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Data Privacy and Security

February 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US FTC incentivizes age verification with new policy
Yellow, pink and red cables draped over a circuit board

Artificial Intelligence

February 25, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Trump announces data-center energy deals with tech companies

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

February 24, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Slater’s DOJ exit clouds US merger enforcement trajectory

Antitrust View More

Optimum Communications files amended US claims against debt holders over boycott

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Optimum Communications filed an amended US complaint accusing Apollo Capital, Ares Management, BlackRock Financial and other firms of engaging in an illegal group boycott to freeze it out of the ... (more story)

Curb antitrust enforcement risk, UK lawmakers say in report on CMA chair nominee

February 26, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK antitrust regulator's interim chair, Doug Gurr, has the professional competence and independence for a full term as chair, but the government should impose several “risk mitigation measures," a committe... (more story)

Florida roofing executive pleads guilty in US to bid-rigging

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Florida commercial roofing executive Gregg Wallick has pleaded guilty for his participation in a conspiracy to suppress and eliminate competition by rigging bids on commercial roofing projects, a... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI London research hub reaffirms UK as leader for safe AI, says tech minister

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The fact that OpenAI is opening its largest AI research hub outside San Francisco in London “reaffirms the UK’s global leadership as the place to pursue AI innovation that is both safe and transf... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE to decide on Meta appeal in WhatsApp AI restrictions case

February 26, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is expected to consider next Wednesday the appeal filed by Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and WhatsApp, against the opening of an inquiry... (more story)

Report on copyright rules and genAI published by EU lawmakers

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The way that copyright rules should apply to the use of protected content in generative artificial intelligence was set out in the European Parliament’s non-binding report, published on Wednesday... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nexstar anticipates Tegna deal closing by end of Q2 2026

February 26, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar Media Group has answered questions from the US Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission and state attorneys general regarding its proposed acquisition of Tegna and anticipates the deal ... (more story)

Updating approach to ‘dynamic effects’ is a challenge, EU’s Loriot says

February 26, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Clarifying the European Commission’s approach to “dynamic effects” is a major hurdle facing regulators as they revise their merger review guidance, according to Guillaume Loriot, who heads the merger review di... (more story)

Schwarz wins conditional Romanian approval for La Cocoș takeover

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Romanian competition authority has said that Schwarz Group may take over the supermarket chain La Cocoș. The watchdog cleared the deal under various conditions, such as preserving La Cocoș's ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Kochava, US FTC reach settlement in privacy case

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Kochava and the US Federal Trade Commission notified a federal judge that they've reached a settlement to resolve claims over Kochava’s marketing of geolocation data that might be used to track c... (more story)

Objector asks US appeals court to revisit Oracle’s $115m settlement in privacy lawsuit

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An objector to Oracle’s $115 million settlement in privacy litigation concerning its data broker business asked a US appeals court to rehear their case. The petition argues that in approving the ... (more story)

Belgian questions on GDPR compliance over bank data transfers to US published by ECJ

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Belgium’s Market Court has asked the EU Court of Justice whether the EU-US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, agreement — which mandates the automatic transfer of US citizens’ financia... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Puma Sports hits pause on in-store sounds amid licensing battle in India

February 26, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Puma Sports has told an Indian court that it will stop playing disputed sound recordings in stores amid a licensing row with Phonographic Performance, which contests Puma’s reliance on other copyright society licenses.

'Alien Autopsy' producer fails in UK injunction bid against filmmaker Theroux

February 26, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Spyros Melaris, who produced a 1995 pseudo-documentary of a hoax alien autopsy, has failed in his effort to block filmmaker Louis Theroux’s production company from distributing its own documentary on Melaris’s film

EU regulators gear up for pharma reform as generics warn of new burdens

February 26, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The EU is finalizing a major overhaul of its pharmaceutical rules. While generic drugmakers welcome steps that could speed up market entry, they warn that new supply requirements and procedural changes may cre... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Brazilian insurance exec settles with US SEC for planting false story

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the entry of a final consent judgment as to Fernando Passos, a former executive vice president of finance and investor relations of Brazilian r... (more story)

Guidance on digital identities for money laundering checks set out by UK govt

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Guidance for banks and other financial institutions on how to use digital identities to verify customers under the UK's anti-money laundering regime has been set out on Thursday. The UK Treasury ... (more story)

Nicaraguan anti-money laundering officials sanctioned by US

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned five Nicaraguan government officials who lead the principal financial, communications, and military agencies that enab... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Vietnam to require banks to classify AI risks, conduct security checks from March

February 26, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia

Starting March 1, financial institutions in Vietnam will be subject to new regulations around the use of artificial intelligence systems, including requirements to conduct pre-use security checks, classify ris... (more story)

Former Wamco chief investment officer's US fraud trial delayed to June 2026

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US fraud trial of Ken Leech, former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management Co., was delayed to June 15, 2026, after the judge heard updates on the status of discovery and trial preparations.

US CFTC issues prediction markets advisory for derivatives

February 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an advisory after release of two 2025 enforcement cases involving misuse of confidential information and fraud related to some prediction markets traded on Ka... (more story)

Trade View More

USITC probing China's biotechnology sector, impact on trade

February 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission opened a new fact-finding investigation examining China's state support and pricing practices in the biotechnology sector and its impact on trade and the US ... (more story)

USITC to probe impact of revoking permanent, normal trade relations with China

February 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex summary: The US International Trade Commission opened a fact-finding investigation into the impact of revoking permanent normal trade relations with China. USITC expects to issue a report by Aug. 21, and ... (more story)

German producer challenges US Commerce's fluid end block review

February 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: German producer BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade challenging the Commerce Department's January final antidumping review on forged steel fluid end b... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU, UK competition deal to improve ‘predictability’ and ‘legal certainty’

February 25, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

The EU and UK’s competition watchdogs have formalized a cooperation agreement that would ensure “smooth interactions” on antitrust and merger cases. The deal was unique in that it would allow the Competition a... (more story)

EU, UK sign agreement to cooperate in competition enforcement

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Enforcers at the UK's Competition and Markets Authority will be able to cooperate more closely with colleagues at the European Commission and national enforcers within the EU, after a new agreeme... (more story)

Revised EU state aid general block exemption guidance now open for feedback

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The granting of operating aid for renewable energy on a larger scale will become possible, and rules on aid for airports will become more flexible, under proposed changes to the EU's State Aid Ge... (more story)

Energy View More

European countries invested €45 billion in new wind energy in 2025, WindEurope says

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European countries built 19 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity in 2025 and invested €45 billion in new wind projects, according to a study by industry group WindEurope. The association warned ... (more story)

EU energy package presentation postponed to May 19, Commission diary shows

February 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Presentation of the EU's energy package, which includes measures to strengthen energy security, an electrification plan, and a heating and cooling strategy, has been postponed to May 19, the Euro... (more story)

South Korea council adopts final action plan to foster AI-led transformation

February 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy on Wednesday adopted the final version of a three-year policy roadmap aimed at fostering the development and adopti... (more story)

Technology View More

Disclose ‘loot box’ clearly on Apple, Google app stores, UK ad regulator orders

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: “Loot box” disclosures must be prominently featured on app store listings, the UK regulator for advertising has said in an enforcement notice. The Committee of Advertising Practice’s notice clari... (more story)

Drop chat control from European CSAM rules, German data watchdogs urge

February 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: German data watchdogs have urged EU lawmakers to drop plans for broad chat monitoring in child sexual abuse material rules as negotiations begin on Thursday. Such provisions, breaking end-to-end ... (more story)

UK online safety regulator defends move to keep engagement with Big Tech secret

February 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK's online safety regulator has defended in court its decision to keep secret details of meetings and exchanges with Meta, Google, X and TikTok, as campaigners argued it is stretching the law to block pub... (more story)