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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Latin America

Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Meta, New Mexico start remedy trial phase with $3.7bn, platform changes at stake
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Antitrust, Technology

May 04, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US DOJ to settle antitrust probe into Agri Stats, Trump official says
Tech firms adapting before Brazil's new child safety rules start, official says
Meta, New Mexico start remedy trial phase with $3.7bn, platform changes at stake
US DOJ to settle antitrust probe into Agri Stats, Trump official says

Antitrust View More

Chegg, Penske Media denied US motion for oral argument in Google AI search suits

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Chegg and Penske's motion for oral argument in related antitrust suits over Google's AI Overviews is "unnecessary," US District Judge Amit Mehta said in an order filed in the District of Columbia... (more story)

BirdyChat starts new messenger after Meta compliance with EU's gatekeeper law

May 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Meta Platforms' compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act has opened the door to a new service, with Latvia's BirdyChat launching a messaging platform that interoperates with WhatsApp. The European launch c... (more story)

Meta faces off with EU, Poke, OpenAI over interim move against chatbot fees

May 05, 2026 | Anna Ferrari, Jean Comte and Lewis Crofts

Europe, Latin America, Middle East

Meta Platforms is appearing Tuesday afternoon at a closed-door hearing to contest EU moves aimed at imposing an interim block on the way it treats AI chatbots running across its WhatsApp platform. The European... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Character.AI sued by Pa. over alleged doctor impersonation by chatbot

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex summary: Pennsylvania's Department of State has sued chatbot developer Character.AI, alleging the company misrepresented its companion chatbots as licensed medical professionals. “Pennsylvanians deserve t... (more story)

EU AI law amendments to be discussed as deadline looms for high-risk AI systems

May 05, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU policy makers are due to discuss legislative amendments to the bloc's landmark AI law on Wednesday in a bid to find an agreement on how to reform the way the legislation applies to products already regulate... (more story)

US CAISI enters pre-deployment agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, xAI

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Center for AI Standards and Innovation within the US Department of Commerce announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to perform "pre-deployment evaluations and targeted re... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Indamedia-Ringier 2025 media merger probed in Hungary

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Indamedia's 2025 purchase of Ringier media assets is facing a probe by the Hungarian competition authority. The watchdog said on Tuesday that it was carrying out a competition supervision procedu... (more story)

Canada's Competition Bureau challenges Keyera Plains All American deal

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canada’s Competition Bureau has filed an application with the Competition Tribunal challenging Keyera’s proposed acquisition of Plains All American Pipeline LP’s Canadian natural gas liquids busi... (more story)

Transocean, Valaris received second request from US DOJ on May 4

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Transocean and Valaris received a request for additional information from the US Department of Justice on May 4, Valaris said in a US securities filing. The request extends the Hart-Scott-Rodino ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta to expand Instagram's teen safeguards in the EU, Brazil

May 05, 2026

Europe, Latin America

MLex Summary: Meta is expanding the use of AI to place suspected minors into its Instagram Teen Accounts, which apply additional safeguards on accounts used by 13- to 17-year-olds, to the EU and Brazil, the co... (more story)

Lenovo seeks dismissal of US wiretapping case

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Lenovo asked a California federal judge to dismiss a proposed privacy class action accusing it of using tracking technology on its website to collect and transfer user data, arguing that the plai... (more story)

Shein faces Irish privacy probe over transfer of EU customers' data to China

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Chinese retailer Shein is the subject of an inquiry by the Irish data protection commissioner over the transfer of European customers’ data to China, the regulator said in a statement on Tuesday.... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Judge Newman turns to Supreme Court in fight for US judicial independence

May 05, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Now removed from the bench for three years, patent law trailblazer and embattled US Judge Pauline Newman is resorting to the Supreme Court to challenge her suspension from the US Court of Appeals for the Feder... (more story)

IP-backed lending a priority for UK and needs support to grow, minister urges

May 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The growth of IP-backed financing is a key priority for the UK government, the minister responsible for intellectual property has said. Kanishka Narayan also emphasized the acceleration of the innovation cycle... (more story)

Indonesia AI copyright reform draws pushback over risks to creators, competition

May 05, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s proposed copyright reform is facing scrutiny as experts warn that extending protection to AI-generated works could undermine human creators and concentrate market power.

Financial Crime View More

Precious stones dealer fined by Canada's FINTRAC for compliance failures

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on Birks Group, a dealer in precious metals and precious stones, for failing to com... (more story)

Real estate brokerage fined by Canada's FINTRAC for compliance failures

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc., also operating as Twin City Realty, for failing to... (more story)

Versabank fined by Canada's FINTRAC for compliance failures

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada announced that it has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on VersaBank for failing to comply with Canadian anti-money laund... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Revised EU payment services rules formally approved by lawmakers

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament’s committee on economic and monetary affairs has approved the overhaul of EU payment services rules, comprising a revised Payment Services Directive and a new Payment Serv... (more story)

Non-bank finance risks highlight need for better data sharing, tools, ECB says

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Strengthening the macroprudential approach to non-bank finance is key to financial system resilience, the European Central Bank says in a report published Tuesday. It highlights the need for bett... (more story)

Lawmakers push clearer investor information in EU sustainability rules review

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The review of EU sustainability disclosure rules proposed by the European Commission should provide investors with clearer information on product sustainability, the draft report by the European ... (more story)

Trade View More

Renewed US tariff threats against EU cast shadow over trade-deal talks

May 05, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello and Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Fresh US tariff threats are exposing a split in Brussels over whether to fast-track the EU-US trade deal or to include safeguards, ahead of Wednesday’s next round of political negotiations on the deal between ... (more story)

Decora, Bel-Pol fined in Poland for anticompetitive conduct in flooring market

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Flooring-panel maker Decora and its largest distributor Bel-Pol have been fined almost 34 million Zloty (more than $9.3 million) by the Polish antitrust enforcer for imposing retail prices and sh... (more story)

EU dumping probe into Chinese adipic acid leads to definitive duties

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Adipic acid originating in China and imported into the European Union will come under punitive dumping duties of up to 42.3 percent, the European Commission said in a formal notice released on Tu... (more story)

State Aid View More

Austrian, Spanish aid to energy-intensive companies wins EU state aid approval

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria and Spain have won approval from the European Commission to compensate energy-intensive businesses for higher electricity costs due to the impact carbon prices. The measures are designed ... (more story)

EU Commission cleared 370 corporate deals in 2025

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission cleared 370 mergers, acquisitions or joint ventures in 2025, according to the annual report on competition policy released on Tuesday by the regulator. It imposed conditio... (more story)

Lithuania’s aid for development bank wins EU approval

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lithuania has won EU state aid approval to inject more than €800 million into development bank Investicijos į Lietuvos ekonomiką, and grant it exemptions from corporate income tax and dividend pa... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ban on Chinese inverters driven by cybersecurity, dependency risks

May 04, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s ban on Chinese inverters in renewable-energy projects involving EU funding is driven by cybersecurity and dependency risks, a European Commission official said Monday. The commission has evidence that... (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. 

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)

Technology View More

Meta’s Instagram, Facebook targeted in Irish Digital Services Act probes

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Facebook and Instagram are at the center of two Irish investigations over possible violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act. Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán launched the probes against paren... (more story)

Meta subject to two Irish DSA probes over recommender systems, interface design

May 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Meta Platforms is facing twin investigations by Ireland's media regulator into its Facebook and Instagram platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act, focusing on recommender systems and interface design. Th... (more story)

Video platforms, broadcasters tell EU audiovisual rules need stronger enforcement

May 05, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Video sharing platforms, broadcasters, production companies, and NGOs have told the European Commission that the EU's audiovisual sector rules need to be enforced more strongly but were divided over whether th... (more story)