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Artificial Intelligence

August 19, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US NIST urges companies to fight AI risks with AI

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 19, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

US rail board must decide if Union Pacific merger rationale is plausible

Trade

August 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, North America

EU, Canada aiming to conclude digital trade agreement by Oct 29-30 summit

Antitrust View More

Australia's competition chief reflects on principled conviction, purpose in leadership

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Gina Cass-Gottlieb, chair of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, in a Thursday speech to Women Unlimited Leadership Summit in Canberra reflected on how her more than 35 years in com... (more story)

Pacific Seafood opposes bid for adverse inference in US price-fixing case

August 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pacific Seafood filed its opposition to crabber plaintiffs' motion for an adverse inference as a sanction against defendants for evidence spoliation in US price-fixing litigation. "The entire bas... (more story)

Hallmark Fisheries pushes back on spoliation claims in US crab price-fixing case

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Hallmark Fisheries filed its opposition to plaintiffs' motion for an adverse inference for spoliation of evidence in US crab price-fixing litigation. In its court filing, Hallmark wrote that the ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

xAI can't sue Minnesota over nude deepfake ban on behalf of users, state AG says

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal lawsuit from xAI challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota law barring nude deepfake images should be dismissed because the company lacks standing to sue on behalf of users, and ... (more story)

IAB revamps AI labeling in advertising as regulation expands globally

August 19, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

Mlex Summary: Digital advertising trade association IAB has published an updated framework for labeling AI-generated and modified marketing content. The framework aims to harmonize compliance for advertisers, ... (more story)

OpenAI to slow launch of new AI models after Hugging Face hack

August 19, 2026

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

MLex Summary: OpenAI said it has "temporarily slowed the pace of scaling" its frontier AI models because of the cybersecurity risks associated with developing and testing them. In a statement, the company poin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Coles' bid to open regional Queensland supermarket under Australian review

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Coles Group has notified Australia's competition watchdog of its proposed lease for a supermarket in a new neighborhood shopping center in Kirkwood, Queensland, with the store expected to open ar... (more story)

US judge on Paramount-Warner deal challenge draws hard line on 12-day trial

August 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A California federal judge on Wednesday said she was imposing a hard 12-day trial limit for two lawsuits seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and expressed frustration wi... (more story)

US DOJ closes investigation into Seismic Software-Highspot merger

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An investigation into a proposed merger between Seismic Software and HighSpot was closed by the US Department of Justice following a "targeted review," the agency announced. “After a targeted rev... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Roblox to step up child-grooming safeguards in Australian undertaking

August 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Gaming giant Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to introduce stronger measures to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abus... (more story)

Meta whistleblower says Zuckerberg ignored 2021 warning on youth safety

August 20, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Former Meta engineering director Arturo Bejar told jurors he personally warned Mark Zuckerberg in 2021 that the company was failing to understand harmful experiences facing young users, but the CEO never respo... (more story)

US FTC seeking input on enforcement policy on personalized pricing

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment on an enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing, which is the use of personal data to set prices according... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

As Big Pharma patents age, smaller biotechs hold the most clinical-stage assets

August 19, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Big Pharma is under growing pressure to restock its drug pipelines as an unusually large wave of patent expirations threatens hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. That urgency is intensifying competitio... (more story)

China to tighten trade-secret enforcement, deepen coordination among authorities

August 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s market regulator plans to strengthen trade-secret enforcement and formalize links between administrative and criminal authorities, while stepping up protection in sectors including integrated circuits,... (more story)

Naver's pre-ChatGPT AI disclosures disputed in South Korean copyright trial

August 19, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

Naver told a South Korean court on Tuesday that it had informed the country's three major broadcasters in 2018 and 2020 of its plans to use their news content to develop artificial intelligence models, as the ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US moves to dismiss charges on KuCoin co-founders after compliance with agreement

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

MLex Summary: Chun Gan and Ke Tang, two China-based co-founders of KuCoin, had each entered deferred-prosecution agreements with the US Justice Department. Both have complied with the terms of their agreements... (more story)

KuCoin founders can reclaim roles after corporate plea term ends, US filing says

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Two co-founders of KuCoin can reclaim their roles at the cryptocurrency exchange after the company’s plea agreement ends early next year, according to new filings in US court. 

Former Alameda CEO, cofounder settle US CFTC claims over fraud

August 19, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced supplemental consent orders against former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, a cofounder of both that company and fellow ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US CFTC seeks input on listing of compute derivatives contracts

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it is seeking comments to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in compute. The request seeks comment on the s... (more story)

US OCC to adopt stablecoin rule carrying out GENIUS Act by November, Gould says

August 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will adopt by November a GENIUS Act rule implementing the stablecoin law for bank issuers, Comptroller Jonathan Gould said. Separately, since President Trump to... (more story)

Reporting framework for EU firms using foreign clearinghouses open for feedback

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A consultation on an EU framework for annual reporting by clearing members and clients on their activity at non-EU central counterparties, was opened by the European Securities and Markets Author... (more story)

Trade View More

US hydraulic cylinder makers seek duties as foreign imports erode market shares

August 19, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

The US hydraulic cylinder industry is rapidly losing market share to foreign producers who reverse-engineered their products and sold lower-priced versions back into the US market, petitioners for duty orders ... (more story)

US Commerce says India dumping, subsidizing paprika

August 19, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce said in a final determination that India is dumping and subsidizing oleoresin paprika. Commerce gave to all Indian producers final dumping rates of 5.08 percent and final subsidy ... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily says Mexico dumping winter strawberries

August 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that Mexico is dumping fresh winter strawberries. Commerce assigned preliminary dumping rates of 4.83 percent to all Mexican producers, wit... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU countries gain fiscal leeway for clean-energy investments through 2028

August 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries can exempt additional spending on nuclear power, electricity grids, hydrogen, renewables and other energy-security measures from normal spending constraints through 2028 under new gu... (more story)

Georgia lawmaker calls for ‘playbook’ to manage data center boom

August 17, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

State and local lawmakers need a clear framework for managing the rapid growth of AI-driven data centers, including rules for what developers should pay and what communities and regulators should demand, state... (more story)

Australian state announces AI framework for data-center investment

August 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New South Wales government on Monday announced a new policy framework for data-center investment that requires projects seeking streamlined approvals to meet energy, water, community and infr... (more story)

Technology View More

Platforms' privacy upgrades have reached millions of children, UK watchdog says

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Improvements made by online platforms have affected close to 5 million child users since the UK privacy watchdog launched its Children's Code Strategy in April 2024, it said in an update on Wedne... (more story)

TikTok 'engaging' with Irish media regulator about handling of harmful content

August 19, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

TikTok says it is engaging with Ireland’s media regulator over a push for information on how it is responding to recent reports of illegal or harmful content on its platform, including whether it has stepped u... (more story)

Over half of children would bypass age checks, UK privacy watchdog study suggests

August 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: 52 percent of children surveyed by the Information Commissioner's Office said they would try to bypass age checks to access online services, the UK's privacy regulator said in a study published W... (more story)