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Artificial Intelligence

March 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Chilly reception from Democrats signals challenges for Trump's US AI framework
Konskie, Poland - November 24, 2024: Live Nation company logo displayed on mobile phone

Antitrust, Technology

March 20, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US jury hears Live Nation CEO brag about 'incredible market power' worldwide

Financial Crime

March 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

Europe, North America

Balt settles US, French probes into alleged bribery of public hospital doctor

Antitrust View More

Gaffney Board of Public Works must face BREC antitrust lawsuit, US judge rules

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Gaffney Board of Public Works, an electric utility company in Gaffney, South Carolina, must face Broad River Electric Cooperative's US claims accusing it of limiting competition for the supply of... (more story)

Pursuing illegal practices main antitrust-enforcement goal, US FTC's Meador says

March 23, 2026 | Claude Marx

North America

US Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador said that the goal of competition enforcement isn't to manage the economy but to weed out illegal practices.

US DOJ, settling states asked about next steps in Live Nation antitrust case

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Arun Subramanian asked the Department of Justice and settling states to advise the court on when they expect to file a proposed consent judgment in their antitrust case against ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US judge previews questions for Anthropic, government ahead of injunction hearing

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex summary: US District Judge Rita F. Line issued a list of questions for Anthropic and the federal government, ahead of a hearing this week on Anthropic's motion for a preliminary injunction. The company is... (more story)

Copyright rules may not need overhaul but better enforcement, EU official says

March 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU officials say copyright rules may not need overhauling to address AI challenges, but a focus instead put on enforcement and licensing. While licensing markets are emerging, they remain uneven, as regulators... (more story)

US Senator Warren launches probe of Defense dealings with Anthropic, OpenAI

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex summary: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren opened an investigation into the US Department of Defense's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, as well as DOD's subsequent contract with OpenA... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil’s CADE to rule on potential gun-jumping in American-Azul deal

March 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) unanimously voted to send to the Superintendence a petition in which the Institute for Research and Studies on Society and Consumption (IPSC... (more story)

Orizon, Fundo Gama submit further market data to Brazil CADE

March 23, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Orizon Valorizaçăo de Resíduos and Gama investment fund have filed additional information with Brazil’s competition authority as part of the review of their proposed transaction, expanding on earlier submissio... (more story)

US FTC's Meador says acqui-hires lead to fewer breakthrough innovations

March 23, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

A US Federal Trade Commission official speaking at an antitrust conference Monday said acqui-hires, where a dominant company acquires key talent from a startup without formally acquiring the company, continue ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

AliExpress could face digital rulebook non-compliance decision, EU official says

March 23, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

AliExpress could face a non-compliance decision under the EU’s Digital Services Act as the European Commission presses ahead with its investigation, an official said Monday, while lawmakers flagged discrepanci... (more story)

Objector fails to get US appellate rehearing of Oracle’s $115m privacy settlement

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: An objector to Oracle’s $115 million settlement in privacy litigation concerning its data broker business failed to convince a US appeals court to rehear their case. The US Court of Appeals for t... (more story)

Health data transfer to Microsoft server doesn't breach GDPR, French court says

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French data watchdog has not breached the GDPR by allowing health data to be transferred to an Irish Microsoft server, France's highest administrative court said on Monday. Even though certai... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Hidden terms, faulty filings: US panel signals limits of software IP control

March 23, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A new decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit underscores the pitfalls of embedded license agreements and the steep cost of inaccuracies in copyright registration.

CoStar denied US Supreme Court review of CREXi's counterclaims

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: CoStar Group's request for US Supreme Court review of CREXi's monopolization case over Internet CRE listings and auction services has been denied. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit re... (more story)

Chinese voice actors challenge AI voice misuse as legal and enforcement gaps emerge

March 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese voice actors are pushing back against unauthorized use of their voices for artificial intelligence training and monetization, spotlighting tensions between rapidly advancing speech technology and the p... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

ZTE, Huawei win dismissal of US lawsuit over alleged IRGC-linked business

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Carol Bagley Amon has granted ZTE and Huawei's motions to dismiss a lawsuit alleging they had aided and abetted terrorism through their relationships with Iraq-based front compa... (more story)

US obtains default judgement of cryptocurrency in North Korea IT fraud schemes

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US clerk of court entered default judgement on behalf of the government in its forfeiture effort toward virtual currencies associated with North Korean information technology fraud schemes.

Exiled Chinese businessman asks US judge for sentence below guidelines range

March 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo asked a US judge for a sentence "substantially below" the guidelines range following his conviction on racketeering, money laundering and fraud charges for bi... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC should examine how China might be exploiting opaque corporate structures, senators say

March 20, 2026 | Neil Roland

Asia, North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission should examine how China might be exploiting murky corporate structures called variable interest entities, which may be used by hundreds of Chinese companies listed on... (more story)

Former bank chief pleads guilty in US to fraud, violating sanctions

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The former chief executive of Nodus International Bank, a Puerto Rican lender, has pleaded guilty to  leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least $24.9 million from the bank and conspiring t... (more story)

Former Nodus Bank chief pleads guilty in US to sanctions violations, fraud

March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief executive of Nodus International Bank pleaded guilty in US court to leading a scheme to fraudulently obtain nearly $25 million from the Puerto Rican lender and to violate sanctions on Venezuel... (more story)

Trade View More

US producers appeal trade court's garlic order

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers filed an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn the Court of International Trade's February order forcing the Department of Commerce to ... (more story)

Indian producers file challenge to US Commerce steel bar order

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex summary: A coalition of Indian producers filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade contesting the Commerce Department's February review of an antidumping order on stainless steel bar from India.

US submits updated list of reform proposals to WTO

March 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The office of the US Trade Representative submitted a second report on reforming the World Trade Organization, following a similar December filing and ahead of the international body's ministeria... (more story)

State Aid View More

France granted EU approval to support renewable, low-carbon hydrogen

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France has secured EU approval for a program to support the construction of 1 GW of hydrogen electrolysis capacity, the European Commission said Monday. The measure, which comes in the form of a ... (more story)

Denmark can grant €5bn in aid for offshore wind energy, EU watchdog says

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Denmark has secured European Commission approval to spend €5 billion to support the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms. The 20-year measure will con... (more story)

Van der Woude resigns from EU’s General Court

March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)

Energy View More

Start storing winter gas early, EU govts urged, with lower targets if necessary

March 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

European gas stockpiling should start early to prepare for next winter, relying on flexibilities introduced in last year’s revised gas storage regulation, according to a letter from EU Energy Commissioner Dan ... (more story)

EU countries should start stockpiling gas for next winter, EU Commission says

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries should start stockpiling gas for next winter as early as possible to benefit from a longer injection period, help mitigate against any pressure on prices, and avoid an end-of-summer ... (more story)

South Korean oil refiners raided by prosecutors over alleged collusion

March 23, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Major South Korean oil refiners — SK Energy, GS Caltex, S-Oil and HD Hyundai Oilbank — are being raided by prosecutors over collusion allegations, the Korea Prosecution Service confirmed Monday, with search-an... (more story)

Technology View More

EU cookie regulation at risk if centralized in Ireland, French watchdog head says

March 23, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU's ability to police the use of cookies could be at risk if the European Commission's legislative plans to make Ireland's data protection authority responsible for the job across the whole bloc go ahead,... (more story)

Class Big Tech connected-TV operating systems as gatekeepers, EU broadcasters urge

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eleven associations representing EU broadcasters have sent a joint letter to the European Commission asking it to designate Big Tech operators of connected-TV operating systems and virtual assist... (more story)

Portugal faces EU action over missed Digital Services Act implementing deadline

March 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portugal is facing EU court action for failing to fulfil its obligations under the Digital Services Act by the deadline of Dec. 3, 2024. According to the European Commission’s action, the country... (more story)