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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

Google, states, consumers expected to receive final US settlement approval

April 30, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A California federal judge indicated Thursday that he'll grant final approval to a $700 million settlement Google reached with states and consumer plaintiffs that resolves antitrust claims over Google Play, th... (more story)

Brazilian watchdog seeks fines for Audi, BMW, others over alleged cartel

April 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil’s antitrust authority has been investigating luxury German carmakers for reportedly forming a cartel that limited innovation through the exchange of commercially sensitive data between 1990 and 2017.

New fibre network plans in Flanders to get Belgian antitrust scrutiny

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Agreements signed between telecoms operators Proximus and Telenet to expand high-speed fibre internet across Flanders will be subject to review by the Belgian competition authority. Adjustments h... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Musk, OpenAI file trial briefs on key charitable trust dispute in US trial

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Elon Musk and OpenAI, and its executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman filed written arguments with a federal judge over whether OpenAI and Altman "solicited" charitable donations from Musk after ... (more story)

US senators introduce legislation to measure AI impact on workforce

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Two US senators, Mark Warner of Virgina and Ted Budd of North Carolina, have introduced the Workforce Transparency Act, a bill that would establish a federal framework to collect data to guide po... (more story)

US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advances AI chatbot bill

April 30, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously marked up bipartisan legislation to keep children and teenagers off companion chatbots, even as members acknowledged that the bill faces an uphill batt... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Expanded railroad merger filing leverages traffic data to bolster credibility

April 30, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern contend that their updated merger application to the US Surface Transportation Board has “unprecedented data quality” because their economic forecasts rely on wholly genuine ... (more story)

Consumers sue to block Paramount-Warner merger, unwind Skydance-Paramount deal

April 30, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

A group of US consumers has filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery and to unwind Skydance Media’s acquisition of Paramount Global, arguing ... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal faces US court challenge from consumers

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery violates US antitrust law because it may substantially lessen competition by eliminating a significant rival. Plai... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta threatens to leave New Mexico if further injunctive relief imposed

April 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Madeline Hughes

North America

On the eve of a remedies trial set to begin next week, Meta Platforms threatened in a court brief unsealed Thursday to "withdraw its apps entirely" from New Mexico if the state wins an injunction requiring it ... (more story)

Meta says New Mexico's $3.7bn mental health remedy exceeds court's authority

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In its proposed findings of fact, Meta pushed back against New Mexico's public nuisance claim and request that the court impose injunctive relief against its services, arguing the state failed to... (more story)

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. 

Intellectual Property View More

US Supreme Court ‘skinny label’ arguments focus on pleading standards, not patents

April 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Multiple justices of the US Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of an opinion that would change the standard for induced patent infringement during oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals v. Amarin Pharma... (more story)

False endorsement collides with ad tech in US case against social media app

April 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

New federal litigation in Tennessee could test the ability of US intellectual property law to keep pace with geotargeted advertising, cross-platform content flows and globalized app ecosystems. “The conduct is... (more story)

EU added to USTR Special 301 watch list over IP policy concerns

April 30, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Europe, North America

The 2026 Special 301 report from the Office of US Trade Representative added the European Union to the watch list for intellectual property trade barriers, the first time the bloc has been on the list in nearl... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Reported Tether loan to Lutnick trust questioned by US Democratic senators

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, seeking information about a reported loan from Tether — a foreign co... (more story)

Former Barbadian insurance chief to plead guilty in US bribery case

April 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of a Barbadian insurance firm will plead guilty to her role in a bribery scheme involving a Barbadian government official who took payments to steer contracts, US court records show.

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)

Financial Services View More

Trump backing of Fed probe backfires as Powell digs in, will stay on as governor

April 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

President Donald Trump's decision to endorse the criminal investigation of cost overruns at the US Federal Reserve under Chair Jerome Powell, whom he sought to remove, appears to have backfired. On Wednesday, ... (more story)

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)

Trade View More

US to give preferential access to UK whiskey

April 30, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The Trump administration announced that the US will give preferential duty access for whiskey produced in the UK.

US House passes farm bill with trade programs

April 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US House of Representatives passed its version of the Farm Bill, legislation that is typically passed into law every five years. The bill includes millions of dollars in funding for trade ass... (more story)

Appeals court orders USCIT to reinstate dumping rate on certain Chinese wood products

April 30, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

The US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Court of International Trade to reinstate a 183.36 percent dumping rate on hardwood-plywood products imported from Chinese manufacturer Chengen after finding... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

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)

Energy View More

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)

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)

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 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)