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Trump seeks leverage with US import prohibitions as questions mount

Meta says UK regulator’s information demands, categorization criteria go too far

EU's Von der Leyen tiptoes around China despite ‘tipping point’ trade warning

Prioritizing AI competition with China brings risk, US lawmakers say

Platforms face fees, reporting duties under draft EU Kids Act

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 16, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Warner Bros. likely to split into two firms if Paramount deal fails, experts say
Tech Founder and Investor David Sacks speaks about of the Crypto and Digital Assets Summit at Stake Out/White House in Washington DC, USA.

Artificial Intelligence

September 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

AI companies have responsibility to maintain safety, Trump tech advisor says
Smartphone showing TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X app icons

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta, X, TikTok challenging UK online safety watchdog over information requests
Warner Bros. likely to split into two firms if Paramount deal fails, experts say
AI companies have responsibility to maintain safety, Trump tech advisor says
Meta, X, TikTok challenging UK online safety watchdog over information requests

Antitrust View More

State antitrust enforcers need more data, New York AG economist says

September 16, 2026 | Chris May

North America

State law enforcers are struggling to fully analyze anticompetitive conduct due to data-access limitations, the top economist for the New York attorney general said Wednesday.

States sought Live Nation breakup as behavioral fixes had no bite, NY economist says

September 16, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

State antitrust enforcers choose to impose behavioral remedies over corporate breakups in monopolization cases if they view those remedies as having a "bite" to them, but in the case of Live Nation, behavioral... (more story)

Senior US DOJ, FTC attorneys join Crowell & Moring antitrust group

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former US Department of Justice attorney Rebecca Valentine and Federal Trade Commission attorney Ryan Harsch have joined Crowell & Moring's antitrust and competition group. Valentine previously s... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Microsoft, OpenAI, GitHub not liable for DMCA claims, US appeals court finds

September 16, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A US appeals court found Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI did not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by omitting copyright-management information in Copilot and Codex outputs because the tools create ne... (more story)

Meta Platforms faces amended US claims from 3D artist

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Counsel for 3D artist Austin Beaulier filed an amended US complaint accusing Meta Platforms of stripping attribution and licensing information from artists' work while training its generative-AI ... (more story)

Disclosure of AI-generated performers in ads required under new Calif. bill

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring explicit disclosures on any video or audio advertisement that uses AI-generated performers to sell a product or service. The bill also pro... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern merger receives support of more than 500 customers

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: More than 500 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern customers have filed comments with the US Surface Transportation Board supporting the proposed rail merger, Norfolk Southern said in a press statement.

Sports Media seeks dismissal of soccer associations' claims in Brazil CADE review

September 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Investor firm Sports Media Entertainment argued in a petition submitted to Brazil's competition authority that two organizations making allegations about a media rights transaction involving the investor had p... (more story)

Amtrak, Canadian National settlement announced by US rail board

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Surface Transportation Board announced that it granted a joint motion from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, known as Amtrak, and Canadian National Railway to dismiss the former... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

AI ‘supercharging’ online harms, UK watchdog tells lawmakers probing legal gaps

September 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

AI is “supercharging” online harms even as the UK’s Online Safety Act begins to have a significant impact, the watchdog Ofcom's online safety director told a committee of lawmakers. Parliament's Communications... (more story)

Spanish soccer federation fined over school records for minors

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Royal Spanish Football Federation was was fined €100,000 for requiring foreign minors to submit school records alongside proof of five years’ uninterrupted residence in Spain. The national data-p... (more story)

Holaluz handed €675,000 Spanish GDPR fine after customer-data breach

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish energy supplier Holaluz has been fined €675,000 after Spain’s data protection authority found that inadequate access controls exposed customer data following unauthorized access to the co... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK court orders music distributor to pay NoCopyrightSounds £1.4 million

September 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

AEI Music must make an immediate £1.4 million payment to NoCopyrightSounds, the UK High Court ruled Tuesday, handing the record label and music publisher another victory.

Microsoft, OpenAI didn't violate digital copyright law, US appeals court says

September 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Microsoft's Github and OpenAI's Codex did not violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a US federal appeals court has ruled in litigation filed in a federal court in California, affirming a ... (more story)

Google, Cloudflare, Cisco face Belgian site-blocking deadline in DAZN piracy case

September 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Inbar Preiss

Europe

Google, Cloudflare and Cisco have three months to block access from Belgium to websites that illegally stream content from UK-based sports-streaming service DAZN, following a Belgian court ruling involving alt... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US SEC plans to void 1942 rule for companies’ inclusion of shareholder proposals

September 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to abolish a 1942 rule that addresses when companies must include shareholder proposals in their proxy materials, intending to leave those determinations to s... (more story)

Meta liable for financial scam ads on Facebook, Instagram, Frankfurt court says

September 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Meta is liable for fake advertisements and profiles on Facebook and Instagram and cannot invoke the Digital Services Act’s hosting liability exemption because its algorithms gave it control over the distributi... (more story)

Buy2Let Cars promotional material completely false, UK court told in fraud case

September 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Claims by the founder of Buy2Let Cars that the car leasing company’s success came from its transparency with consumers was false as it was facing serious financial difficulties, the prosecuting lawyer has told... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Von der Leyen's EU banking system 'built for growth' signals priorities ahead

September 16, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The EU banking reform package due in 2027 must support growth and not just financial stability, with provisions simplifying the framework and tackling fragmentation of EU markets, European Commission President... (more story)

Odey case highlights misconduct new UK financial services rules aim to tackle

September 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The confirmation of a lifetime ban for disgraced high-profile asset manager Crispin Odey this week has provided a prime example of the kind of non-financial misconduct new regulations for the UK financial serv... (more story)

Von der Leyen sets out EU policy priorities in State of the Union address

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech on Wednesday, taking stock of the commission’s work over the past year and setting out p... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court upholds fourth Commerce redetermination on Korean welded line pipe

September 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the Commerce Department in a ruling Tuesday upholding its fourth remand redetermination for its antidumping probe into Korean imports of welded line pipe.

WTO urges reforms, not replacement for global trade organization

September 16, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The top economist at the World Trade Organization said Wednesday the global body faces challenges but remains key to the international economy, pushing for reforms but not an end to the institution as the worl... (more story)

US trade court denies suspended customs broker's bid for preliminary injunction

September 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade denied a request Wednesday for a preliminary injunction from customs broker Forrest Xu that would have barred the federal government from deactivating his Customs entry filer code.

State Aid View More

EU countries to start aid pre-notifications in first major AI project this month

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven out of nineteen EU countries involved in the first Important Project of Common European Interest in the field of artificial intelligence and planning to grant state aid, will start pre-not... (more story)

Vindenergi challenging Danish aid for wind farms project at EU court

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy company Dansk Vindenergi is challenging the Danish government's €5 billion plan to back the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms at an EU court... (more story)

Czech TV operators ask EU judges to re-allow cancelled state aid

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, three Czech digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, have asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Green Deal, carbon market reform plans see lawmakers split down party lines

September 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU carbon pricing and the 2035 zero-emission requirement for new cars came under fire from right-wing European Parliament groups after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union sp... (more story)

EU countries back more free carbon allowances for energy-intensive industries

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy-intensive industries would receive more free allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System from 2026 through 2030, under a position agreed by EU countries Wednesday. ETS allowances must... (more story)

EU plans climate resilience, insurance, heatwave initiatives, Von der Leyen says

September 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission plans to unveil a new climate resilience framework next month, identifying 100 of Europe's most vulnerable territories and assessing how climate risks should be managed, European Commis... (more story)

Technology View More

EU customs overhaul wins lawmakers' green light, clearing it to become law

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers have adopted rules to reform the EU's customs framework that will make non-EU e-commerce platforms responsible for customs formalities and payments and introduce an EU-wide handling ... (more story)

US forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms cannot pursue lawsuit against UK watchdog

September 16, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe, North America

US online forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms have had their lawsuit over UK regulator Ofcom's application of the Online Safety Act dismissed after a federal court found the watchdog was protected by foreign sovereign... (more story)

New EU age rules for social media draw support, prompt enforcement calls

September 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Social-media platforms would face new age-based access rules and safety-by-design obligations under the EU’s planned Kids Act, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said would require platfo... (more story)