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US FTC to propose changes on judicial procedures to speed up antitrust suits

EU to curb foreign influence over strategic tech standards in upcoming overhaul

TikTok violated Texas consumer-protection law, state judge rules

Royal Antwerp asks Brussels judge to scrap UEFA home-grown player rules

Finland’s RMC files EU complaint over foreign subsidies in icebreaker tender

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Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

North America

US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation
Rep. Rich McCormick

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

September 11, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House Republicans inquire about foreign influence in data center opposition
A white man with curly red hair wearing a suit and tie speaks

Data Privacy and Security

September 10, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Users knew ads were personalized, Zuckerberg says in New Mexico trial
US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation
US House Republicans inquire about foreign influence in data center opposition
Users knew ads were personalized, Zuckerberg says in New Mexico trial

Antitrust View More

REA Group removes restrictive agency-contract terms after Australian antitrust probe

September 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Online property giant REA Group has provided an undertaking to remove restrictive provisions from its contracts with real estate agencies following an investigation by Australia’ antitrust watchd... (more story)

PayPal faces US Ninth Circuit appeal in anti-steering antitrust case

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing PayPal of forming anticompetitive agreements with e-commerce merchants are appealing a US district judge's dismissal of their case to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cir... (more story)

US judge considers dismissing HTI from disk drive component price-fixing case

September 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A California federal judge is weighing whether to dismiss Hutchinson Technology Inc. from a class action alleging a global conspiracy to fix prices for hard disk drive suspension assemblies, which are critical... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China to support embodied AI companies' data investments, promote standards

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s National Data Administration held a meeting on embodied artificial intelligence with representatives from JD.com, the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence and several robotics and A... (more story)

China warns US over alleged espionage targeting AI, chip, biotech companies

September 14, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce said it strongly opposes what it called expanded US espionage against Chinese companies in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and biotechnology, after CIA Deputy... (more story)

Perplexity AI says appellate ruling dooms Amazon US lawsuit over AI agents

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Perplexity AI is asking a US judge to dismiss Amazon’s lawsuit alleging its shopping agent violates anti-hacking laws, arguing that a federal appeals court has already undercut Amazon’s central c... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

China clears Tongwei-Lihao deal amid solar-sector consolidation push

September 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese polysilicon giant Tongwei has secured unconditional antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy, marking another consolidation deal cleared in China's photovoltaic sect... (more story)

Supernus, Indivior US merger waiting period set to expire Sept. 21

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Supernus and Indivior filed their US premerger forms to antitrust law enforcers on Aug. 20. The pharmaceutical companies anticipate that their merger waiting period will expire on Sept. 21, unles... (more story)

US FTC unveils less-redacted complaint in Loctite-Liquid Nails merger case

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission published a less-redacted version of its originally redacted complaint in the Loctite-Liquid Nails merger trial, which the agency won in early August, based on the... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Robot vacuum makers urged to enhance privacy compliance in South Korea

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Major robot vacuum makers have been recommended to strengthen compliance with South Korea’s privacy rules, following a preventive inspection of the latest models sold in the country by five major... (more story)

Australian parliament passes bill amending under-16 social-media ban

September 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia’s parliament has passed a bill amending the country’s social media minimum age rules, doubling the maximum fine for non-compliance to A$109.2 million (US$78.3 million). In a statement l... (more story)

Google digital sex-crime data incident triggers wider safeguards push in South Korea

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Google, Meta Korea, X Korea, TikTok Korea and eight other foreign companies have been urged by the South Korean media-content regulator to strengthen safeguards for information contained in taked... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Uncrustables fame ruling sets up functionality fight over crimped edge

September 11, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

J.M. Smucker Co.'s trademark dilution claim against Trader Joe’s remains live after a US judge found the Uncrustables maker adequately pleaded the fame of four asserted design marks. Discovery will likely test... (more story)

Japan weighs limits of current law on AI voice clones

September 11, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan is examining how its legal framework should address unauthorized artificial intelligence imitation of voices and likenesses.

China names Chen Fuli new CNIPA party chief as Shen Changyu prepares for WIPO role

September 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has tapped Chen Fuli, a former senior trade-law official with experience in international intellectual property matters, as party chief of the country’s top IP regulator, bringing an official familiar wi... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFTC approves final rule concerning whistleblower awards

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule that incorporates a 30% presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less, subject to commission discretion and its anal... (more story)

Broker-dealer fined by US SEC for failing to report suspicious activity

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Haywood Securities USA was fined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and failing to file suspicious activity reports.

AI company founder pleads guilty in US to securities fraud

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Ilit Raz, founder and former chief executive of artificial intelligence company Joonko Diversity, pleaded guilty to securities fraud over her role in a scheme to defraud investors and mislead the... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US banking regulators propose third-party risk-management guidance

September 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banking regulators issued draft guidance to help financial institutions manage third-party risks, intended to replace what the agencies called "overly broad" Biden-era guidance that they said discouraged ba... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker rejects US bid for $2.6 million forfeiture over bribery scheme

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko rejected arguments from US prosecutors that he should be ordered to forfeit $2.57 million in ill-gotten gains from a bribery and money laundering scheme.

EU needs simpler bank rules, competitiveness mandate, key lawmaker says in report

September 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU needs streamlined bank capital rules, a competitiveness mandate for European financial supervisors and proposals for a simplification package, a key European Parliament lawmaker has said i... (more story)

Trade View More

BRICS attacks unilateral tariffs, demands restoration of WTO appeals system

September 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East

BRICS members attacked unilateral tariffs and climate-linked trade barriers, warning they threaten global growth, while demanding immediate restoration of the World Trade Organization’s two-tier dispute-settle... (more story)

US appeals court appears skeptical of Turkish steel producer claims

September 11, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeared skeptical Friday of a Turkish producer’s challenge to the Commerce Department’s selection of an invoice date in a review of an antidumping order on stee... (more story)

EU carbon market reform should be tougher after 2035, lead lawmaker says

September 11, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's planned revision of its carbon market should reduce the speed at which companies need to cut their emissions allowances after 2030 but accelerate after 2035, the lawmaker that is leading the European ... (more story)

State Aid View More

China seeks information from French companies over EU subsidies

September 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce has sought information from several French companies operating in China about subsidies received from the EU and its member states. Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling s... (more story)

Japan ramps up public spending on content as Cool Japan Fund falters

September 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan is seeking a sharp increase in public spending on creators and the content industry just as mounting losses at the government-backed Cool Japan Fund force policymakers to reconsider an earlier model for ... (more story)

EU to press ahead with FSR information requests outside the bloc, official says

September 08, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Asia, Europe

The European Commission will continue asking for information under the EU foreign subsidies rules for mergers despite China's instructions to its companies not to cooperate with the requests, an official from ... (more story)

Energy View More

'Overwhelming' evidence backs ex-Goldman banker's bribery conviction, US says

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko cherry picked evidence and raises arguments rejected by the jury in his bid to overturn their verdict convicting him of foreign bribery, prosecutors said ... (more story)

US Reps. Babin, McCormick inquire about foriegn influence in data center opposition

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US House Science, Space, and Technology Committee leaders wrote to the National Science Foundation and environmental nonprofits, inquiring about possible foreign influence in anti-data center cam... (more story)

California enacts AI bills setting new standards for third-party audits

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills strengthening AI safeguards by establishing first-in-the-nation standards for third-party audits and independent assessments of AI systems. "... (more story)

Technology View More

Ruling against TikTok sets Texas, other US states up for wins

September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Texas’ win on a partial motion for summary judgment against TikTok this week has set the state – and others suing TikTok over alleged misrepresentations – up for success in forthcoming cases, as the Chinese-ba... (more story)

DC opposes moving March 2027 trial date in RealPage antitrust suit

September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The District of Columbia told a judge Friday it opposes a pending defense motion to continue a March 2027 trial in its lawsuit against several landlords over alleged rental price fixing.

EU's Digital Markets Act 'extraordinarily poorly executed,' US FTC chairman says

September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Europe, North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's sympathetic to some of the impulses behind the EU's Digital Markets Act, but the law is highly abstract, poorly executed and appears to target mai... (more story)