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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

Xi calls for US-China AI cooperation, human control over technology

US states 'implore' Congress to take immediate action on AI safety

Amodei, Altman call for global coordination on advanced AI risks

Nvidia may seek EU review of Hugging Face deal amid filing uncertainty

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Financial Crime, Financial Services

September 24, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
Two men in suits shake hands in front of the flags of the U.S. and China.

Artificial Intelligence

September 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 23, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims
US stablecoin issuers to face fully backed liquid reserve requirements, Fed says
AI on agenda for US-China summit but not guardrails, Trump says
Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims

Antitrust View More

US FTC, Southern Glazer’s anticipate final commission vote on RPA settlement

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits told a California federal judge that they have converted a memorandum of understanding into an agreed proposed final order t... (more story)

US FTC's Ferguson says minority members not needed under Trump administration

September 25, 2026 | Claude Marx

North America

The absence of minority commissioners on the US Federal Trade Commission isn’t harmful because the agency is following the law, unlike during the Biden administration, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said today.

UK govt plans for collective actions largely backed by CMA

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK government plans — meant to simplify and improve the efficiency of the opt-out collective actions, regulatory appeals and competition enforcement regimes — have been largely endorsed by the an... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US banks’ operational risk from AI should be stress-tested, NY Fed official says

September 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banks’ operational risk from exposure to artificial intelligence should be subjected to stress tests, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York official said. Mihaela Nistor, the New York Fed’s Chief Risk Officer, to... (more story)

Upholding of US Anthropic risk designation should 'alarm' contractors, CCIA says

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The chief executive of the Computer & Communications Industry Association said a decision upholding Anthropic's supply chain risk designation by a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Distric... (more story)

Anthropic risk designation backed by US appeals court in diverging opinion

September 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The US Department of Defense had “ample” reason to conclude that Anthropic’s Claude large language model posed a national security risk, a federal appeals court ruled. The 2-1 decision diverged from a Californ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Iowa, Montana waive waiting period to submit reply to Supreme Court

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The states of Iowa and Montana told the US Supreme Court that they waive the 10-day waiting period under Rule 17.4 and that they plan to submit their reply "expeditiously" so that the court will ... (more story)

American Water-Essential settlement attracting more attention in Pa.

September 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Pennsylvania’s regulatory review of American Water’s acquisition of Essential Utilities has suffered from low public interest and the acquiescence of government watchdogs, but that changed this week when inter... (more story)

Azul, American defend investment as Abra challenges stake acquisition in Brazil

September 25, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Governance rights linked to American Airlines' acquisition of a stake in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras could facilitate coordination between competitors beyond the direct exchange of sensitive information, Ab... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Facebook found liable in New Mexico for misleading statements over privacy, misinformation

September 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

North America

Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, lost a lopsided jury verdict following a trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a jury of 12 finding that the company made deceptive or unfair statements in 31 of the 34 sta... (more story)

Platforms fear erosion of liability protection in draft European Product Act

September 25, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

European online marketplaces fear the draft European Product Act could make them frontline product-compliance enforcers, raising costs and legal exposure through new checks before products are listed. Platform... (more story)

Meta plaintiffs poised to uncover damaging records about concealed research

September 25, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

School districts and individuals suing Meta Platforms may soon gain access to sensitive documents that helped state attorneys general secure a $17 billion addictive design settlement, including records tied to... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Proof gap in UK Section 74A software patent disputes spotlighted in IPO opinion

September 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

A finding this week that an artificial intelligence-powered content-moderation system was not shown to infringe a Lighthouse Technologies patent underscores the evidentiary limitations of the UK Intellectual P... (more story)

Anthropic moves to dismiss US copyright claims from writers, publishers

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic moved to dismiss US copyright infringement claims filed by authors and publishers, arguing that they were filed too late. Anthropic said plaintiffs can’t claim they waited so long due t... (more story)

Standard implementers warn of growing patent abuse: 'Consumer suffering is here'

September 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Costly infringement suits over standard-essential patents are reaching more industries and degrading the meaning of fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing negotiations, in a trend exacerbated by a ri... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Iranian man sentenced to prison in US for violating sanctions, smuggling

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reza Dindar, a 44-year-old citizen of Iran, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his scheme to violate trade sanctions against Iran, the US Department of Justice said. Dindar was extradited t... (more story)

Cash FX, Conversion Pros, others face US CFTC claims over alleged Ponzi scheme

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a complaint accusing Cash FX Group, the Conversion Pros and their chief executives of operating a multilevel marketing Ponzi scheme, fraudule... (more story)

Bitcoin Fog operator loses appeal against US conviction, prison sentence

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish national who ran the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixing service, lost his appeal at the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit of his conviction and 12-yea... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Polymarket accused by New York of running illegal gambling operation

September 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a lawsuit accusing Polymarket of running an illegal gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platfo... (more story)

Gas use to fall by nearly 7 billion cubic meters in Germany by 2030, report says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany plans to cut natural gas consumption by nearly 7 billion cubic meters and gasoline use by about 4 billion liters by 2030. The reductions would result from measures under its 2026 Climate ... (more story)

AI, tokenization focus of new initiative by European markets watchdog

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI and tokenization will be the initial focus of a new supervisory initiative by Europe's financial markets watchdog, the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA. In a statement, it sa... (more story)

Trade View More

USITC says Chinese van-type trailer imports harm domestic industry

September 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has determined that Chinese imports of van-type trailers and subassemblies materially injure US industry. Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. ... (more story)

Trump, Xi meeting holds US-China trade truce steady

September 25, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting this week largely focused on maintaining the relationship between the US and China, with the only major development a brief extension of a truc... (more story)

EU aluminum scrap policy causing a headache as waste exports showdown looms

September 25, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

In a bid to retain more aluminum scrap in the EU, officials recently abandoned the idea of export duties under trade rules in favor of export bans under waste legislation, where permission depends on how waste... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU foreign subsidies rules to get technical amendments in Q1 2027, document shows

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's framework to probe and counter market distortions caused by foreign subsidies is due to be amended by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2027, the readout of a meeting with ... (more story)

Acciaierie d’Italia restructuring doesn’t change state aid status, court says

September 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia's extraordinary administration — following a corporate restructuring — doesn't shield it from being classified as an "undertaking in difficulty" under EU state aid rules, the EU'... (more story)

Acciaierie d’Italia can be excluded from national energy aid, EU court says

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia can be excluded from Italy's support schemes for electricity- and gas-intensive companies, the EU's highest court ruled on Thursday. This is because companies under... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries told to include decarbonized gas market rules within two months

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All EU countries except Italy, which has already done so, must include the bloc's rules on the hydrogen and decarbonized gas market in their national laws within two months or face possible disci... (more story)

Most EU states must implement electricity market design rules, watchdog says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A total of 18 EU member states — including Belgium, Poland and Spain — must still write the new EU electricity market design rules on free choice of supplier and right to energy sharing into thei... (more story)

Second EU €1bn auction to decarbonize industrial heat to include nuclear projects

September 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's second auction of €1 billion in subsidies for projects to decarbonize industrial process heat for manufacturing due in early December will include nuclear technologies such as small modu... (more story)

Technology View More

New AI rules for telecoms aren’t needed for now, UK regulator says

September 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New guidance for AI in UK telecoms is unnecessary for now, media regulator Ofcom said on Friday, citing limited evidence of systemic consumer harm. "We do not think that we need to intervene at t... (more story)

Indonesia, Russia explore AI, satellite technology cooperation

September 25, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Indonesia and Russia are exploring cooperation on satellite technology and artificial intelligence, including potential access to Russian satellite data and cooperation with Indonesian state-owne... (more story)

Indonesia urges Meta to accelerate restrictions on children's accounts

September 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has been pressed by Indonesia to provide a clear timetable for restricting and deactivating Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to users under 16 as the company impl... (more story)