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Antitrust, Technology

March 19, 2026 | Chris May

North America

'Old’ Live Nation antitrust trial docs from states probed by US judge

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US appeals court considers link between stripping, copying in AI training

Antitrust

March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Apple to outline near-field communication fees, access restrictions in Brazil

Antitrust View More

South Korea's antitrust watchdog to add 115 staff, boosting workforce by 25%

March 19, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea is ramping up staffing at its competition regulator, with plans to add 115 officials as part of President Lee Jae Myung’s effort to strengthen antitrust enforcement. Under a newly approved restruct... (more story)

Google to comply with Indonesian Supreme Court ruling over app billing case

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Google said it will "carefully examine and comply" with the Indonesian Supreme Court ruling upholding a 202.5 billion rupiah ($12 million) antitrust fine for anti-competitive behavior. In a state... (more story)

China SAMR sets fair competition, penalty discretion rules as legislative priorities

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has identified implementation measures for fair-competition review regulations and administrative penalty discretion as priorities in its 2026 l... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong reviews cybercrime rules as AI offenses, deepfakes rise

March 19, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinform... (more story)

Hong Kong advances autonomous-vehicle rollout with six pilot projects

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong has issued six pilot licenses covering 62 autonomous vehicles operating in locations including North Lantau, West Kowloon and Kai Tak, as the government accelerates commercial deploymen... (more story)

Colorado AI Act would be transformed by working group's proposed changes

March 18, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Colorado’s artificial intelligence law could be scaled back under a proposal released by a task force made up of consumer advocates and technology groups, which is setting off renewed public debate on how to r... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Masimo and Danaher to file HSR by March 24

March 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Masimo and Danaher will file their Hart-Scott-Rodino merger forms within 25 business days after signing their merger, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The com... (more story)

About 10 US states considering lawsuit to block Nexstar, Tegna broadcast merger

March 18, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

North America

About 10 US states are considering whether to block Nexstar’s $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna if the US Department of Justice or US Federal Communications Commission doesn’t take the initiative first, MLex has learned.

Union Pacific CEO advocates for skepticism of merger critiques from rivals

March 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Jim Vena, the chief executive of Union Pacific Railroad, argued that opposition from rival railways to the $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern indicated those competitors’ fear of more intense competition.

Data Privacy and Security View More

US judge sets evidentiary boundaries ahead of federal youth social media harm trial

March 19, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US federal judge has signaled she will deny most efforts by a Kentucky school district and major social media companies to limit what evidence a jury can hear in a closely watched trial over whether platform... (more story)

Meta VP disputes link between social media, teen mental health at N.M. trial

March 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Bryce Bartlett, a Meta Platforms vice president for analytics and research, disputed any causal connection between social media use and mental health problems for teenagers, as New Mexico's child-safety trial ... (more story)

OpenAI sees Italian court overturn €15m GDPR decision

March 18, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

OpenAI saw an Italian court Wednesday overturn a €15 million fine by Italy's privacy watchdog for failures in managing its ChatGPT service in the country. In 2024, the fine against OpenAI was the first against... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Trade agreements settle Peru–Chile geographical-indication dispute over Pisco in India

March 19, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Free trade agreements prove global recognition of the alcoholic beverage Pisco from both Peru and Chile, an Indian court said. In rejecting Peru’s exclusivity claim, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday mandated ... (more story)

UK government seeks more evidence before any changes to copyright for AI

March 18, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK government has dropped its previously-stated preference on proposals to change copyright law in favor of AI developers but has not ruled out change overall. It seeks to ensure the whole economy benefits... (more story)

Dolby wins UPC injunction, Beko fails test as willing licensee for audio SEP

March 18, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Dolby secured a Europe-wide UPC injunction against Beko, after judges found smart TVs infringed its audio patent and rejected an antitrust defense. The court ruled Beko was not a willing licensee, ending the e... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman charged in US with offering bribes to Pemex official

March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Texas-based businessman was charged with offering “a substantial amount in bribes” to an official of Mexico’s state-owned energy company to help an equipment company obtain a $540 million supply contract. He... (more story)

US OFAC issues license authorizing broad business with PdVSA

March 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a general license authorizing certain transactions involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA). The types of business with... (more story)

US anti-money laundering shift under Trump more style than substance, Fitch says

March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Changes in US anti-money laundering regulation and enforcement during President Donald Trump’s second term have thus far been a modest shift in emphasis and tools rather than a relaxation of core expectations,... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial ombudsman chair defends independence amid lawmaker concerns

March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service can continue to operate independently even if the government takes over responsibility for appointing senior figures at the organization, the interim chair of the body whic... (more story)

FCA feared that money prevailed over morality at Odey’s hedge fund, UK court hears

March 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

A senior official at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority was concerned from the outset of 2020 inquiries into Odey Asset Management that the firm was allowing financial considerations to outweigh ethical stan... (more story)

Consumer products firm chief, consultant plead guilty in US to falsifying books

March 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Christopher Ferguson, chairman and chief executive of Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant, pleaded guilty to falsification of books, records, and accounts for causing the submission o... (more story)

Trade View More

Truck accessory manufacturer argues for anti-dumping duties before USITC

March 18, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of manufacturer RealTruck Inc. argued before the US International Trade Commission Wednesday in favor of antidumping and countervailing duties on truck bed covers imported from China.

US faces significant supply chain risk with quantum tech, report says

March 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US faces a growing supply chain risk as quantum technology is set to emerge as a major industry in the future, a new report warned. 

Grondmet appeals EU safeguard measures at EU court

March 18, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Metals and alloy trader Grondmet has filed a legal challenge at the EU’s first-tier court in Luxembourg, a filing in the tribunal’s register of cases shows. The company is contesting ferroalloy safeguard measu... (more story)

State Aid View More

Japan bill tightens rules for idle patents in AI, quantum fields

March 18, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan has proposed a bill to strengthen support for artificial intelligence, quantum and other strategically important technologies, while tightening the treatment of patents and other intellectual property ge... (more story)

Zenobē Energy faults UK regulator's explanation of changes to lawsuit defense

March 17, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal hearing on Tuesday that the UK regulator of gas and electricity markets hasn't adequately explained changes it made to its defense against the company's suit alleging an unlawf... (more story)

Saurí appointed head of strategic coordination in EU’s DG Comp

March 17, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Lluís Saurí Romero has been appointed head of unit for Strategic Coordination in DG Comp, the European Commission's directorate general for competition policy. Saurí replaces Astrid Cousin, who has moved to th... (more story)

Energy View More

EU's car emissions standards face pushback from five EU countries

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's CO2 emissions standards for cars should be revised to ensure technological neutrality and protect industrial competitiveness, five EU countries said in a joint document. Czechia, Hungary... (more story)

Emissions Trading System faces calls for review from around the EU

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Heads of state from 10 EU member countries have said the pathway set by the EU Emissions Trading System is "too steep and overly ambitious," in a joint letter to the presidents of the EU Council ... (more story)

German government adopts package to tackle excessive fuel prices

March 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Competition in the fuels market will be strengthened, under a draft package adopted by the Cabinet, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy said this week. The draft foresees three m... (more story)

Technology View More

Social media addiction suits pique US Senate Commerce Committee’s interest

March 18, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Members of the US Senate Commerce Committee used a majority of a hearing on Wednesday questioning how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has impacted lawsuits alleging addictive harms brought agains... (more story)

Jury in Calif. social media trial asks about Instagram features, YouTube data

March 18, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

The jury in the trial over the role of Instagram and YouTube in the deterioration of the mental health of a 20-year-old plaintiff have asked a series of questions concerning Instagram’s features, YouTube’s dat... (more story)

Online platforms must improve CSAM protections, UK online safety regulator says

March 18, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Mainstream social media, search engine and pornography platforms must strengthen protections against child sexual abuse material or face enforcement action, a senior Ofcom official warned, as new regulator-com... (more story)