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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology
March 24, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Antitrust, Technology
March 23, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Artificial Intelligence
March 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust View More
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A mass claim targeting Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive conduct through chip-supply and patent-licensing deals for iPhones and for Android-equipped smartphones has been withdrawn by UK consu... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
New time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be granted to the UK antitrust regulator following concerns that some companies could exploit the conflict in the Middle East to boost their profits. The Com... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger
North America
US Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi said the government wants to improve the guidance it gives businesses about corporate collaborations in hopes of making antitrust enforcement more predictab... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A US district judge in Utah granted the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Snap that alleges enforcement by the state attorney general against Snap over its failure to protect children ... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Legal uncertainty over the use of sensitive personal data to train artificial intelligence systems will persist under the European Commission’s digital simplification package, DOT Europe said an ... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The European Commission’s AI Office would like to see AI companies take a more proactive role in preparing for compliance with the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI models, despite enforcement powers not ye... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari
Europe
Antenna Group's acquisition of Gedi, publisher of leading Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, is to be sent to a EU new advisory body for an opinion under the bloc’s recently established media plurality tes... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: SoftBank's proposed acquisition of DigitalBridge was granted early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period on March 11, DigitalBridge said in a US securities filing.
March 24, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: SoftBank Group's proposed acquisition of DigitalBridge can't be completed without antitrust approvals from the US, the European Union, Australia, Japan and Mexico as well as approval under the Eu... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez lead a group of 17 state attorneys general asking Congress to require law enforcement to use warrants to get digital data from Americans that are under inv... (more story)
March 24, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US Federal Communications Commission updated its covered list to include all imports of consumer-grade routers, prohibiting them from importation. The decision comes after an interagency body... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar
Europe
A ruling from the EU's top court that companies can refuse a request for access to personal data only in limited cases of abuse could make it easier for individuals to claim damages under the GDPR data privacy... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 24, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Europe is leading the world in AI and quantum patent filings but risks falling behind the US and Asia in terms of commercialization, the European Patent Office says.
March 24, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe, North America
Apple has filed a claim against Israeli company Powermat Technologies in the UK's Patents Court in an attempt to obtain a global FRAND rate for standard-essential patents for wireless charging technology. It i... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Property worth more than £81 million, including apartments in central and south London, have been frozen after the granting of applications by the UK's Crown Prosecution Service for an unexplaine... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Edmond de Rothschild Bank in Paris has been searched by French prosecutors investigating allegations of corruption involving French diplomat and former employee Fabrice Aidan, who was named in files related to... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A US judge has granted convicted Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin a hearing over his request for a new trial after a key cooperator in his corruption case may have lied on the witness stand.
Financial Services View More
March 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Michael Selig launched the Innovation Task Force help develop a clear regulatory framework for innovaters focused on crypto assets, AI, and prediction markets.
March 24, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK's financial regulator has defended its efforts to fight fraud, saying it is ramping up enforcement but can't promise to reduce soaring cases on its own given its limited resources. "If we had more resou... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
UK hedge-fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court that women at the firm thought he was a “creepy old man,” as he gave evidence on Tuesday in his battle to overturn a lifelong ban from the financial servi... (more story)
Trade View More
March 24, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Non-EU countries’ access to benefits under the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act will depend on reciprocal market openness, a European Commission official said. The law, unveiled on March 4, introduces a “Made i... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex summary: The US International Trade Commission in a final determination voted 2-1 that imports of float glass product from China and Malaysia have harmed a domestic industry. USITC Chair Amy Karpel and Co... (more story)
March 24, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet
Europe, Oceania
By signing a trade deal with Australia, its third free-trade agreement this year, Europe hopes to cut its dependencies on countries such as China and the US. In particular on access to critical raw materials, ... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: France has secured EU approval for a program to support the construction of 1 GW of hydrogen electrolysis capacity, the European Commission said Monday. The measure, which comes in the form of a ... (more story)
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Denmark has secured European Commission approval to spend €5 billion to support the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms. The 20-year measure will con... (more story)
Energy View More
March 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe
European gas stockpiling should start early to prepare for next winter, relying on flexibilities introduced in last year’s revised gas storage regulation, according to a letter from EU Energy Commissioner Dan ... (more story)
March 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU countries should start stockpiling gas for next winter as early as possible to benefit from a longer injection period, help mitigate against any pressure on prices, and avoid an end-of-summer ... (more story)
March 23, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee
Asia
Major South Korean oil refiners — SK Energy, GS Caltex, S-Oil and HD Hyundai Oilbank — are being raided by prosecutors over collusion allegations, the Korea Prosecution Service confirmed Monday, with search-an... (more story)
Technology View More
March 24, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
TikTok, X, Meta and Google have defended their approaches to tackling misinformation and online harms, including investing in AI content moderation and safety tools, amid criticism from UK lawmakers that their... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online platforms operating in the UK must implement the communications regulator's guidance to make them safer for women and girls by the end of this year "at the latest", the UK tech minister ha... (more story)
March 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online platforms will need to prioritize assessing the risks of unsolicited nude images and illegal self-harm content on their services under draft codes published by UK regulator Ofcom this morn... (more story)