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Antitrust, Technology

March 04, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation says it is not 'big, fat, lazy' monopolist as US DOJ trial kicks off
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram

Data Privacy and Security

March 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift

North America

Instagram head confronted at N.M. trial with troves of 'inappropriate' child content
book of FCPA law and gavel

Financial Crime

March 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Businessman fights translations of messages shown to jury at US bribery trial

Antitrust View More

Stillwater says generators' 'late rebidding' was deliberate in Australian antitrust appeal

March 04, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

“Late rebidding” by electricity generators Stanwell and CS Energy was a deliberate choice designed to maximize price spikes rather than a routine response to changing market conditions, Stillwater Pastoral tol... (more story)

Japan watchdog calls for input on Microsoft cloud, software practices

March 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Japanese antitrust agency is calling for third-party information and comments on Microsoft’s contractual and other practices with regard to its Azure cloud computing and software services suc... (more story)

Japan opens Microsoft cloud probe, calls for public comments

March 04, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Japan’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Microsoft over a potential violation of the Antimonopoly Act in connection with its Azure cloud computing service practices, and on Wednesday cal... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China's EV executives push Beijing to leapfrog L3, scale humanoid robots

March 04, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China's top auto entrepreneurs are urging the government to accelerate adoption of fully driverless cars and scale humanoid robots in factories, proposals that could reshape the global race for self-driving an... (more story)

India's AI rulebook faces judicial scrutiny over deepfake enforcement

March 04, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

An Indian court has launched a probe into enforcement gaps in the country’s digital framework amid rising AI-generated deepfakes. The Gujarat High Court has questioned coordination failures and real-time polic... (more story)

EU leaders to call for further action to boost bloc's competitiveness

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments are set to push for several moves to boost the bloc's competitiveness during a summit planned for March 19 and 20, according to a preparatory document obtained ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Clean industry law shouldn't be used as economic security tool, Dutch paper says

March 04, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The Netherlands has warned against integrating economic security elements into the upcoming European Commission’s clean industry proposal – the Industrial Accelerator Act – which is set to come out Wednesday, ... (more story)

Japan's NTT Docomo faces Indonesia probe over late notification of Intage deal

March 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, said it will conduct a preliminary examination of Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo over its alleged late notification of an acquisition. In a st... (more story)

Competitors to Fleury, Femme warn proposed deal risks competition in Brazil

March 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Pushback came mainly from small and medium-sized competitors operating in São Paulo and Osasco, the two cities where operations overlap, while major clients foresee a positive outlook for the deal’s completion.

Data Privacy and Security View More

US House Republicans’ KIDS Act result of years of online safety regulation attempts

March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)

Family conflicts didn’t cause youth’s mental disorders, jury hears in LA social media trial

March 04, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Physical hitting, silent treatment and other conflicts between the plaintiff suing Meta Platforms and her mother and other family members did not cause the mental health issues the 20-year-old woman has suffer... (more story)

Platforms face weighing UK terror content duties following Palestine Action case

March 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms in the UK face having to consider how to approach content linked to outlawed group Palestine Action as part of their annual review of online risks after a court ruled the group’s proscription ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China expands trade-secret rules to cover algorithms, data and failed research

March 04, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top market authority has issued sweeping new rules broadening trade-secret protection to formally cover algorithms, data and even unsuccessful research results, as the country adapts its regulatory reg... (more story)

US Trade Representative releases 2025 Notorious Markets List

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative released the 2025 edition of its annual Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. The list identifies 69 markets, including 37 online an... (more story)

Tech, car companies press Brussels for IP law overhaul to curb patent injunctions

March 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Tech and automotive groups are urging EU officials to amend its IP enforcement law to rein in patent injunctions — clashing with patent holders, who warn reforms could weaken innovation as Brussels weighs comp... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman moves to strike US reply over translations in bribery case

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez moved to strike a government reply to his argument over translations of messages central to his corruption case, saying the origi... (more story)

Businessman's translation argument 'untethered' from facts in bribery case, US says

March 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez's arguments regarding translations in his corruption case are argument “completely untethered” from the facts and Fifth Circuit p... (more story)

UK accountant sees Russian shadow fleet sanctions lifted

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A British accountant accused of being involved in buying vessels for Russia's shadow fleet saw the sanctions imposed on him by the UK government removed on Tuesday. The Foreign Commonwealth and D... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Final rules on UK car-finance redress plan are coming soon, FCA says

March 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog said on Wednesday that car-finance lenders will have between three and five months to process the claims generated by a nationwide redress program. The final details o... (more story)

US bank liquidity rules on discount window to follow Basel III proposal, Bessent says

March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

After the US Federal Reserve proposes bank capital rules, presumably by the end of the month, it will then consider “wholesale” changes to bank liquidity regulations, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bef... (more story)

US Fed mulls basic changes to bank discount window, Bowman says

March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve is considering basic changes to its “underutilized” bank discount window and its inconsistent rules that create “uncertainty for borrowers,” said Michelle Bowman, the central bank’s vice... (more story)

Trade View More

Position on critical raw materials law agreed by EU governments

March 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU member states have agreed their stance on changes to the bloc’s law on critical raw materials, aiming to strengthen supply security and boost recycling. The proposal shifts responsibility for ... (more story)

Çolakoğlu wins challenge to EU anti-circumvention measures at lower court

March 04, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Turkish exporting producer Çolakoğlu Metalurji Wednesday scored a victory at the EU’s first-tier court in its challenge to European Commission measures imposed to tackle circumvention of EU dumping duties on i... (more story)

Turkish steel exporter wins appeal against EU anti-circumvention measures

March 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Çolakoğlu Metalurji, a Turkish steel exporter, has won its appeal at the EU’s first-tier court against EU measures imposed to tackle circumvention of dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled stain... (more story)

State Aid View More

Slovenian aid to Lekarna Ljubljana open for feeback in EU

March 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in Slovenia's transfer of assets from the Ljubljana municipality to pharmacy chain Lekarna Ljubljana have now one month to provide input to the European Commission. The state a... (more story)

Revised EU state aid rules on guarantees now open for views

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: National authorities in the EU, as well as banks and businesses, can now file comments on the revision of the Guarantee Notice, which describes how the European Commission assesses state guarante... (more story)

Award to renewable energy investor ACF now open for feedback in EU

March 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A 2024 arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to compensate Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy, and currently under in-depth EU scrutiny over possible illegal state aid, is now open for feedback.... (more story)

Energy View More

Iran crisis reveals EU's continued energy imports vulnerability

March 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe, Middle East, North America

Oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. While well below levels reached during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, prices are expected to continue climbing. Europe's concern is not to see... (more story)

EU, Switzerland sign broad agreement package to deepen bilateral ties

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission and Switzerland on Monday signed a broad package of agreements to ease cross-border supply. A common food-safety area will cover all parts in the food chain. Switzerland w... (more story)

AI developers, energy companies asked what data would power AI for UK energy

March 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI developers and energy companies are being consulted by the UK government on what datasets would be needed to enable artificial intelligence applications for improving energy security and effic... (more story)

Technology View More

Post-election social media rhetoric unlikely to spur Japan content rule changes

March 04, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Asia

After veteran lawmaker Jun Azumi was defeated in Japan’s Feb. 8 general election and lost the seat he had held for three decades, he renewed calls for Tokyo to tighten rules governing online content. Days befo... (more story)

US DOJ's Glad defends whistleblower program, addresses cartel 'trial risk'

March 03, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Department of Justice's new whistleblower rewards program doesn't undermine the government's cartel cases and doesn't incentivize witnesses to provide biased testimony because cartel cases are built in ... (more story)

UK elections bill set to be next vehicle for AI, online safety law attempts

March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

UK lawmakers said they will bring amendments to a piece of legislation on democratic safeguards to address gaps they see in artificial intelligence and online safety regulation. They want to bring greater prot... (more story)