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Brazil. 6th Oct, 2021. In this photo illustration the Roblox logo seen displayed on a smartphone.

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

December 19, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

Roblox hit by fourth US state, Tennessee, on child-safety claims
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission building in Washington, DC USA

Artificial Intelligence

December 18, 2025 | Emma Whitford

North America

US FERC issues data center hookup order amid energy reserve shortfall
Novartis sign hanging at the building in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

December 18, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Novartis-Avidity Biosciences deal gets early clearance in US

Antitrust View More

Adamas Amenity settles with US FTC over no-hire agreements

December 19, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Building services contractor Adamas Amenity agreed to cease its enforcement of no-hire agreements as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission. According to the FTC, Adamas used a... (more story)

Google settles Spanish antitrust probe into payments for publishers

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Google has settled a Spanish antitrust probe with promises that it will be more transparent and structured in its negotiations to remunerate press publishers for using their content in search res... (more story)

South Korea's Lee urges tougher antitrust enforcement, heavier fines

December 19, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung on Friday urged the country's competition regulator to enhance enforcement and raise fines substantially to effectively deter antitrust violations. During a policy briefing ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Matthieu Delescluse appointed AI safety head in EU Commission's AI office

December 19, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European AI Office will now have a head of AI safety after Matthieu Delescluse was appointed to the role, MLex has learned*. The crucial post has been vacant since the office was set up in June last year. ... (more story)

Hong Kong privacy regulator issues guidance on AI deepfakes for schools, parents

December 19, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong’s privacy regulator has issued guidance for schools and parents on handling artificial intelligence deepfake incidents involving children and young people. The toolkit, published by the... (more story)

States oppose US FCC's inquiry into state AI preemption

December 18, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he joined 23 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the US Federal Communications Commission opposing the preemption of state laws o... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Saipem, Subsea7 amend merger paperwork in Brazil, restarting deadline

December 19, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Oilfield service companies Saipem and Subsea7 have amended the paperwork for their deal with the Brazilian competition authority following a request from the regulator, which cited incomplete information in th... (more story)

SM Energy-Civitas deal gets early clearance in US

December 19, 2025 | Wesley Brown

North America

SM Energy Co. and Civitas Resources have received antitrust clearance for their $12.8 billion deal, according to the US Federal Trade Commission.

SM Energy, Civitas granted early termination by US FTC

December 19, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: SM Energy Company and Civitas Resources, Inc. were granted early termination for their merger, the US Federal Trade Commission announced Friday. The companies announced their deal, with a combine... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU lawmakers push digital euro debate forward with amendments report

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: European Parliament internal talks on the European Commission's proposal for a digital euro are progressing, with amendments published on Friday. These changes are due to be discussed by the Econ... (more story)

Digital euro advances as EU governments finalize stance for talks with lawmakers

December 19, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments on Friday formally adopted their stance on the single currency package proposed back in 2023. It includes a framework enabling the introduction of a digital euro and provisions on the legal stat... (more story)

EU countries agree position on proposal for digital euro

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments on Friday adopted their stance on a framework enabling the introduction of a digital euro, two and a half years after the proposal was put forward by the European Commission. The C... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Motorola loses claim to trade secrets damages in the UK

December 19, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Motorola does not have the right to claim compensatory damages from a US judgment in the UK, the English Court of Appeal has ruled. The judgment stops Motorola from claiming damages in the UK for a US trade se... (more story)

Xiaomi triumphs in Chinese appeal over smart-toilet trademark misuse

December 19, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has won a landmark court victory, securing 30 million yuan ($4.3 million) in damages over the unauthorized use of its well-known trademarks on smart toilets, reinforcing the brand’s c... (more story)

Indian generics muscle into global weight-loss gold rush as Novo Nordisk's patent crumbles

December 19, 2025 | Freny Patel

Asia

In the high-stakes world of patents, a "thumping victory" in the Delhi High Court has fundamentally rewritten the playbook for India’s pharmaceutical generics giants.

Financial Crime View More

Former FTX executives, Alameda chief consent to US SEC judgements

December 19, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed proposed final consent judgments as to Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Zixiao (Gary) Wang and Nishad Singh, b... (more story)

UK regulator opens investigation into WHSmith

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK financial watchdog has confirmed it's investigating UK retailer WHSmith for "potential breaches of UK Listing Principles and Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules." In a statement la... (more story)

US settles with North Carolina firm accused of evading duties on Chinese tungsten

December 18, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice settled a case with a North Carolina-based distributor, Ceratizit USA, accused of evading duties on Chinese tungsten carbide. Ceratizit agreed to pay $54.4 million to... (more story)

Financial Services View More

New UK ancillary activities exemption rules published by financial watchdog

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog has issued new rules for its ancillary activities exemption, or AAE. The exemption allows a firm to be exempt from authorization as an investment firm where its tradin... (more story)

UK PRA sets expectations on insurers’ use of Special Purpose Vehicles

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK prudential watchdog has set out its expectations on the transfer of risk by firms to Special Purpose Vehicles. The Prudential Regulation Authority said it will monitor the use of SPVs to t... (more story)

UK's £100 contactless limit to be scrapped from March 2026

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limit for contactless payments from March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority has said on Friday. Under curr... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce wrong in Canadian lumber case, trade court says

December 19, 2025

North America

The US Commerce Department’s 2019 review of antisubsidy duties on softwood lumber from Canada must be revised again to incorporate information from Canadian producers, the US Court of International Trade ruled. 

US indicts two people, three companies, alleging antidumping duty evasion

December 19, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced charges against Chinese national Jinhua Wang, San Francisco businessman Xin Mian Pan, and three Chinese and Bay Area com... (more story)

US publishes updated list of safeguard products

December 19, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service published an updated list of quantity-based trigger levels for products that may be subject to additional duties consistent with sa... (more story)

State Aid View More

BdM Banca shouldn’t get compensation for EU recovery order, court opinion says

December 18, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: BdM Banca isn't entitled to receive compensation for the damage it allegedly suffered due to the European Commission's decision for Italy to recoup illegal state aid from Banca Tercas, a legal op... (more story)

Hungary gets EU approval for its €4.1 billion aid to net zero tech manufacturing

December 17, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: On Wednesday, the European Commission approved a €4.1 billion Hungarian state aid scheme to support investment toward net zero technology manufacturing capacity and its components, under CISAF, t... (more story)

EV charging stations on German motorways get EU state-aid approval

December 17, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany's plan to give state support to aid the roll out of fast-charging stations for electric heavy-duty vehicles at non-serviced rest sites along motorways has won EU approval. The European Co... (more story)

Energy View More

UK AI Energy Council calls for ‘SWOT team’ on regulatory, planning complexity

December 18, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

Members of a group to address the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence in the UK, which includes Google, Microsoft, and power companies, want the government to create a “SWOT team” to help navigat... (more story)

EU opens 12-week consultation on planned revisions to energy and climate policy

December 18, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Professionals, experts and other interested parties have until March 12, 2026, to provide their views on the planned revision of the EU's 2018 Governance Regulation on the Energy Union and Climat... (more story)

Energy companies in Germany reimbursed €200m collected during energy crisis

December 18, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany's competition authority has said that most energy companies had not imposed excessive prices during the country's energy crisis in 2022-23, and that some had already reimbursed around €20... (more story)

Technology View More

72% want new legislation to tackle digital dark patterns, EU consultation shows

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Almost three-quarters of respondents want the EU to introduce new regulatory obligations to address so-called digital dark patterns, design techniques used by companies to trick or manipulate use... (more story)

Online platforms see EU propose extension of voluntary child-abuse detection rules

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms have seen the European Commission propose an extension of the current interim regulation in place, so providers can continue voluntarily detecting, reporting and removing child s... (more story)

Bid to block Shein in France rejected by Paris court

December 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Shein will not be blocked in France as the measure sought by the French state would be disproportionate, the Paris Judicial Court ruled on Friday. The court said Shein had hosted illegal and pote... (more story)