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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

New Mexico lays out remedy trial case for Meta age-verification, monitor

Antitrust View More

In Epic Games-Apple case, Australian watchdog backs broad injunctions

May 07, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's competition watchdog said Apple should be compelled to make its software available to developers for rival app stores and that national competition laws may apply outside Australia. The Australian ... (more story)

Taiwan antitrust chief warns against using profit margins to infer Big Tech dominance

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Taiwan’s top antitrust official warned against mechanically using profit margins or capital advantages to infer market dominance in digital markets, saying that such an approach could mischaracterize lawful co... (more story)

South Korea's pallet oversupply fuels collusion among smaller manufacturers

May 07, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

More than a dozen South Korean pallet makers have been fined a combined 11.7 billon won ($8 million) for rigging bids and engaging in collusive schemes to avoid price competition. The Korea Fair Trade Commissi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Vietnam finalizes AI implementation decree, relaxes incident-reporting timelines

May 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam on Thursday released the final decree guiding implementation of its AI law, clarifying requirements for AI risk classification, content labeling and incident reporting. Decree 142 ties hi... (more story)

Hong Kong lawmakers push AI strategy to boost economy, address workforce concerns

May 07, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a non-binding motion urging the government to accelerate AI adoption across all industries to align with China's national strategy. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Indu... (more story)

China court orders halt to AI agent in landmark unfair competition case

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has ordered a developer to stop the operations of an artificial intelligence agent in a closely watched unfair competition dispute that could shape how Chinese law governs autonomous AI softwar... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Francisco Partner's bid for Blackline Safety cleared in Australia

May 07, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Francisco Partner's bid for Blackline Safety in Australia has been cleared by the competition watchdog. In a statement Wednesday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said there is ... (more story)

Medtronic's bid for US-based medical device company reviewed in Australia

May 07, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposed acquisition by Medtronic, via its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Project Saint Merger Sub, of US-based Scientia Vascular, will be reviewed by Australia’s antitrust watchdog. In a s... (more story)

Appeals of Nexstar-Tegna deal approval should be dismissed, US FCC says

May 06, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

The US Federal Communications Commission told the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that the circuit lacks jurisdiction to review an order by the commission’s staff that cleared Nexstar Media’s acquisition... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU lawmakers reach deal on amendments to EU's AI Act

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers reached an agreement on amendments to the EU's AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a more centralized governance framework, and changes to how the regulatio... (more story)

Meta presses state witnesses on scope of New Mexico’s proposed monitorship

May 07, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Lawyers for Meta Platforms pressed New Mexico's witnesses Wednesday on the state's proposed five-year compliance monitor, which it framed as unprecedented, prompting a state judge overseeing a remedies trial t... (more story)

Facebook used ‘Privacy Zuckering,’ other dark patterns, DC judge hears

May 06, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

A privacy researcher described the dark patterns deployed by Facebook, including “privacy Zuckering,” to a Washington DC judge on Wednesday, explaining how the average DC resident would have been confused abou... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan Excel-software ruling highlights expanding reach of work-for-hire doctrine

May 07, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a ruling that an internally developed Excel-based accounting system belonged entirely to the employer that used it, rejecting arguments by the employee who built... (more story)

Why US Special 301 assessment clashes with India's IP priorities

May 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The 2026 US Trade Representative Special 301 Report has again placed India on the Priority Watch List, citing intellectual property concerns. However, lawyers say that India’s TRIPS-compliant policies, judicia... (more story)

House bill brings fresh debate over trade secret theft in academia

May 06, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

As Congress mulls legislation reviving the China Initiative under a new name, a familiar question has reemerged: whether policies designed to protect US intellectual property threaten to erode the university r... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Two Americans sentenced to prison for role in North Korea IT schemes

May 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced the sentencings in separate cases of two US nationals, Matthew Issac Knoot of Nashville and Erick Ntekereze Prince of New York, for their roles in facilitating... (more story)

Corporate lawyers, traders among 30 charged in US insider trading case

May 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced unsealed charges against 30 defendants in connection with a large-scale, decade-long insider trading scheme that netted tens o... (more story)

Individuals linked to Ultra Electronics bribery probe won't face prosecution

May 06, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Africa, Europe

No individuals face prosecution in relation to Ultra Electronic Holdings, the UK defense company that struck a £15 million plea deal last week to settle bribery allegations, it has emerged in court documents. ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Banking groups say US senators' stablecoin yield compromise 'falls short’

May 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banking groups said a proposed stablecoin compromise agreed to by Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks still “falls short,” prompting a response from the senators that they “... (more story)

Experian, Equifax, TransUnion questioned by US senators on buy-now-pay-later reporting

May 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US senators questioned Experian, Equifax and TransUnion on how the credit reporting companies are approaching the incorporation of buy-now-pay-later products into consumers’ credit reports. Senat... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal probed by UK FCA over PayPal digital wallet practices

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mastercard, Visa and PayPal are being probed by the Financial Conduct Authority over suspected anticompetitive conduct linked to the "funding and usage" of PayPal’s digital wallet — an app that s... (more story)

Trade View More

Second round of EU talks on US trade deal fails to deliver breakthrough

May 07, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A second round of negotiations in Brussels on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement concluded without a breakthrough on Wednesday night. Last week US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tarif... (more story)

China's first-ever blocking order targets spillover of US sanctions

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has activated its blocking mechanism for the first time, ordering companies not to comply with US Iran-related sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners. The move marks the first public use of China’s 2... (more story)

Industries urge US not to impose Section 301 tariffs unless approach is targeted

May 06, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Representatives from a variety of domestic industries ranging from video game consoles to cheese told US government officials that imposing tariffs through Section 301 for structural excess capacity would only... (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

Car lobby group calls for looser EU car CO2 rules and lower 2035 emissions threshold

May 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Europe’s car industry is pushing for more leeway in EU CO2 rules as automakers struggle with the shift to electric vehicles. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA, called on May 6 for a b... (more story)

EU lawmakers back lower road tolls for low-emission trucks and buses

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Transport industry operators could benefit from lower road charges under plans backed by EU lawmakers to reward low-emission trucks, buses and efficient trailers. The European Parliament’s Transp... (more story)

Regulatory barriers, not technology, hold back EU energy transition, solar lobby says

May 05, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Structural and regulatory barriers are now the main obstacle to scaling renewables in the EU, lobby group SolarPower Europe said in a new report published Tuesday, urging reforms to grids, storage and market d... (more story)

Technology View More

AI developers, users see EU agreement on AI Act changes

May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the r... (more story)

Political debate points to age restrictions for online platforms, EU official says

May 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Age restrictions for online platforms are under discussion in EU political debates on child protection, a European Commission official said on Wednesday, though no decisions have been made. Recommendations fro... (more story)

Pornhub reopens UK access via Apple age checks, Ofcom reaffirms duty on sites

May 06, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Aylo will again allow unregistered UK users to access its adult-content platform Pornhub if they verify their age through Apple’s device-level checks, partially reversing restrictions introduced earlier this y... (more story)