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EU capitals’ initial skepticism at industrial plan means hard task for Séjourné

First day of EU-Mercosur deal will be about predictability, not just tariffs

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout

Diverging US Senate bills show bipartisan momentum to rein in chatbots

Google introduces new ad setting as audit flags opt-out gaps

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Artificial Intelligence

April 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Musk defends motivation for OpenAI, Microsoft suit in US during tough cross
U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) speaking with other House Republicans at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol about H. J. Res. 8, the Keep the Nine constitutional amendment, to keep the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.

Data Privacy and Security

April 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Republican agreement on US House privacy proposal is its strength, lawmakers say
Trade relations between United States and China. US duties to China. Trade agreements between US and China. US-China trade war. USA flag. China flag

Trade

April 28, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

USTR’s Section 301 hearing on forced labor focuses on China
Musk defends motivation for OpenAI, Microsoft suit in US during tough cross
Republican agreement on US House privacy proposal is its strength, lawmakers say
USTR’s Section 301 hearing on forced labor focuses on China

Antitrust View More

German watchdog stalls fuel investigation after court ruling

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s antitrust authority has halted a fuel wholesale probe after a court blocked key information requests to price reporting agencies Argus Media and S&P Global. The Bundeskartellamt said th... (more story)

Austrian time limit on claims for cartel damages interest rejected by ECJ

April 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Austrian rules specifying a time threshold for interest in cartel damages claims risk undercompensating victims by ignoring years between overcharge and lawsuit, EU judges have said. Answering questions referr... (more story)

More than 80 Indonesian lenders contest record cartel decision in court

April 30, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

More than 80 Indonesian online lending companies petitioned the Jakarta Commercial Court on Thursday to overturn the Indonesian competition regulator's largest cartel ruling to date. A lawyer representing one ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China launches four-month crackdown targeting 'disorder' in AI applications

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator on Thursday launched a four-month nationwide campaign to curb "disorder" in AI applications, targeting noncompliant services and content risks. The first phase will foc... (more story)

South Korea tests 'sovereign AI' as domestic NPUs enter real-world deployment

April 30, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

As South Korea doubles down on its sovereign AI ambitions, it has begun testing whether its long-running push for domestic AI semiconductors can translate into real-world deployment. The Ministry of Science an... (more story)

AI Act amendments show limits of EU digital simplification agenda

April 30, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU institutions failed to agree on AI Act amendments, exposing limits in the commission’s digital simplification agenda. With political divisions unresolved and timelines tight, the AI omnibus risks underminin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit amended application to US STB

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have submitted an amended merger application to the US Surface Transportation Board seeking regulatory approval to create America’s first transcontinental railr... (more story)

Belgium enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Engie’s nuclear activities

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Belgian state is negotiating to take over Engie’s nuclear-energy activities, including its seven reactors, which currently generate about half of the country’s electricity. The deal would tra... (more story)

EU merger overhaul to help companies ‘scale,’ bloc’s president says

April 30, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Updated merger guidelines will “better support companies to thrive, scale and innovate,” according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Announcing a consultation on the draft, she said the ov... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US official cites critical mineral procurement concerns with Project Vault

April 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A key US official working on the Export-Import Bank’s new critical minerals stockpile said he remains concerned with the ability to procure enough minerals for the unprecedented effort. 

Meta's threat to exit New Mexico shows it refuses to protect children, AG says

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a statement saying that Meta Platforms’ threat to shut down its platforms in the state rather than implement “basic safeguards” for children shows t... (more story)

Booking, Airbnb concerned about EU short-term rental rules’ implementation

April 30, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

Booking, Airbnb, Expedia and other short-term booking platforms are concerned that an EU data-sharing regulation won’t be effective, following delays in setting up a cross-border housing registration system. T... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

With filing habits influencing turnaround, USPTO trademark output rises

April 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Trademark examinations at the US Patent and Trademark Office reached a record high last month, as data suggests that higher quality applications are having an impact on processing speeds and downstream disputes.

EU design overhaul to take effect in July, leaving key questions to EUIPO

April 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The EU’s design reform takes effect on July 1, extending protection to digital and animated designs. While new rules modernize filings and disputes, key technical details remain unresolved, leaving the EU Inte... (more story)

This week at the UPC: April 24-30

April 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

This week, the Unified Patent Court's top judges clarified its approach in urgent actions, stating in a ruling in favor of Merz that an invalidity defense is not a separate action in provisional measures proce... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency’s use of lawyers is effective but more could be done, inspectors say

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's Serious Fraud Office has effective systems and processes to engage lawyers on the right cases, and to manage and control the overall spend, but more can be done, inspectors said on Thurs... (more story)

US CFTC sues Wisconsin, claiming exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets

April 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin in response to the state’s lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Robinhood and Coinbase. “States cannot ci... (more story)

Global scam center takedown leads to 276 arrests, US charges

April 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cooperation between US, Dubai and Chinese authorities resulted in the arrest of at least 276 individuals and the dismantlement of at least nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fra... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Delta Dental agrees to pay $2.25m to resolve New York allegations over data breach

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Delta Dental Insurance agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve claims filed by New York’s Department of Financial Services for violating a cybersecurity regulation. A department investigation dete... (more story)

Clearing houses face fresh EU stress test on crisis readiness

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has started a new stress test to check how clearing houses would cope with severe market shocks, using an adverse market scenario prepared by the Eur... (more story)

UK guidance on fund tokenization published by FCA

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK asset managers have received guidance on fund tokenization as the financial watchdog seeks to support innovation in this area. The Financial Conduct Authority said the guidance sets out how fi... (more story)

Trade View More

US Steel, steelworkers union argue for tin mill duties in preliminary hearing

April 30, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Representatives of United States Steel Corporation and a steelworkers union called on the US government to impose countervailing and antidumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese and Turkish tin mill products at a ... (more story)

EU told to prepare for consequences if jet fuel stocks still declining beyond May

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU should start preparing for possible consequences if the decline in commercial stocks of jet fuel from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues beyond the end of May, experts from the ... (more story)

US Commerce releases quarterly cheese subsidy update

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Commerce Department updated its quarterly list of cheese subsidies reflecting the Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 period in 2025.  The update assigned no subsidy rate to cheese from the European Un... (more story)

State Aid View More

Belgium sees EU Commission step up infringement procedure over arbitration awards

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has sent Belgium a reasoned opinion, or formal request to comply with EU law, accusing the country of circumventing the bloc's rules on state aid. The country had recogniz... (more story)

Businesses hit by energy crisis can get more support as EU relaxes state aid rules

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy-intensive industries will be able to receive larger subsidies, under a temporary relaxing of the state aid rules by the European Commission to respond to a spike in energy prices. Member s... (more story)

Farmers, fishermen to see extra state aid to compensate Iran-crisis price spikes

April 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The agriculture, fishery and transport sectors, as well as energy-intensive industries, will be eligible for extra state aid, under a temporary plan unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission aimed at mi... (more story)

Energy View More

Countries to accelerate transition from fossil fuels, conference co-hosts say

April 30, 2026

Europe, Latin America

MLex Summary: Countries representing about one-third of global GDP have agreed on to step up efforts to transition away from fossil fuels at a conference in Colombia, co-hosts Colombia and The Netherlands have... (more story)

EU tracking of aviation's full climate impact improved with platform upgrade

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An upgraded version of a platform to monitor the non-carbon-dioxide climate effects of aviation, including contrails and nitrogen oxides, was released on Wednesday by the pan-European air traffic... (more story)

Boost for cross-border EU energy infrastructure eyed with €600m funding call

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a call for projects to receive a total €600 million in grants for cross-border energy infrastructure projects. Aiming to strengthen grids, lower costs and accel... (more story)

Technology View More

UK warns companies amid increasing cyber attacks

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK firms are urged to strengthen their cybersecurity, as AI models facilitate software breaches, the department for Science and Technology said on Thursday. A new report shows 43 per cent of busi... (more story)

Google sees Italian regulator’s request to EU Commission over publishers’ concerns

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Italian communications regulator AGCOM sent a request of evaluation to the European Commission on Thursday over Google’s potential violations of the EU Digital Services Act. The request stems... (more story)

China targets ByteDance apps, website over AI labeling breaches as oversight tightens

April 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese internet regulators have taken action against ByteDance-linked apps and a website for failing to properly comply with rules requiring clear labeling of AI-generated and synthetic content, underscoring ... (more story)