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AI companies sign voluntary accord with White House on frontier model safety

EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ procurement push fueling fears of a fragmented rulebook

US, China take steps to stabilize relations with new Board of Trade

Faster merger cases, tighter pleadings: Van der Woude’s hopes for EU court

Euronews owner’s Adria deal tests EU Media Board’s reach beyond the bloc

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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

September 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives for a meeting on AI during day 2 of the opening of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, 23 September, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence

September 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

OpenAI hit with Calif. lawsuit over AI agents' Hugging Face incursion
Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says
First US appellate finding on fair use for AI training favors copyright holders
OpenAI hit with Calif. lawsuit over AI agents' Hugging Face incursion
US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says

Antitrust View More

Google defeats Chegg, Penske Media US antitrust claims

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Amit Mehta dismissed Chegg and Penske Media Corp.'s lawsuits alleging that Google leveraged monopoly power in the general search services market to coerce them and other online ... (more story)

New Jersey AG mulls injunction motion against Amazon in antitrust suit

September 30, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

The New Jersey attorney general intends to seek a court order blocking Amazon from anticompetitive union-busting as part of a lawsuit in which the state alleges the e-commerce giant has wielded monopsony power... (more story)

US Third Circuit puts competition at center of ROSS AI training ruling

September 30, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Nick Robertson

North America

Thomson Reuters’ infringement claim against ROSS Intelligence is “no more than an ordinary copyright case” despite its artificial intelligence component, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Wedn... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US Senate blocks bill aimed at shielding consumers from AI energy costs

September 30, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked Republicans’ effort to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at sparing consumers from data center-induced energy bill hikes. The 57-43 vote came after the House ov... (more story)

ROSS's copying of Westlaw headnotes devalued Reuter's data, US appeals court says

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw headnotes are copyrightable, and ROSS Intelligence’s use of that content to create its own competing product was not fair use, according to a recently unsealed opinion by... (more story)

UK state has been too timid on online safety for women, children, minister says

September 30, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK state has been “far too small and far too timid” when it comes to protecting women and children online, the country's culture and media minister has said. Her remarks at the governing Labour party's ann... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Pa. utility deal needs conditions to be approved in state, municipalities say

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The merger of American Water Works and Essential Utilities and a related non-unanimous settlement is opposed by municipal intervenors, including the County of Delaware, County of Montgomery and E... (more story)

US DOJ closes Transocean-Valaris investigation; deal expected to close this year

September 30, 2026 | Wesley Brown

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

Transocean and Valaris received US antitrust approval as the US Department of Justice notified the companies that the agency closed its investigation into the $5.8 billion deal. While still under review in Bra... (more story)

American Water, Essential criticize non-settling party concerns over Pa. settlement

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: American Water Works and Essential Utilities argued in a reply brief that comments from non-settling parties concerning the non-unanimous settlement are "erroneous and should be disregarded." The... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Consumer profiling firms challenge Conn. privacy law over deletion rights

September 30, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A group of companies that compile and sell consumer profiles filed a lawsuit challenging an upcoming privacy law expanding consumers’ deletion rights in Connecticut over its constitutionality shortly before th... (more story)

NSO Group wins dismissal of journalists' US spyware case

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Journalists bringing US claims against NSO Group Technologies for using Pegasus spyware on their iPhones lack jurisdiction to bring those claims in California, according to a federal judge. Distr... (more story)

Brazil's ANPD holds firm on barring Discord's broadcast features

September 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Discord's broadcast and video features have been suspended in Brazil since August due to the company's inability to demonstrate to the National Data Protection Agency that it implemented sufficient safeguards ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japanese court opens door to voice rights despite dismissal of TikTok AI suit (update*)

September 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been del... (more story)

USPTO's Squires weighs returning decisions on patent review merits to PTAB panels

September 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

US should treat AI datasets as economic assets, IPO panelists say

September 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, North America

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US judge taps attorney as DOJ seeks to force dismissals in Adani case

September 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge has named an attorney to represent him in a dispute over his decision not to dismiss charges against the remaining defendants in a corruption case that once involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.

Attorney named by US judge in DOJ bid to force Adani case dismissals

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a brief letter to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis asked for permission to address the issues raised in a petition for a writ of mandamus fil... (more story)

Former Barbadian insurance exec pleads guilty, gets time served in US bribery case

September 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Ingrid Innes, the former CEO of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for facilitating the transfer of about $36,000 in bribes to a former B... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC floats plan to expand retail investors’ access to risky private funds

September 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission floated a plan to expand ordinary investors’ access to risky hedge and private equity funds, as well as venture capital and credit funds, if investors pass an exam dev... (more story)

US Fed IG finds HQ cost overruns stemmed from mismanagement, not misconduct

September 30, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Cost overruns in the US Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovations stemmed from bureaucratic mismanagement rather than criminal or administrative misconduct by then-Chair Jerome Powell, a Fed inspector general... (more story)

US Fed finalizes changes to boost transparency of stress test requirements

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve finalized changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements. The two fi... (more story)

Trade View More

Hydraulic cylinders from five countries injure US industry, USITC finds

September 30, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission preliminarily determined that a US industry is materially injured by allegedly dumped and subsidized imports of linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China... (more story)

US leads global steel forum members to new agreement on excess capacity

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) agreed to a new framework in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a G20 trade ministerial to crack down on excess capacity in steel, inclu... (more story)

UTLX petitions for US duty orders on Mexican railway tank cars

September 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: UTLX Manufacturing petitioned the US Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on railway tank cars and parts thereof from Mexico.

State Aid View More

Soukup, Deisenhofer take on senior EU competition roles

September 30, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The European Commission has appointed Karl Soukup as its most senior official overseeing state aid, and Thomas Deisenhofer as the head of the investigation teams prosecuting cartels.

Spielkisten takes EU decision on German aid to WestSpiel to EU court

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spielkisten, an operator of gaming halls in Germany, has filed an appeal at the EU General Court, challenging an earlier decision by the European Commission on German support to casino operator W... (more story)

Swedbank’s levy reduction prompts EU court questions

September 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Latvian court has requested guidance from EU judges regarding whether a decision to reduce a lender's "solidarity contribution" should be understood as state aid. The issue relates to lender Sw... (more story)

Energy View More

Strategic projects to get faster environmental assessments under EU countries’ plan

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Strategic projects would benefit from faster and simplified environmental assessments, under a position agreed by EU countries on Wednesday. The proposed rules would streamline timelines, expand ... (more story)

Insurers face increasing risks as extreme heat affects health, EU regulator says

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Extreme heat is the main climate-related risk facing life insurers, health insurers and pension providers, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has said in its latest report... (more story)

Shipping methane threshold faulted as EU court backs most taxonomy rules

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Aviation and shipping activities can continue to be classed as sustainable under EU taxonomy rules, but the European Commission erred over one aspect of the criteria for shipping, the EU’s Genera... (more story)

Technology View More

Porn provider pays UK age-checks fine as regulator issues more breach notices

September 30, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Pornography provider First Time Videos has paid an £80,000 fine and blocked access for UK users after online safety regulator Ofcom found it had breached its Online Safety Act duty to use highly effective age ... (more story)

Video games industry disputes EU stance on in-game currencies as probes opened

September 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

After nine video-games companies came under EU consumer scrutiny over in-game currencies, industry groups said they remained at odds with authorities over how the currencies should be classified. The dispute c... (more story)

Nine gaming companies face EU scrutiny over virtual currencies

September 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nine video game companies face coordinated EU consumer protection investigations into their use of in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission said. Authorities will examine pricing, unwa... (more story)