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Antitrust, Technology
February 28, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May
North America
Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
February 26, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology
February 26, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski and Alex Wilts
North America
Antitrust View More
February 28, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the two-member agency carries ideological diversity despite the firing of its Democratic commissioners, and he isn't worried about the FTC's legitimacy... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Agri Stats and the US Department of Justice have been allotted a total of up to four weeks for an upcoming trial in the government's lawsuit accusing the data broker of having engaged in anticompetitive sharin... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs asked a US federal judge to grant preliminary approval to their second amended $7.85 million settlement with Sony to resolve allegations that it illegally eliminated retail competition... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 28, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
The scope of a draft EU bill to reduce the bloc’s strategic dependencies has narrowed, now excluding technology sectors such as advanced microchips, AI and quantum, to focus on electric vehicles, low-carbon me... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Artists have filed a third amended US complaint accusing Runway AI, Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt of training their AI image-generation models on copyrighted works without authorization... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Amy Miller
North America
Several US states are already testing the Trump administration’s plan to get tech companies to power their own AI ambitions. But new laws are facing pushback from legislators and environmental groups concerned... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Medical technology companies Boston Scientific and Penumbra submitted their US premerger notification paperwork on Feb. 13, according to a US securities filing. The waiting period for their deal ... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski
Europe, North America
Not long after Paramount Skydance’s victory in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery, Democratic lawmakers and law enforcers throughout the US vowed to ensure that the deal was meticulously vetted.
February 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
Charter Communications’ $34.5 billion proposed acquisition of Cox Enterprises, Inc. received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission, the agency announced. To secure approval, Charter submitted ... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo
North America
A child psychiatrist linked YouTube’s design features, including autoplay and infinite scroll, to Kayley’s compulsive use, telling California jurors Friday that the platform served as a “gateway” to broader so... (more story)
February 28, 2026 | Mike Swift and Xu Yuan
North America
Meta Platforms must defend US investor claims that executives’ statements that failed to disclose flawed data privacy practices crashed the value of its stock in 2018, when the Cambridge Analytica privacy scan... (more story)
February 28, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Meta Platforms must face claims brought by investors over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal that the company made misleading statements. A federal judge imposed limitations on the claims and a... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Europe, Latin America, North America
US policymakers have shown an increased interest in standard-essential patents (SEPs) in recent months, as stakeholders tell MLex that 2026 will be critical for both patent owners and standard implementers. Wi... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Japan’s regulators for competition, small- and medium-sized enterprises, and IP said Friday in a press conference that a large-scale cross-sector survey of nearly 7,000 companies and 148 in-depth... (more story)
February 26, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
US courts still handle some of the world’s highest-stakes intellectual property disputes but their status as the forum of choice may be fading. If that shift accelerates, stakeholders say it could further erod... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Senator Mark R. Warner, a member of the US Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined his Democratic colleagues on the committee to press the US Treasury and Justice Departments... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A new corporate cooperation program launched by the US attorney for the Southern District of New York has white-collar defense lawyers pondering the age-old question of whether to take up the government offer.... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: US Representatives Maxine Waters and Joyce Beatty sent a letter to International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, applauding the fund's recent efforts to strengthen governanc... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 27, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules carrying out the 2025 Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act that largely subjected overseas private issuers to the same insider ownership and securiti... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
MBaer Merchant Bank has been liquidated by Swiss regulators and four individuals face investigation as part of a probe into suspected money laundering involving the Zurich-based private bank. The move comes on... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Katharine Braddick has been named as deputy governor for prudential regulation at the Bank of England and head of the Prudential Regulation Authority. Braddick, who is currently group head of str... (more story)
Trade View More
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade has granted a group of plywood manufacturers’ motion for reconsideration of an earlier ruling, which sustained a US Customs and Border Protection determination... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to preliminarily determine there is a reasonable indication that allegedly dumped fresh winter strawberries from Mexico have harmed a domestic industry.
February 27, 2026 | Bradley Dress
Asia, North America
A coalition of US importers filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision that upheld the US Trade Representative’s use of Section 301 to significantly modify tariffs on Chin... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 27, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
The New Lottery Company has lost its UK lawsuit alleging that an award of funds by the Gambling Commission to Camelot, which ran the UK's National Lottery, was an unlawful subsidy. An application requiring the... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Shipping companies saw the EFTA Surveillance Authority clear an updated Norwegian tax refund plan, under which businesses employing seafarers are being reimbursed for income tax and social securi... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Energy-intensive companies in Slovenia exposed to international competition will be eligible for partial compensation for higher power charges resulting from carbon prices under a €78 million pla... (more story)
Energy View More
February 27, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Amy Miller
North America
As US President Donald Trump pressures Big Tech to shield consumers from utility bill hikes associated with electricity-hungry data centers, companies can anticipate difficult tradeoffs. Adding power to the el... (more story)
February 27, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Industry ministers from 13 EU countries have issued a joint statement demanding that the upcoming European emissions trading system revision put the emphasis on competitiveness: "Given the declin... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US government has filed a civil complaint seeking the forfeiture of the Skipper, a crude oil tanker seized by the US on the high seas in December 2025, and about 1.8 million barrels of crude ... (more story)
Technology View More
February 28, 2026 | Mike Swift
North America
A federal judge in Virginia has blocked enforcement of a new state law that imposes a one-hour time limit on the use of social media by teens under the age of 16. In granting an injunction sought by tech indus... (more story)
February 27, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: NetChoice's request for a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Virginia's strict new law that limits minors to one hour a day on a particular social media platform has been granted by th... (more story)
February 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Another porn-hosting platform received a fine from the UK online safety regulator this week for inadequate age assurance. But as the number of fines grows, there is scant information about whether they are pai... (more story)