story)