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Riding e-bikes / electric bicycles with children cycling on bikes along dyke against orange European / EU summer sunset sky

Trade

October 15, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

E-bike ruling gives EU customs new way to target import-assembly operations
AI privacy

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

October 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

October 14, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US states say consumer protections must be part of any Character.AI sale
E-bike ruling gives EU customs new way to target import-assembly operations
In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk
US states say consumer protections must be part of any Character.AI sale

Antitrust View More

Quebec real estate broker association agrees to provide greater access to data

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canada’s Competition Bureau announced a consent agreement with the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers to address competition concerns related to the access and use of real est... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE to rule on international pharmaceutical cartel case

October 15, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s competition authority has only one case scheduled its Tribunal's Oct. 21 ruling session: Tribunal members are expected to rule on an international cartel case involving the production an... (more story)

Nel Group fined €2.2m for dominance abuse at Mayotte port, French watchdog says

October 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Several companies of the Nel Group have been fined a combined total of €2.2 million for abusing their dominant position in the port of Longoni in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, France'... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI model access for security checks would be required under EU law amendments

October 15, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk offered in the EU would have to give the bloc’s cybersecurity agency access for security evaluations under joint amendments to a planned cyber law prop... (more story)

Social media sites face German age curbs despite EU fragmentation concerns

October 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Social media platforms face interim German rules generally barring under-13s and restricting access for older minors until an EU-wide minimum age is established, according to a government position paper adopte... (more story)

Thai AI guidelines address privacy risks in training data, model deletion

October 15, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Asia

Artificial intelligence models trained on personal data may remain subject to Thailand’s privacy law if information about individuals can still be identified or extracted, according to new guidelines from the ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

UK govt minister ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky-ITV deal

October 15, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK culture minister Lisa Nandy said in a statement to Parliament that she is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed acquisition of ITV’s media and entertainment unit, on public interest grounds. She noted... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 deal faces Nov. 4 decision in Brazil unless extra session is called

October 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Saipem’s proposed merger with Subsea7 is expected to be decided by Brazil’s competition authority by Nov. 4, the last scheduled Tribunal decision-making session before the review’s Nov. 10 deadline, unless an ... (more story)

Ânima-FMU higher education deal getting full-form review in Brazil

October 15, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Ânima Educação, owner of private colleges Anhembi Morumbi and Universidade São Judas Tadeu, said its acquisition of higher education firm Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas Educacionais (FMU) results in overlaps... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

UK online safety regime's future may turn on watchdog's current court battles

October 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

A raft of legal challenges from Meta Platforms, TikTok, X and other digital companies to UK regulator Ofcom’s information demands, revenue rules and service categorization is threatening to reshape the country... (more story)

Macif Vie risks €7m fine in French privacy case over password protection

October 15, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

French savings and life insurer Macif Vie faces a proposed €7 million fine for failing to secure passwords and retaining personal data longer than necessary, a French privacy official said at a hearing in Pari... (more story)

Brazil’s ANPD opens consultation on administrative sanction rules

October 15, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s privacy watchdog, the National Data Protection Agency (ANPD), has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to its rules for calculating and imposing administrative sanctions. S... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

In fight over USPTO oversight, Supreme Court has no shortage of options

October 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Google’s challenge to the US Patent and Trademark Office’s settled expectations policy will reach the US Supreme Court’s conference Friday, but four pending petitions offer the justices alternative paths for c... (more story)

This week at the UPC: Oct. 9-15

October 15, 2026 | Giorgi Dvalishvili

Europe

This week, the UPC maintained Lundbeck’s alcohol-reduction patent against Biogaran’s revocation challenge, while Dolby and Beko ended their infringement and validity dispute following an out-of-court settlemen... (more story)

OpenAI agrees to give Apple forensic access to employees' devices in trade secrets dispute

October 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute i... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US trial of former CEO of Subway restaurant supply cooperative set for November

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge scheduled the fraud and money laundering trial of a former chief executive of the Subway restaurant supply cooperative, and her brother, for Nov. 16, according to a court order.

Former US coal sales executive's sentencing delayed to March

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US judge granted a request from former Corsa Coal sales executive Frederick Cushmore Jr. to delay his sentencing in a corruption case to March 2027.

TD Bank reaches settlement in US wrongful termination suit filed by ex-employees

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: TD Bank filed a notice to a US judge saying that the bank had reached a settlement in principle with former employees who had filed a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging they were targeted beca... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Global FSB identifies 12 ways to minimize AI risks, maximize responsible adoption

October 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

The Financial Stability Board identified 12 ways to minimize artificial intelligence risks among financial firms while maximizing responsible AI adoption – including “strongly” encouraging board and senior man... (more story)

​Monitor usage of AI agents, financial institutions worldwide are told

October 15, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Financial institutions should strengthen oversight of autonomous AI, limit agents’ actions, set triggers for human approval and test mechanisms to stop them safely, the Financial Stability Board ... (more story)

US OCC releases report on major banks’ debanking activities

October 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released a report of its findings from its supervisory review of debanking activities at the nine largest national banks it supervises: JPMorg... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce says China subsidizing truck bed cover imports

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said in a final determination that China is subsidizing imports of truck bed covers. Commerce gave all Chinese producers a 43.43 percent subsidy rate, but gave a separa... (more story)

EU-Mercosur deal already boosting exports, Brazil’s trade promotion chief says

October 15, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe, Latin America

Trade between Brazil and the EU is accelerating following the provisional application of their trade agreement, ApexBrasil President Laudemir André Müller told MLex. He said he hoped sanitary authorities would... (more story)

Indonesia issues anti-circumvention rules for antidumping, countervailing measures

October 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia has introduced anti-circumvention rules for the first time to prevent companies from evading antidumping and countervailing measures through changes in shipping routes, product origins ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Greek row over state aid for newspapers prompts EU court questions

October 14, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The EU's top court has been asked to specify which criteria member states can use to decide whether two companies should be considered as a single state aid recipient. The dispute is related to a legal challen... (more story)

Leonardo's military-vehicle deal EU clearance decision published

October 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian defense company Leonardo saw its approved deal with Iveco and Astra published by the European Commission on Wednesday, seven months after its clearance. The regulator found that the trans... (more story)

Bidder in Greek energy tender gets EU 'call in' under foreign subsidies rules

October 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A foreign-backed company bidding for a tender in Greece's energy sector must notify the European Commission of financial contributions it has received from outside the EU, even though the bid falls below manda... (more story)

Energy View More

Nordic leaders urge EU to preserve carbon market rules

October 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Any weakening of the EU's Emissions Trading System, the bloc's carbon market, would undermine the predictibility of investment decisions, say the Prime ministers of Finland, Denmark and Sweden in... (more story)

Delay to EU methane importers' reporting requirements to 'alleviate pressure'

October 14, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU methane monitoring, reporting and verification requirements for fossil-fuel importers would be postponed by 12 months to January 2028 under a European Commission proposal announced Wednesday. The delay woul... (more story)

EU fossil-fuel importers see proposal for 12-month methane reporting delay

October 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has proposed delaying by one year methane emissions monitoring, reporting and verification requirements for EU importers of natural gas, oil and coal, as well as methane-i... (more story)

Technology View More

Online platforms get 30 days to comply with Mexico’s child safety decree

October 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Online platforms have 30 days to comply with Mexico’s new child safety duties under a decree published Wednesday. The decree is mandatory but carries no penalties, the government said in a statem... (more story)

Germany plans national social-media age limits pending EU rules

October 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany is planning interim national rules that would generally bar anyone under 13 from social networks, with exceptions for demonstrably child-appropriate services and graduated restrictions fo... (more story)

Japan's MIC reviews platform content moderation

October 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Thursday reviewed European court rulings on online-platform monitoring and discussed additional hearings with five major platforms, incl... (more story)