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Data Privacy and Security

October 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Google, TikTok, Meta won't get stay in challenge to Calif. 'addictive' feed law
US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

October 22, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

US FTC prioritizing labor concerns during merger reviews, Ferguson says
Susan Li, Meta's chief financial officer

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

October 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Meta says youth-related legal costs drove 68% expense growth; more trials loom
Google, TikTok, Meta won't get stay in challenge to Calif. 'addictive' feed law
US FTC prioritizing labor concerns during merger reviews, Ferguson says
Meta says youth-related legal costs drove 68% expense growth; more trials loom

Antitrust View More

Battery buyers' class certification issues potentially fixable, US judge says

October 22, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Battery buyers suing Energizer and Walmart over an alleged anticompetitive conspiracy to eliminate price competition from retailers will get another chance to win class certification, a California federal judge said Thursday.

Syngenta fails to get judgment against US FTC, states' antitrust claims

October 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Syngenta must face US monopolization claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission and state plaintiffs over crop protection products, according to a federal judge. District Judge Thomas D. Schr... (more story)

Mississippi school district sues sports equipment companies for alleged price-fixing

October 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Mississippi school district filed a US antitrust complaint accusing Rex Team Sports, Riddell Sports Group, Varsity Brands and Hibbett Inc. of conspiring to fix the prices of sports equipment an... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI, South Korean experts explore ways to address frontier AI risks

October 23, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korean artificial-intelligence safety experts and OpenAI held a two-day workshop in Seoul this week to discuss risks involving cybersecurity, national security and agentic AI services, bringing together ... (more story)

Meta’s Muse prompts cooperation among UK regulators, FCA chief says

October 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms' personal AI agent Muse is being scrutinized by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority through the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum, the FCA's chief executive said in a speech on... (more story)

Google's search-related payments fund anticompetitive efforts, US DOJ, states say

October 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and plaintiff states told an appeals court that it's imperative that Google be banned from making search-related payments to distributors now before it uses its “mono... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US Treasury proposes updates to Outbound Investment Security Program

October 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with updates to the Outbound Investment Security Program, in an effort to restrict certain outbound investments into dual-use str... (more story)

Deutsche Börse files Allfunds takeover for EU approval

October 22, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Deutsche Börse has requested the European Commission approval for its planned takeover of funds distribution platform Allfunds. The regulator has set a Nov. 27 provisional deadline to decide on the deal.

Union Pacific CEO doesn't foresee large merger divestitures

October 22, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Union Pacific Railroad doesn't plan to divest any "large pieces" of its railroad to other entities, including short-line railroad operators, as it seeks US regulatory approval for its proposed buyout of Norfol... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian privacy complaints surge 60 percent, watchdog reports

October 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia’s privacy watchdog on Friday said it received 5,268 privacy complaints in 2025–26, a 60 percent increase from the previous year, as concerns grew over personal-data protection, artifici... (more story)

Hong Kong urges immediate action on critical PHP vulnerabilities

October 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong's Digital Policy Office has issued a security alert regarding critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a widely used web programming language, urging government departments, public organization... (more story)

Japanese govt agency warns of need for PHP updates over security flaws

October 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Innovation Platform Agency, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, warned Thursday that security vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language could allow remote... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: Oct. 16-22

October 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

Europe

This week at the Unified Patent Court, Align Technology won an injunction covering 17 UPC countries, while Gucci and Alpina Coffee Systems defeated infringement claims and largely secured patent revocations. O... (more story)

US DOJ antitrust policy 'gone too far' in favor of patent holders, NY enforcer says

October 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The Department of Justice's shift on competition policy in relation to standard essential patents during the second Trump administration is disappointing as it has "gone too far" in favor of patent holders, a ... (more story)

IP licensing and business: Oct. 9-Oct. 22

October 22, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

Drugmakers struck licensing deals for cancer and metabolic treatments, while technology companies broadened agreements covering mobile communications, wireless charging and AI infrastructure, and Nokia saw pat... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Coinbase Ireland fined €3.2m over safeguarding issues

October 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s Irish unit has been fined €3.2 million by the country’s central bank, over breaches of Ireland’s e-money regulations around safeguarding. This fine follows a €21.4 million pe... (more story)

Güralp Systems wins more time to find UK plea-deal cash amid prospect of sale

October 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Güralp Systems has been given more time to negotiate with the UK fraud agency over its failure to pay £2 million agreed in a plea deal to avoid prosecution over allegations of bribery in South Korea. The UK se... (more story)

EU anti-money laundering, fraud bodies deepen ties to tackle financial crime

October 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority and Anti-Fraud Office have signed an agreement to strengthen their cooperation against financial crime. The deal will allow the agencies to share informat... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Split remains in digital euro fee talks as EU Commission floats middle ground

October 22, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

Negotiations on the digital euro continue to be complicated by disagreements over merchant fees, with the European Commission suggesting a possible middle ground between EU lawmakers and governments. It will p... (more story)

Securitization revamp agreed by EU governments, lawmakers

October 21, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments and lawmakers struck a deal on a revamped EU securitization framework Wednesday night in Strasbourg, France. They adjusted the capital rules initially proposed by the European Commission, change... (more story)

US OCC adopts GENIUS Act rules that trouble banking groups

October 21, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency became the first of four agencies due to adopt GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, though the OCC’s departure from its original proposal drew sharp criticism from banking groups.

Trade View More

China finalizes expanded outbound-investment reporting rules effective Dec. 1

October 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Chinese investors will face expanded reporting requirements for overseas investments under regulations published by the National Development and Reform Commission on Thursday. The rules remove a ... (more story)

Trump signs executive order directing negotiations on wind turbine imports

October 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump directed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in an executive order to enter trade negotiations on wind turbine imports. Trump ha... (more story)

EU, Vietnam seek closer energy, trade ties, critical raw materials cooperation

October 22, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Vietnam agreed to deepen cooperation on energy, trade and critical raw materials, following talks in Brussels on Thursday between Vietnamese President Tô Lâm, European Commission Presi... (more story)

State Aid View More

Iberian power-price aid approval survives Spanish manufacturers’ EU appeal

October 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

Five Spanish industrial manufacturers saw their challenge of a state aid measure for power prices dismissed at the EU top court on Thursday. PGI Spain, Berry Superfos Pamplona, Promens Packaging, RPC Envases a... (more story)

PGI Spain, others, lose appeal over Iberian power at EU top court

October 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PGI Spain, along with companies including Berry Superfos and RPC Envases, failed to challenge a previous court defeat over a Spanish and Portuguese measure to back the input costs of fossil-fuel ... (more story)

Romanian port pilotage monopoly isn’t state aid, EU court rules

October 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's decision to reserve mandatory port pilotage services for public entities is not state aid where those services are inseparable from public duties involving maritime safety and environme... (more story)

Energy View More

EU methane reporting requirements delay should be three years, lawmakers agree

October 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Fossil-fuel importers would get three additional years to meet EU methane requirements rather than one year as proposed by the European Commission, under a position adopted by the European Parliament on Thursd... (more story)

‘Be more robust’ to tackle cost of living, UK energy minister urges regulators

October 22, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK's energy minister has urged regulators to have a “more robust” approach, as part of broad efforts to tackle the cost of living. The challenge across all the regulators is to be “a bit more intentional,”... (more story)

EU urge for industry energy relief tests clean investment pledges, experts warn

October 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Predictable carbon prices, financing and infrastructure matter more to industrial investment than targets alone, business figures and policy experts argue after an EU leaders' summit pushed for competitiveness... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta faces Australian class action over claims of social media harms, addictive design

October 23, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms is facing a class action filed on behalf of children and teenagers allegedly harmed by the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram, an Australian law firm said. In a statement o... (more story)

Meta, TikTok, X data reveal how platforms police content harmful to UK children

October 22, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp, X and YouTube have provided data on their handling of content harmful to children, for a report published on Thursday by UK online safety regulator O... (more story)

TikTok’s community guidelines changes scrutinized by UK regulator

October 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok’s changes to its community guidelines are under scrutiny by the UK online safety regulator. In an update published on Thursday, Ofcom said it had used its formal powers to request informat... (more story)