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Trump seeks leverage with US import prohibitions as questions mount

Meta says UK regulator’s information demands, categorization criteria go too far

EU's Von der Leyen tiptoes around China despite ‘tipping point’ trade warning

Prioritizing AI competition with China brings risk, US lawmakers say

Platforms face fees, reporting duties under draft EU Kids Act

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Trade

September 16, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US House passes Russia sanctions bill with new tariff powers for president
Tech Founder and Investor David Sacks speaks about of the Crypto and Digital Assets Summit at Stake Out/White House in Washington DC, USA.

Artificial Intelligence

September 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

AI companies have responsibility to maintain safety, Trump tech advisor says

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 16, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Warner Bros. likely to split into two firms if Paramount deal fails, experts say
US House passes Russia sanctions bill with new tariff powers for president
AI companies have responsibility to maintain safety, Trump tech advisor says
Warner Bros. likely to split into two firms if Paramount deal fails, experts say

Antitrust View More

EU’s Ribera calls for multilateral approach to AI risks

September 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The EU's competition boss Teresa Ribera has called for global cooperation between regulators and AI companies to prevent the development of AI threatening humanity.

Brazil’s CADE to vote on Amazon, Anthropic gun-jumping probe, others

September 17, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is scheduled to rule on a gun-jumping probe into Amazon and Anthropic on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The competition watchdog’s Tribunal has a... (more story)

Lesy ČR gets Czech fine for wood chips export ban

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: State-owned forest business Lesy ČR has been fined more than 17 million Koruna (around $818,236) for a three-year export ban agreement with one of its customers, in breach of national and EU comp... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI reports six cases of 'unexpected' model behavior under new disclosure framework

September 17, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: OpenAI has created a framework to investigate as it publicly disclosed six cases of "unexpected or concerning" model behavior observed during training or evaluation. The cases include models addi... (more story)

Frontier AI rules could harm UK firms, industry group for startups says

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK should avoid AI rules that apply only to the most powerful frontier models, because they could create regulatory barriers that protect established US and Chinese developers and harm Britis... (more story)

Australia AI, data-center inquiry to weigh investment conditions, moratorium

September 17, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australian lawmakers will hear competing proposals next week on how to manage the country’s rapidly expanding AI and data-center sector, ranging from stronger conditions on investment to a temporary moratorium... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Huntsman-Olin chemicals deal cleared in Brazil unconditionally

September 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Brazil’s competition authority has cleared without restrictions the proposed merger of US chemicals companies Huntsman and Olin, finding limited horizontal overlaps and no vertical foreclosure concerns in the ... (more story)

Circle K-Pelco merger approval decision published by Irish watchdog

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Circle K's acquisition of eight Pelco-operated Texaco service stations has had its full clearance decision published by the Irish competition authority. The watchdog approved the deal in July, su... (more story)

AkzoNobel-Axalta deal probe starts in UK

September 17, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK antitrust probe of AkzoNobel’s $25 billion combination with rival paint company Axalta has started, the country’s regulator said. The Competition and Markets Authority said it would decide by Nov. 11 wh... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Influencer code, ban on addictive social media backed by EU lawmakers

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Digital platforms should to take greater responsibility for protecting young people from harmful or manipulative content and to mitigate the impact of persuasive design with risk-based safeguards... (more story)

Meta found liable for fake advertising on Instagram, Facebook by German court

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has been found liable for fake ads on its Instagram and Facebook platforms and ordered to compensate the founder of German personal finance platform Finanzfluss for damages from 26... (more story)

UK court considers Apple, Liberty challenges to Home Office encryption orders

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A UK court is considering Thursday how to manage two legal challenges to the government’s reported attempts to access encrypted data from Apple users. Civil liberties organization Liberty, which ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China's Jingdiao ruling tests boundaries of trade-secret protection

September 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has sent a strong deterrent message through its 380-million-yuan ($56 million) Jingdiao trade-secret ruling. But can plainly wrongful conduct justify treating tens of thousands of drawings co... (more story)

Tokyo court rejects subtitle claim in latest 'Dawn of the Dead' case

September 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo court dismissed a subtitle translator's copyright and moral rights claim over broadcasts of the cult classic “Dawn of the Dead,” finding that broadcasters did not have to independently check subtitle r... (more story)

South Korea expands espionage law as risks of AI, chip tech theft grow

September 17, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea has made the biggest change in more than seven decades to the anti-espionage provisions of its criminal code, potentially widening the legal arsenal against theft of trade secrets and advanced tech... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading targeted by UK financial regulator

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading has been targeted by the Financial Conduct Authority across multiple locations in the UK capital, it said Thursday. The financial regulator said it had carried... (more story)

Euro Exchange Securities under UK money-laundering probe

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Euro Exchange Securities is under investigation by the UK's financial regulator over suspected money-laundering offenses. The Financial Conduct Authority said that it was looking at whether the e... (more story)

US SEC plans to void 1942 rule for companies’ inclusion of shareholder proposals

September 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to abolish a 1942 rule that addresses when companies must include shareholder proposals in their proxy materials, intending to leave those determinations to s... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU, Canada should deepen cooperation on critical minerals, AI, Carney says

September 17, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, North America

Canada can help fulfil Europe's need for a reliable supply for critical minerals, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. In a speech to the European Parliament, he also called for greater bilateral coop... (more story)

EU banks should test crisis communications periodically, resolution body says

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU banks are expected to maintain a sufficiently detailed crisis communications plan and test it periodically to ensure its effectiveness, the EU's bank-resolution authority said in clarified gui... (more story)

Von der Leyen's EU banking system 'built for growth' signals priorities ahead

September 16, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The EU banking reform package due in 2027 must support growth and not just financial stability, with provisions simplifying the framework and tackling fragmentation of EU markets, European Commission President... (more story)

Trade View More

2025 saw rise in court actions challenging EU trade measures, report says

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Court actions challenging trade defense measures increased last year, with 18 new cases lodged, up from ten in 2024, the trade regulator said in its latest report on the bloc's trade defense acti... (more story)

China raises concerns over EU procurement proposal favoring European suppliers

September 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China has raised concerns about the EU’s proposed Public Procurement Act, which would favor European suppliers and could restrict Chinese companies’ access to EU contracts. China’s Ministry of Co... (more story)

China releases statistical bulletin on foreign investment

September 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China saw a divergence between the number of new foreign-invested companies and the amount of capital invested in 2025, with 70,392 new foreign-invested enterprises established, up 19.1 percent f... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU countries to start aid pre-notifications in first major AI project this month

September 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven out of nineteen EU countries involved in the first Important Project of Common European Interest in the field of artificial intelligence and planning to grant state aid, will start pre-not... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

Data centers, some industry would lose EU grid priority in legislative plan

September 17, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Data centers and energy-intensive industries in the EU would lose priority access to electricity in times of scarcity under a proposal seen by MLex that EU countries are set to discuss on Sept. 22. The EU memb... (more story)

EU shipping carbon-market derogations should run until 2040, lead EU lawmaker says

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Exemptions from the EU's carbon market for shipping should be extended until 2040, European Parliament lawmaker Peter Liese said in a draft report. Liese's proposal differs from that of the Europ... (more story)

Data centers downgraded, EU govts get more say under draft electricity compromise

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Data centers and energy-intensive industries would no longer be explicitly prioritized for access to scarce electricity grid capacity under a compromise text prepared for EU countries. The draft,... (more story)

Technology View More

Broad range of tech companies to face EU safety-by-design rules

September 17, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

A broad range of technology companies, from social-media and video-sharing platforms to online games, app stores and AI chatbot providers, would fall within the EU’s new approach to protecting children online,... (more story)

China regulator highlights AI, data-transfer violations in enforcement cases

September 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s internet regulator has stepped up enforcement against emerging technology risks while continuing to penalize companies for basic cybersecurity and data-security lapses, underscoring its dual focus on n... (more story)

Social media, video sharing, games, AI chatbots in scope of new EU Kids Act

September 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social-media and video-sharing platforms, online video games, app stores, AI companions and chatbots offering services to minors will fall within the scope of the EU’s proposed Kids Act, the Euro... (more story)