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Hong Kong's new tech hub to focus on AI, robotics amid China's innovation drive November 19, 2025 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong is poised to unveil detailed plans for its San Tin Technopole, echoing China's latest five‑year development blueprint that positions the city as an international innovation and technology hub. The pr... (more story)

US FTC loses monopoly suit seeking Instagram, WhatsApp split from Meta November 18, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Meta Platforms emerged victorious against the US Federal Trade Commission which had brought a monopolization lawsuit to hive off the company’s Instagram and WhatsApp products. A US federal judge found on Tuesd... (more story)

Public broadcasters urge EU gatekeeper rules to be extended to smart TVs November 18, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

A representative of the European Broadcasting Union said public broadcasters are urging the EU to extend its digital gatekeeper rules to connected TVs and virtual assistants. Broadcasters and publishers share ... (more story)

Shein set to face scrutiny as France demands EU ministerial debate (update*) November 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi

Shein is set to become the focus of renewed EU scrutiny after France called for a political debate on the online retail platform’s alleged failure to control illegal and dangerous content. France has called fo... (more story)

12-month delay for EU AI Act’s high-risk regime backed by France and Germany November 18, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The German and French governments are supporting a one-year delay of the EU AI Act’s regime for high-risk AI systems, France's digital minister told a conference in Berlin on Tuesday. The statement comes a day... (more story)

European regulators plan single authorization regime for satellite services November 18, 2025 | Matthew Newman

European telecom and satellite companies may take advantage of a “simplified” regime for authorizing spectrum for satellite services as part of the EU’s overhaul of its telecom rules, European digital chief He... (more story)

Mercedes, Tesla become first foreign carmakers cleared for AI services in China November 18, 2025 | MLex Staff

Mercedes-Benz and Tesla have become the first foreign carmakers cleared to offer generative artificial-intelligence services in China, after aligning their AI assistants with the country’s strict oversight rul... (more story)

US FTC's Holyoak steps down as she begins US Attorney job in Utah November 17, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Melissa Holyoak stepped down Monday from her role as a Federal Trade Commissioner and has already begun her new job as interim US Attorney for the District of Utah. In a farewell note, she told FTC staff that ... (more story)

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Is the UK’s AI training and copyright regime suffering a conceptual crisis? November 18, 2025 | Frank Hersey

A recent ruling in a case by Getty Images against Stability AI has provided some clarification on how the UK copyright regime handles AI training, the models and their output. But it also highlighted problems ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog raises concerns over resources for expanded cyber remit November 18, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s privacy regulator has been raising internal concerns about the legal resources needed to deliver broader cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex show. The records, which cover 2021-2024,... (more story)

India forces Big Tech to treat under-18s as minors in privacy rules November 18, 2025 | Freny Patel

India has significantly changed data-protection rules, defining anyone under 18 as a child. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which was put into effect by the subsequent rules released last Frida... (more story)

Apple, Google preparing response to Australia’s under-16 social media ban November 17, 2025 | James Panichi, Saloni Sinha and Mike Swift

Google says it’s ready to roll out age-verification technology already adopted by its YouTube video-streaming service in global markets, amid media speculation the search giant is preparing to launch a legal c... (more story)

Publishers target Google in new antitrust phase of AI battle in US November 17, 2025 | Emma Whitford

A cluster of antitrust lawsuits against Google represents a new front for publishers seeking to hold artificial intelligence companies to account for allegedly competing with them unfairly for audience attenti... (more story)

Meta's US discovery battles over classified documents continue to grow November 14, 2025 | Madeline Hughes and Xu Yuan

Meta Platforms’ bid to shield documents about its lawyers’ alleged efforts to cover up research into social media’s harm to young users may force the company to provide tens of thousands of more documents as U... (more story)

Poland’s digital oversight uncertain amid regulator delay, censorship debate November 14, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Poland’s ability to oversee digital platforms remains uncertain. The country has been faulted by the European Commission for failing to establish a fully empowered national body to enforce the EU’s digital-ser... (more story)

Deemed victims by US, betting platforms emerge as conduits in sports cases November 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

When US authorities announced a massive illegal gambling bust in October that involved professional basketball players, officials said at a press conference that the sports betting companies that had processed... (more story)