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Data Privacy and Security

September 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Facebook’s Sandberg denies knowledge of Cambridge Analytica details
A cream-colored water tower displaying the Paramount logo stands in the foreground with the Hollywood sign visible on a distant hillside under a blue sky.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount, Warner say deal will boost film output, streaming competition

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

Antitrust View More

COSAL-led coalition opposes Protect College Sports Act in US Senate

September 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) said it led a coalition effort — bringing together national organizations, labor groups and antitrust experts — to oppose the Protect College S... (more story)

US states lacked resources for HPE-Juniper appeal, challenge, Colorado AG says

September 15, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

Asia, North America

Though US states were disappointed after the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Juniper Networks merger antitrust settlement was upheld by a federal district court, resource constraints prevented them from either fili... (more story)

Colorado AG says breakdown in DOJ, FTC cooperation costing states economic expertise

September 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Ilana Kowarski

North America

A breakdown in the relationship between the two federal antitrust enforcement agencies and their state counterparts has meant the loss of valuable resources such as competition economists, and it is a "top of ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US FTC’s Ferguson ‘suspicious’ of AI firms seeking regulation, antitrust exemptions

September 15, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Tuesday that he is deeply suspicious of artificial intelligence companies who seek regulation as well as antitrust exemptions for the sector, saying AI... (more story)

US Congress members say prioritizing AI competition with China brings risk

September 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

It is time for the US federal government to stop pursuing unbridled artificial intelligence advancement with the goal of outpacing Chinese competition, members of US Congress said. They touted their own legisl... (more story)

Music industry tackles AI-fueled streaming fraud as licensing market grows

September 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe, North America

AI is creating a new revenue stream for record labels while also making streaming fraud cheaper and easier to scale. The labels are pushing tighter distributor checks, clearer AI labeling and voluntary licensi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US DOJ urges 'proper bond' in states' challenge to Paramount-Warner deal

September 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice published a statement of interest in several states' challenge to the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction, arguing that "States and private parties ... (more story)

Mapfre, Safety Insurance Group receive US antitrust approval

September 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Mapfre and Safety Insurance Group received US antitrust approval as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period for their proposed transaction expired on Sept. 14, according to a securities filing. ... (more story)

US DOJ seeks transparency, closer team alignment with phased 2nd requests

September 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

A phased second-request process is intended to strengthen transparency and accountability in the US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division while ensuring that enforcement staff and senior leadership are worki... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Former T-Mobile executive describes ‘salient moment’ of Huawei breach at US trial

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

A former T-Mobile executive told a US jury Tuesday about three incidents in 2013 involving Huawei Technologies employees violating agreements surrounding access to the company’s testing labs, and the theft of ... (more story)

Meta privacy plaintiffs' class representation questioned in Calif. DMV case

September 15, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A US federal judge questioned the ability of named plaintiffs to represent a proposed class in a lawsuit against Meta Platforms over allegations involving the use of Meta’s website tracking technology by the C... (more story)

Claims against TikTok dropped by Alabama to move trial forward; company seeks delay

September 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office wants to ensure the state keeps a scheduled Sept. 28 trial date against TikTok and narrowed its complaint against the the China-based social media company, whil... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China top court finds unfair competition in Lukfook trade-name dispute

September 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has held that a business can commit unfair competition by registering and using a corporate name similar to another party’s trademark if it is likely to mislead consumers, even when it uses t... (more story)

US judge denies USPTO more time to defend whistleblower report redactions

September 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The clock is ticking on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s deadline to explain its redactions to an anonymous report alleging an Intel-linked effort to invalidate VLSI Technology patents before the Patent Tr... (more story)

US presses Supreme Court to leave IPR criteria to USPTO discretion

September 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A filing by the federal government in support of the US Patent and Trademark Office’s “settled expectations” policy goes beyond patent age to argue that because Congress never required inter partes review inst... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Saab a 'primary organizer' of Venezuelan food-aid corruption scheme, US says

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Colombian businessman, his longtime business partner and high-level Venezuelan officials were the "primary organizers and leaders" of a scheme to corrupt a Venezuelan food-aid program, according to US court ... (more story)

UK to recruit 500 more police in dirty money crackdown

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hundreds of police officers will be recruited in the UK to track dirty money and seize criminal assets, backed by £500 million of investment over three years, the government said. New officers wi... (more story)

Leasing company directors defrauded UK investors in 'Ponzi scheme,' court told

September 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two former directors at car leasing company Buy2Let Cars defrauded thousands of UK investors out of £40 million after telling them “lies” about a “Ponzi scheme,” a London court was told on Tuesday.

Financial Services View More

US Senate Democrats block crypto regulation bill

September 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Senate failed to advance a comprehensive bill to regulate cryptocurrency, likely ending the crypto industry’s legislative campaign for this Congress. The revised version of the Clarity Act, released by ... (more story)

Digital euro talks advance as EU lawmakers, govts weigh compensation models

September 15, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

Negotiations on the digital euro regulation are progressing, but EU lawmakers and governments remain divided over how banks and payment providers should be compensated for providing digital euro services, rece... (more story)

Tweak capital rules to back emerging market private capital, industry group says

September 15, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: G20 policymakers and regulators should review the prudential treatment of investments supported by multilateral development banks and development finance institutions to support private capital f... (more story)

Trade View More

US freight rail manufacturers call for antidumping duties on Indian, Czech imports

September 15, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of the US freight rail coupler industry argued in favor of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Czech and Indian imports in a hearing Tuesday before the US International Trade Commission.

Indian glycine dumping rates for 'all others' remanded by trade court

September 15, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US Court of International Trade upheld the Commerce Department’s use of adverse facts available to calculate the dumping rate for an Indian glycine manufacturer, but remanded Commerce’s determination for t... (more story)

United Steelworkers Union seeks US trade investigation into imported tires

September 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The United Steelworkers Union sent a letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative requesting an investigation into imported tires under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. USW said that ... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

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)

Energy View More

EU lawmakers back broader carbon border levy, bigger buffer for carbon market

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU lawmakers backed a broader carbon border levy Tuesday, extending it further down industrial supply chains while rejecting temporary exemptions during exceptional price shocks. Parliament also backed earlier... (more story)

EU carbon-market reserve, price protections backed by European Parliament

September 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers backed changes Tuesday that would keep more carbon allowances — permits companies use to cover their emissions — available to stabilize the EU carbon market, while retaining a limit ... (more story)

EU countries challenge European Commission plan to tax electricity less than gas

September 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Nine EU countries have told the European Commission they do not agree with its plans to tax electricity less than gas in planned legislation to boost the bloc's use of electricity and cut imports of fossil fue... (more story)

Technology View More

Online Safety Act's 'safe harbor' hinders enforcement, UK watchdog says

September 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

The Online Safety Act’s safe harbor framework can block further enforcement against platforms that follow Ofcom’s codes but leave identified risks unaddressed, the UK’s online safety regulator told lawmakers o... (more story)

Meta services, Roblox, Quora appeal UK Online Safety Act top-tier designation

September 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Instagram, Roblox and Quora are appealing UK regulatory decisions to designate them as in the tier of services that carry the broadest extra duties under the country's Online Safet... (more story)

School districts file witness lists in US case against Snap, TikTok, Google

September 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: School districts filed their witness lists in a US case against Snap, Google and TikTok over the platforms' alleged addictive design.