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Washington, United States. 31st Jan, 2024. CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News - Image ID: 2YRF6XY

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Zuckerberg testimony not convincing, juror says in Calif. social media trial
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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US judge 'reluctantly' allows new infringement claim in authors' AI case

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

March 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

Asia, Europe, North America

US state AGs take on national cases with growing legal firepower

Antitrust View More

E-commerce platforms face stricter competition conduct rules in Thailand

March 26, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Asia

Thailand’s competition regulator has issued new guidelines for e-commerce platforms and related service providers, clarifying how the Trade Competition Act applies to pricing practices, platform conduct and da... (more story)

Hong Kong charges members of building cartel in HK$700 million bid-rigging case

March 26, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's competition regulator filed charges against six building-maintenance companies and 12 individuals accused of rigging bids worth HK$700 million ($90 million) across 11 housing projects, including Wa... (more story)

Paramount lawyer Delrahim defends use of lobbyists to ease merger transactions

March 26, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Paramount’s chief legal officer said the company used lobbyists to assist the company during its merger negotiation with Warner Bros Discovery — and there is nothing wrong with that. Makan Delrahim, a former a... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Musk, Altman can submit key evidence in upcoming fraud trial, US judge says

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Both Elon Musk and Sam Altman will be allowed to submit key evidence in the upcoming trial over Musk's allegations that OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charitable trust in its conversion fro... (more story)

Three men charged in US with scheme to export AI chips to China via Thailand

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Three individuals were charged with conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations for allegedly seeking millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a Califo... (more story)

Microsoft lawyer warns AI shouldn’t 'go the way of search'

March 25, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe, North America

Microsoft’s chief legal officer warned that the rollout of AI technologies should avoid the pitfalls of internet search, which fell into the hands of Google, and regulators should rightly focus on bottlenecks ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

'No magic formula' for uncertainty in ESG antitrust enforcement, NY official says

March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

North America

Companies dealing with the uncertainty of antitrust enforcement over environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals in the US need to conduct a risk assessment of approaches in Democratic and Republican s... (more story)

Colorado enforcer says timing on tech antitrust cases ‘has to be just right’

March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

North America

Monopolization lawsuits against Big Tech companies have to be timed “just right” and can’t be brought too early or too late if US government enforcers are seeking a favorable liability decision and potentially... (more story)

Deals causing job losses, factory closures raise antitrust concerns, Pa. official says

March 25, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Jennifer Thomson, a senior deputy attorney general with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, said Wednesday that the state has “certainly noticed” that mergers typically lead to “a reduction in employme... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU cybersecurity regulator sees common cause with US, despite federal absence at RSA

March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America

While US federal cybersecurity regulators were a no-show at this week's RSA conference in San Francisco, a key EU regulator who attended the conference said she's hopeful that the many common cybersecurity iss... (more story)

Plaintiffs suing Amplitude denied quick appeal in US wiretapping case

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs bringing US wiretap claims against Amplitude failed to convince a California federal judge to grant them leave to immediately appeal an order granting a motion to compel arbitration. U... (more story)

US Sen. Markey calls on Congress to pass COPPA 2.0 following social media verdicts

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, called on Congress to pass his Children and Teens’ Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA 2.0). The update to his 1996 privacy law governing how ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US 'ceding leadership' to China, EU when it comes to IP, InterDigital VP warns

March 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Asia, Europe, North America

The intellectual property ecosphere is no longer just about securing rights. Where innovation takes place, and where it remains, are paramount, experts agreed Wednesday.

US judge lets contributory infringement claim into authors' copyright suit

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Vince Chhabria allowed a proposed class of authors led by Richard Kadrey to amend their copyright complaint for the fourth time, adding a contributory infringement claim related... (more story)

House presses Squires on US PTAB changes, politics in USPTO

March 25, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Leaders of the House Judiciary IP subcommittee from both sides of the aisle questioned US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires over his controversial policy changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Banking, crypto groups duel over best tokenization rule-making process

March 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banking and cryptocurrency groups with stakes in tokenization clashed before a US congressional committee on the best rule-making process for addressing potential regulatory gaps and ambiguities. Executives wi... (more story)

Rap star Pras Michel denied bail pending appeal by US appeals court

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US appeals court denied rap star Prakazrel "Pras" Michel's request for bail pending the appeal of his conviction and prison sentence for campaign finance violations and acting as an unregistere... (more story)

Fund manager Odey says he was ‘victim’ in UK probe after sexual misconduct claims

March 25, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey told a London court on Wednesday that he was the “victim” as the UK's financial regulator scrutinized whether his firm could continue to meet compliance requirements in the wake... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Colorado AG says states to continue fighting Live Nation after DOJ 'embarrassment'

March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The Department of Justice's settlement of a monopolization lawsuit with Live Nation and Ticketmaster is an "embarrassment" and US state attorneys general will continue to stay on the case and see an ongoing ju... (more story)

US FSOC votes to publish guidance on nonbank designations

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Financial Stability Oversight Council voted unanimously to publish the proposed interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company designations.* *Corrected March 25, 2026, at 17:33 GMT; ... (more story)

US Sen. Warren questions potential conflicts of interest of new Fed director

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Randall Guynn, the new Director of the Division of Supervision and Regulation at the Federal Reserve, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest g... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump announces meeting with China's Xi in mid-May

March 25, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump said he will hold a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing from May 14 - 15. Trump also said he will host Xi in Washington later this year.

Russian fuel phaseout will go ahead despite doubts, EU energy chief says

March 25, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Plans for the EU to phase out Russian fossil fuels remain on track despite delays and political pressure, the bloc's energy chief, Dan Jørgensen, said as lawmakers clashed in debate over Russian energy depende... (more story)

EU-US critical minerals strategy still drawing questions from EU countries

March 25, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Several EU member states have said they need more time to address a draft version of an EU-US critical minerals strategy, MLex understands. The two sides are finalizing a memorandum of understanding and action... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spain wins EU approval to back decarbonization of industrial process heat

March 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain has won clearance for a plan worth €50 million to support projects to decarbonize industrial process heat via innovative technologies. The aid will take the form of a fixed premium per ton ... (more story)

Nominate ECJ judges 'as soon as possible' to avoid delays, EU governments urged

March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)

National courts must provide reason when refusing to request preliminary ruling

March 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (more story)

Energy View More

Lufthansa raised ‘competitive distortions’ concerns at meeting with EU’s Ribera

March 25, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa voiced concerns over “competitive distortions” between EU and foreign airlines at a meeting with the bloc’s competition chief, according to minutes published on Wednesday. Luf... (more story)

China’s Ming Yang blocked from building factory in Scotland over security fears

March 25, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang has been blocked from building a £1.5 billion factory in Scotland over potential national security concerns. The UK government said it would continue to welcome investment ... (more story)

‘Hope springs eternal’ for permitting reform amid AI race, US House Commerce chair says

March 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Disagreements over preferred types of energy generation and debates about whether and how the federal government should preempt US state and local decisionmakers are complicating bipartisan permitting reform t... (more story)

Technology View More

Live Nation paid venue manager to 'advocate' for Ticketmaster, US jury hears

March 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Live Nation paid tens of millions of dollars to Oak View Group to advocate for Ticketmaster as exclusive ticketing rights for the arenas and other venues it managed came up for renewal, a conflict of interest ... (more story)

New Mexico AG praises Los Angeles jury verdict against Meta

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said a California jury’s ruling against Meta Platforms reinforces efforts to hold the company accountable for designs that harm children, citing New Mexico... (more story)

US Sen. Durbin calls to end Section 230 in wake of social media verdicts

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, called on Congress to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the wake of recent verdicts in New Mexico and California where jurors f... (more story)