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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Amodei, Altman call for global coordination on advanced AI risks

Nvidia may seek EU review of Hugging Face deal amid filing uncertainty

US rejects any 'globalist' effort to control AI, Trump tells UN

Frontier AI capabilities for US, China loom over Trump-Xi Washington summit

EU govts split over AI, data transfer rules in Digital Omnibus comments

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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 23, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Trade

September 23, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

US Senate Democrats push for Trump to hold line on AI chip controls
pair of boats made of euro notes to symbolize EU banking mergers

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

September 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FTC has used phased second requests since leadership change, director says
Roblox, Discord seek arbitration of US child-exploitation claims
US Senate Democrats push for Trump to hold line on AI chip controls
US FTC has used phased second requests since leadership change, director says

Antitrust View More

Juul arbitration bid gains traction, but US judge questions moving distributor claims

September 24, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A California federal judge signaled Wednesday that he may require more than 800,000 absent class members in an antitrust case against Juul Labs to arbitrate their claims, but he questioned whether claims by Wa... (more story)

Congressman floats US action against foreign court orders in global SEP disputes

September 23, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

In public remarks Wednesday, US Representative Darrell Issa suggested the Trump administration should consider taking executive action to deny domestic effect to foreign court orders which impose global injunc... (more story)

OpenAI's bid to end Musk's Texas antitrust case tests Apple chatbot deal

September 23, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Mike Swift

North America

OpenAI’s attempts to fend off legal attacks by Elon Musk entered a new chapter in a Texas federal court late Tuesday as the company moved for summary judgment, arguing that no reasonable jury could find that i... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

OpenAI agent accessed Australian Medicare portal, prime minister says

September 24, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an urgent government taskforce to review an incident in which an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent gained unauthorized access to the pu... (more story)

Connecticut moving to forefront of US privacy, AI regulation

September 23, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

The relatively small State of Connecticut will build on its history of leadership in US data protection regulation when a new AI law that will initially regulate chatbots' interaction with children and how emp... (more story)

US House Democrats urge US-China AI safety treaty despite challenges

September 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

US President Donald Trump should discuss a treaty to promote artificial intelligence safety during his summit this week with Chinese President Xi Jingping, Democrats on the US House Select Committee on the Chi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

IAG to make public benefits application over blocked RAC deal in Australia

September 24, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Insurance Australia Group has confirmed that it will make a public benefits application after the Australian competition regulator opposed its bid to acquire RAC Insurance from RACI, a wholly own... (more story)

IAG-RAC Insurance deal opposed by Australian antitrust regulator

September 24, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Insurance Australia Group's bid to acquire RAC Insurance from RACI, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia, has been blocked by the country’s competition regu... (more story)

Paramount-Warner private plaintiffs file reply supporting bid for restraining order

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Private plaintiffs challenging Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery filed a reply in support of their emergency application seeking a temporary restraining order, a... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Vietnam specifies fixed penalties for violations of data law

September 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam’s government on Wednesday released a decree setting administrative penalties for violations of the data law. Decree 363, dated Sept. 19 and taking effect Nov. 11, sets a maximum fine of 1... (more story)

Reddit gets reprieve as cybercrime agency blocks Discord from Philippines operations

September 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippines Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center has extended Reddit’s deadline but not Discord’s, after both platforms were given 24 hours to comply with a directive requiring a ... (more story)

Facebook lied for profits, New Mexico jury told as deliberations begin

September 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Facebook made a series of false statements concerning its privacy and content moderation practices to make more profits, a New Mexico jury heard from the state during closing arguments in its lawsuit against t... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Google's Gemini faces new EU copyright questions over AI training, summaries

September 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Google faces a fresh EU copyright test over Gemini as the bloc's top court is asked whether AI training, prompts, retrieval of current web content and generated summaries can infringe press publishers' rights.... (more story)

VideoLabs enters cloud licensing with Ericsson patent acquisition, CEO says

September 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

VideoLabs bought an Ericsson cloud infrastructure, networking and cybersecurity patent portfolio, extending its licensing business beyond video technology, the CEO told MLex. The deal transferred 332 assets to... (more story)

Novartis reputation fails to block rival drugmaker's 'Devatis' EU trademarks

September 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU judges have set limits on how far a well-known drugmaker's brand can reach, as Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis lost its challenge against a Turkish competitor over “Devatis” trademarks.

Financial Crime View More

Freight-moving company president found guilty in US of illicit exports to Russia

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The president of a freight-forwarding company was found guilty by a federal jury in Boston of unlawfully exporting a mass spectrometer from the US into Russia without a license. Kirill Gordei was... (more story)

Binance says it has 'zero-tolerance policy' for sanctions violations

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Binance representative said the company maintains a "zero-tolerance policy for sanctions violations" in response to a report by Bloomberg News that the cryptocurrency exchange is being investig... (more story)

Binance dismisses US suit against Wall Street Journal over Iranian transactions

September 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Binance has filed a voluntary dismissal of its US lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a report published in February that said the cryptocurrency exchange had fired compliance department... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC’s Peirce says crypto authorities should back off information gathering

September 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce said cryptocurrency regulators should retreat on citizen information-gathering because it is counter-productive. “The excessive regulatory focus on da... (more story)

US SEC enforcement chief touts case quality; former investigation official skeptical

September 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is bringing fewer but higher quality enforcement cases, according to  SEC Enforcement Director David Woodcock – a claim scoffed at Wednesday by the SEC’s former intern... (more story)

US Fed’s modernization of discount window boosts banks’ confidence, Jefferson says

September 22, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Federal Reserve’s operational improvements to its discount window since the spring 2023 collapse of three banks have made it more likely firms will access the window and less likely they will be forced ... (more story)

Trade View More

Indonesia pushes to close ASEAN-Canada FTA gaps by November

September 24, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Indonesia is urging ASEAN and Canada to resolve remaining free-trade negotiating issues by early November, with market-access commitments, parts of the agreement's text, product-specific rules of... (more story)

ASEAN aims to bring upgraded intra-regional trade pact into force in 2026

September 23, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

ASEAN is aiming to bring its upgraded Trade in Goods Agreement into force by the end of 2026, accelerating implementation from mid-2027 as the bloc deepens regional economic integration. Singapore Trade Minist... (more story)

EU tariffs on ductile cast-iron tubes, pipes from India set to expire in June

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Punitive EU tariffs in place to counter dumping and subsidization of imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron from India are set to expire on June 17, 2027, the European Commission said We... (more story)

State Aid View More

Norwegian aid for digital games to run for one more year, EFTA watchdog says

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway will be able to prolong its support program for digital games until the end of 2027, the EFTA Surveillance Authority said on Wednesday, finding the measure remains in line with state aid r... (more story)

EU start-ups need more targeted treatment in state-aid rules, 11 member states say

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven member states have called for the European Union to tweak its definition of "undertaking in difficulty." The countries want to make sure the definition doesn't impose "unnecessary administ... (more story)

EU Commission calls for input in Spanish arbitration award state aid probe

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is looking for input as part of its ongoing investigation into an  arbitration award ordering Spain to compensate Japan's JGC Holdings for changes to a program backing ren... (more story)

Energy View More

Carmakers in EU could have faster access to green steel credits under draft plan

September 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Green steel credits could help carmakers meet EU CO2 targets starting in 2030, five years earlier than proposed by the European Commission, under changes being considered by member states. The credits could al... (more story)

EU govts back suspension of allowance cancellations in carbon market until 2031

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries have backed a suspension of the cancellation of carbon allowances in the EU carbon market's stability reserve until the end of 2030 as their position on plans to revise the bloc's Em... (more story)

Carmakers could use EU green steel credits from 2030, working document shows

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries are considering allowing carmakers to use credits for EU-made low-carbon steel from 2030, according to a working document. That's five years earlier than proposed by the European Com... (more story)

Technology View More

French prosecutors probe reports women filmed with smart glasses without consent

September 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened several investigations following complaints that women were filmed in public with smart glasses without their consent and the videos were posted on... (more story)

EU Digital Fairness Act on consumer protection tentatively eyed for November

September 23, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Commission is expected to propose the Digital Fairness Act, a planned new EU consumer-protection initiative for the digital economy, in November, MLex has learned. Several tentative dates are unde... (more story)

Pornhub provider Aylo defends Apple age-check system in UK probe

September 23, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Pornhub provider Aylo has defended its use of Apple's age-check system to prevent children from encountering pornography after UK regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into its compliance with the Online S... (more story)