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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US FTC shouldn’t be lead AI enforcer, Chairman Ferguson says
A sheet music excerpt of the opening to 'Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orle', a song generated by Suno, an AI platform, which has nearly identical music and lyrics to Johnny B. Goode

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

April 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Sustained YouTube scraping claim in US a boost for creators; questions remain
US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Financial Services

April 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Trump threatens to fire US Fed Chair if he doesn’t step down by May 15

Antitrust View More

Tech transfer rules updated by EU; guardrails set for joint licensing negotiations

April 16, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The European Commission has published its revamped tech transfer rules, introducing guidance on data licensing and Licensing Negotiation Groups, and tightening conditions for patent pools. The update comes ami... (more story)

Google says privacy at risk in EU ‘overreach’ on disclosing AI search data

April 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Online search giant Google has railed against a European Commission move to make it hand over search data to other AI chatbots, saying it includes “dangerously ineffective privacy protections.” The regulator o... (more story)

Organic distributors trade association and members get French antitrust fine

April 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The French competition authority has imposed a €12.7 million fine on Synadis, a trade union for organic products distributors, and on its members Greenweez, Comptoirs de la Bio and ITM Entreprises, the authori... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Act on child safety, UK's Starmer tells social-media execs, as ban rejected again

April 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Senior executives from TikTok, Meta Platforms, Google and X met the UK prime minister on Thursday and were pressed to do more on child safety, hours after the latest vote by lawmakers from the ruling Labour pa... (more story)

AI agents covered by EU rules ‘mainly’ as general-purpose AI systems, Virkkunen says

April 16, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU technology chief Henna Virkkunen said AI agents are covered by the AI Act as "mainly" having elements of general-purpose AI systems, as well as having the transparency requirements for generative AI. The Eu... (more story)

China intelligence chief flags AI warfare as key front in tech rivalry

April 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top intelligence official has warned that military uses of artificial intelligence are emerging as a key front in great-power technological rivalry, highlighting Beijing’s concern that the technology c... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Getty sale of Shutterstock editorial assets would ease concerns, UK CMA says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK antitrust regulator has provisionally decided that Getty Images’ plan to buy Shutterstock would require the divestment of the target's editorial assets in order to ease its concerns. The C... (more story)

Rheinmetall, OHB satellite communication JV wins German approval

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Rheinmetall Digital and space systems developer OHB have secured German competition approval to form a joint venture to bid for a future Bundeswehr public procurement contract. The project focuse... (more story)

K-pop's biggest labels seek merger clearance for global festival JV

April 16, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s four biggest K-pop agencies are seeking antitrust clearance to establish a joint venture for a new global music festival project, in a move that would bring some of the industry’s fiercest rivals... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Malaysia targets mid-2026 rollout for under-16 social media restrictions

April 16, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia aims to roll out restrictions on social media access for users under 16 by mid-2026, prioritizing stricter age verification using the national ID system over less reliable age-assurance technologies, ... (more story)

EU data watchdogs must grant GDPR access rights in complaint cases, legal opinion says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU data protection authorities must guarantee GDPR access rights when handling complaints, as they act as “controllers” when processing personal data in such procedures, Rimvydas Norkus, an advis... (more story)

‘High-risk’ supplier ban in EU cyber rules risks undermining standards system, ETSI says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s proposed updated Cybersecurity Act risks undermining the bloc’s standardization system if it bars certain suppliers from participating, the European Telecommunications S... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

No copyright levy on offline streaming copies, EU court says on HP, Dell case

April 16, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Offline copies of audiovisual works provided by streaming platforms do not fall under the private copying exception of the EU's copyright law, the bloc's highest court said Thursday following a Dutch case agai... (more story)

Japanese game-bar warning exposes old copyright fault line for manga cafes

April 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A warning from a Japanese software copyright group to game bars exposes the country’s uneven copyright treatment of paid, on-premises access to works, highlighting why manga cafes developed under softer arrang... (more story)

New China rules to counter, reshape foreign jurisdiction patent disputes

April 16, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is bringing greater coherence and enforcement power to its legal toolkit for responding to foreign legal measures, with new rules targeting what it describes as unjustified extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency pledges to 'strike earlier' in the coming year

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's Serious Fraud Office interim chief has pledged to invest in proactive intelligence and use innovative skills and techniques to enable the agency to strike earlier. In the foreword to the... (more story)

Australia flags low suspicious transaction reporting in wealth sector

April 16, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia's anti-money laundering agency has written to businesses in the wealth management sector with concerns about their “alarmingly” low suspicious matter reporting, or SMR. In a statement o... (more story)

South Korea moves to rationalize regulatory system under presidential body

April 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea has launched an overhaul of its regulatory reform framework, elevating the top decision-making body to a presidential-level committee and expanding its size as part of a broader push ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

New EU banking chief Michaud faces competitiveness hurdles amid global risks

April 16, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The new chief of the European Banking Authority, François-Louis Michaud, is set to simplify banking oversight while addressing challenges from digital innovations and enhancing banking competitiveness. He emph... (more story)

Updated UK short selling rules to allow more time for reporting from July 13

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Financial Conduct Authority's updated short-selling rules, including a new reporting timetable with extra time to calculate and submit short position reports, are set to enter into force o... (more story)

Amex, KLM co-brand deal may fall under EU card-fee caps, top court says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Payments made between American Express to airline KLM under co-branded card arrangements must be included when applying EU limits on card fees, the bloc’s top court ruled, even though KLM is not ... (more story)

Trade View More

EU duties on Chinese, Indonesian MSG come under expiry review

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU dumping tariffs on imports of Chinese and Indonesian monosodium glutamate, set to lapse on April 20, will now be reassessed, to see if their expiry would lead to continued dumping and harm, th... (more story)

Hong Kong to host China's chip hub as Beijing seeks tech edge

April 16, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong is poised to become home to China's first national manufacturing-innovation center outside the mainland, cooperating with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in the country's drive fo... (more story)

China GDP growth hits 5% in first quarter of 2026

April 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s gross domestic product grew 5 percent year on year in the first quarter to 33.4 trillion yuan ($4.89 trillion), National Bureau of Statistics Deputy Head Mao Shengyong said at a Thursday ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Swedish state aid for sustainable biofuels in transport gets EU approval

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has secured European Commission clearance to extend its program to increase the use of sustainable biofuels in the transport sector until the end of December 2032. The €1.3 billion measure... (more story)

Germany, Bulgaria, Slovenia get EU approval for electricity price relief plans

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Thursday approved state aid plans for Germany, Bulgaria and Slovenia to grant temporary electricity price relief to energy-intensive industries. In line with the EU Cle... (more story)

China may suspend investment approvals in disorderly sectors under reform guideline

April 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Council said in a reform guideline issued Wednesday that authorities may impose temporary controls on investment approvals, subject to State Council consent, in sectors facing disor... (more story)

Energy View More

Hungary’s tax on free carbon allowances might breach EU rules, top court says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary cannot tax free carbon emission permits in a way that undermines their purpose, the EU’s top court has said. Such a tax would weaken the system designed to encourage companies to cut emis... (more story)

EU Commission eyes tax overhaul to make electricity cheaper than fossil fuels

April 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European Commission plans to tax electricity below fossil fuels and allow zero tax rates for energy-intensive industries, according to an internal document. The draft also points to stronger use of EU emis... (more story)

Lawmakers call for earlier allowance releases in EU Emissions Trading System

April 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A key European Parliament committee has proposed changes to the extension of the EU Emissions Trading System that would accelerate allowance releases during price spikes, extend the €45 cap beyon... (more story)

Technology View More

Wikimedia services face blocking in Indonesia over registration lapses

April 16, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Wikimedia Foundation has been given an “ultimatum” by Indonesia's ministry of communication and digital affairs over its failure to complete the registration process as an electronic system provi... (more story)

Louisiana AG hails Live Nation jury verdict as 'significant win'

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill called the jury verdict in a monopolization suit against Live Nation Entertainment "a significant win for Louisiana consumers." In a statement, Murrill said... (more story)

Live Nation juror points to 'not very professional' emails in US monopoly suit

April 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation executives sent emails that "were not very professional," a juror told reporters Wednesday after delivering a clean-sweep victory to 33 US states and the District of Columbia in a monopolization trial.