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Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

October 09, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues
US Senator Marco Rubio

Financial Crime

October 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

International Criminal Court sanctioned by US as judges fight blacklisting
Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues
International Criminal Court sanctioned by US as judges fight blacklisting

Antitrust View More

Facebook Messenger DMA verdict 'vitiated by errors,' Meta says in appeal to ECJ

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms' appeal against the General Court's ruling upholding the 2023 designation of its Facebook Messenger service under the Digital Markets Act was published by the EU's top court Monday... (more story)

Indonesia's KPPU warns AI platforms' market power could weaken publishers

October 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Digital platforms' control over audience access, data, news distribution and monetization could strengthen their market power and create excessive dependence among news publishers, Indonesian com... (more story)

Slovak HVAC union fined €140,000 for price-setting violation

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Slovak union of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump providers has been fined €140,000 ($160,000) over cartel deals, the country’s competition watchdog said on Monday. In a Sept. 18 ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI developers urged to strengthen safeguards by UK minister

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Tech companies developing the world’s most advanced AI systems will be urged to strengthen safeguards, in a speech to be made on Monday by the UK AI minister. Kanishka Narayan will also announce ... (more story)

China ties tech innovation, industrial upgrade to new growth drive

October 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Communist Party leadership and the State Council issued guidelines on developing “new quality productive forces” last Friday, pledging to accelerate scientific and technological innovatio... (more story)

Google’s Gemini copyright case back on EU top court calendar

October 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

An EU court adviser will deliver an opinion on Nov. 3 in a closely watched Google Gemini copyright case, after an earlier date was dropped. The ruling to follow could clarify AI training and publishers’ rights... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Kingspan fines are EU warning shot over repeated, uncorrected info errors

October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Companies engaging with EU merger enforcers must do more than just provide correct information upfront, they must also go back and correct misleading submissions. That’s the message from Thursday’s €40 million... (more story)

China highlights efficiency gains in fast-track merger system review

October 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's antitrust regulator has assessed its 12-year-old fast-track merger review system, highlighting shorter review times and lower filing costs alongside strict eligibility checks. About 18.4 percent of all... (more story)

China clears Focus Media deal with price caps, exclusivity ban

October 12, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China has conditionally approved Focus Media's $1.2 billion acquisition of smaller rival Xinchao Media, imposing price caps and banning exclusive deals in the country's first conditional merger approval in the... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Austria’s social media ban should be paused, tech group tells European Commission

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should ask Austria to pause its plan to restrict under-14s’ access to certain video-sharing platforms pending negotiations on the EU Kids Act which aims to introduce age l... (more story)

Microsoft’s Xandr fined in Norway over Grindr data sharing

October 12, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Microsoft-owned advertising technology company Xandr has received the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s largest-ever fine for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation by unlawfully processing ... (more story)

Thailand issues personal data protection guidelines for AI development, use

October 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Committee on Monday issued non-binding guidelines clarifying how existing obligations under the Personal Data Protection Act apply to the development and use o... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Huawei wins Guangzhou orders removing patent-infringing earphones from market

October 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s Guangzhou intellectual property authority has ordered three businesses to stop selling earphones that infringe a Huawei industrial-design patent and keep remaining inventory off the market, highlightin... (more story)

US Ninth Circuit may change copyright test, but replacement remains unclear

October 09, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Lawyers who followed last week’s en banc rehearing in a copyright plaintiff’s appeal of an adverse jury verdict say the US Ninth Circuit appears open to revising an intrinsic test for substantial similarity. A... (more story)

Apple-Powermat UK patent row puts line between discounts, distortions in focus

October 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

Apple must propose how it will disclose internal information about the strategy behind its Via LA patent license, including whether the deal was structured to push a future fair, reasonable and nondiscriminato... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Arm UK fraud busters with US-style whistleblowing incentives, govt says

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has set out proposals that would see the Serious Fraud Office given powers to reward whistleblowers who provide information that leads to successful cases. The consultation pape... (more story)

Powers for UK fraud agency to reward whistleblowers set out in consultation

October 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Proposals that would see UK whistleblowers paid for information they give to the Serious Fraud Office to help crack financial crime cases were set out in a consultation paper on Monday. The paper noted that co... (more story)

Supermicro consultant pleads guilty in US to role in AI server diversion scheme

October 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A third-party consultant to tech company Supermicro pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to divert billions of dollars’ worth of servers integrated with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology to China, ac... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Securities depositories’ revised prudential rules published by EU watchdog

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority on Monday published changes to prudential rules for central securities depositories, following recent reforms to EU settlement rules. The changes address new arrang... (more story)

Trump forms panel to probe allegations against US Fed's Cook

October 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US President Donald Trump said he has formed a committee of three of his aides to hold a hearing to investigate mortgage-fraud allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, months after the Supreme C... (more story)

US SEC proposes rule to allow funds, affiliates to trade fixed-income securities

October 09, 2026

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

MLex Summary:  Investment funds and their affiliates would be able to trade fixed-income securities under a US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal. The proposal, issued for public comment, would change... (more story)

Trade View More

EU, Thailand provisionally close most FTA chapters after 10th negotiating round

October 12, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Thailand have provisionally closed most chapters of their planned free trade agreement following a 10th negotiating round, the European Commission said in a report. After talks in Phuk... (more story)

Support the EU-Australia trade deal, minister Farrell urges

October 12, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe, Oceania

Rejecting Australia’s trade deal with the EU would cost exporters access to new markets, Trade Minister Don Farrell has warned, urging businesses to press lawmakers for approval. His appeal comes amid politica... (more story)

EU Commission prepares hybrid vehicle safeguards following China deal

October 12, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

The European Commission is preparing to launch a safeguard investigation into hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle imports following an agreement struck last Friday with China to curb exports to the bloc. Provisi... (more story)

State Aid View More

PostNord Strålfors’ capital injections open for comments in EU

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in capital injections received by PostNord Strålfors — totaling €15.9 million and made by its parent company PostNord Strålfors Group — now have one month in which to send feed... (more story)

Spar challenges Hungary’s retail-tax changes in fresh EU complaint

October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Austrian retailer Spar has filed a fresh complaint with the European Commission over Hungary’s retail tax, arguing that a July amendment leaves foreign supermarket chains facing discriminatory burdens despite ... (more story)

Greek energy tenders exclude three bidders after EU doubts over foreign-subsidy info

October 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Three companies are blocked from submitting tenders in two public projects in the Greek energy sector after the European Commission said they'd failed to provide enough information on foreign subsidies, MLex h... (more story)

Energy View More

US Sens. Warren, Blumenthal, Van Hollen issue report on data center practices

October 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Democratic Senators Elizabeth of Massachusetts, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut issued a report on their year-long investigation into data center development... (more story)

Wealthier countries must step up climate finance, EU govts say ahead of COP31

October 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments have reaffirmed a global goal to mobilize at least $300 billion annually for developing countries’ climate needs by 2035, while calling on more countries with the financial capacit... (more story)

EU governments approve safeguards against price spikes in new carbon market

October 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments have formally approved changes aimed at limiting price volatility in the EU’s carbon market for buildings and road transport ahead of its 2028 launch. The changes to the Market Sta... (more story)

Technology View More

Instagram ‘Instants’ didn't meet EU risk assessment threshold, Meta says

October 12, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Instagram’s Instants feature didn't meet the threshold requiring an additional risk assessment under the EU’s digital services law, Meta Platforms has said, adding that it reviewed the risks and briefed the Eu... (more story)

Australia's digital duty-of-care faces push for compensation rights

October 12, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care, expected to be introduced in parliament this week, faces demands by the Greens for compensation rights and fines tied to tech companies’ global revenue. The duty-of-c... (more story)

Telecom groups ally to push for EU fiber transition, competition safeguards

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Six European and national industry groups representing companies including Iliad, Digi, Colt Technology Services and 1&1 have formed the Digital Networks Alliance for Europe, or DNA Europe, accor... (more story)