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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

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

March 19, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Nuclear proliferation for AI data centers faces hurdles, US Congress hears

Antitrust View More

South Korea approves prosecution overhaul, sets up new indictment-only agency

March 20, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s National Assembly on Friday approved legislation to create a new Public Prosecution Office, marking a decisive step in the Lee Jae Myung administration’s plan to dismantle the existing prosecutio... (more story)

China antitrust penalties total $94.7m in 2025

March 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s antitrust authorities concluded 22 market monopoly cases in 2025, with total penalties reaching 653 million yuan ($94.7 million), according to figures disclosed at the competition regulator's annual wo... (more story)

Disney settlement clears hurdle; US judge weighs Fubo subscriber arbitration

March 20, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

The Walt Disney Company’s antitrust settlement with subscribers of DirecTV Stream and YouTube TV won preliminary approval from a US judge, who on Thursday also heard arguments over whether to compel arbitratio... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Singapore rolls out AI risk management toolkit for financial institutions

March 20, 2026

Asia

MLex summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore has concluded phase two of Project MindForge, resulting in an artificial intelligence risk management toolkit for financial institutions. Developed with 24 ind... (more story)

China regulator summons Sanya company over algorithm security lapses

March 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: An unidentified company in Sanya, on China’s Hainan Island, has been summoned by the city-level internet regulator for failing to meet core responsibilities tied to algorithmic security, creating... (more story)

Concerns over Apple, Google bottlenecks in AI apps merit attention, US FTC's Meador says

March 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Allegations that Apple and Google are creating bottlenecks which potentially threaten innovation in the ongoing artificial intelligence development race constitute a concern that warrants more scrutiny, US Fed... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

China's SAMR expands regional merger-review powers to speed approvals

March 20, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China's antitrust regulator is entrusting provincial regulators with authority to handle cases beyond simple mergers for the first time, as Beijing seeks to speed up approvals while maintaining oversight of po... (more story)

China to expand provincial merger reviews, include non-simplified cases

March 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation will expand its system of entrusting merger reviews to provincial-level regulators, allowing certain non-simplified cases to be handled at the l... (more story)

India shifts from freeze to filter on China-linked foreign direct investment

March 20, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India has eased foreign direct investment rules for China-linked investments, introducing a 10 percent threshold and fast-track approvals in select sectors under Press Note 3. While the move aims to revive cap... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Medibank fails in Australian appeal application to block release of Deloitte report

March 20, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Medibank Private has failed in its application for leave to appeal an Australian court decision ordering the release of Deloitte reports commissioned after its 2022 data breach. At a Federal Court hearing on F... (more story)

Meta defends CSAM reporting practices in New Mexico trial

March 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo

North America

A Meta Platforms child safety policy executive defended on Thursday the company’s flood of child sexual abuse material reports to law enforcement as a result of federal legal mandates, pushing back on testimon... (more story)

US judge grants preliminary approval to $68m Google assistant privacy settlement

March 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge granted preliminary approval to a $68 million settlement of six-year-old litigation over the alleged recording of consumers' voices by Google's voice assistant.

Intellectual Property View More

China's Sunlord secures fresh patent wins against Murata in ongoing disputes

March 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese electronic-components maker Shenzhen Sunlord Electronics has gained ground in its long-running patent dispute with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing, securing a fresh round of favorable decisions invalidati... (more story)

USPTO rolls out advanced AI tools as hiring ramps back up

March 19, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

US Patent and Trademark Office commissioners said at an IP conference Thursday that the office will begin deploying prior art search and pre-examination AI tools to patent and trademark examiners in the coming... (more story)

This week at the UPC: March 13-19

March 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss, Charlotte Westphal and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

This week, the Unified Patent Court saw key rulings on infringement, fair licensing defenses in standard essential patent disputes, and jurisdiction clarifications. Judges also issued rulings on procedural rul... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFTC, Major League Baseball sign MOU related to prediction markets

March 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Major League Baseball said they signed an information-sharing memorandum of understanding related to growing prediction markets, aimed at protecting the integrit... (more story)

Balt resolves US foreign bribery probe involving public hospital doctor

March 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced a resolution of a foreign bribery investigation into Balt SAS, a medical device company based in France, relating to an alleged scheme to pay bribes to a physi... (more story)

Balt resolves French investigation of bribery of public hospital doctor

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A French court validated an agreement between Balt, a medical device company, and Parquet National Financier, the French national prosecutor, regarding an investigation into an alleged scheme to ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU leaders clear-eyed that competitiveness is key to ride out global turmoil

March 19, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU leaders have agreed to aim to get centralized capital markets supervision and other key competitiveness-focused financial reforms passed this year, setting strict deadlines to apply political pressure on re... (more story)

US Fed proposes 4.8% net decrease in capital requirements for largest banks

March 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

After heated years-long debate, US banking agencies proposed an industry-friendly 4.8 percent net decrease in capital requirements for the largest banks under the 2017 Basel III standards, the Global Systemica... (more story)

Social media influencer pleads guilty in US to investment adviser fraud

March 19, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Social media influencer Kenneth Thom pled guilty to investment adviser fraud, the US Department of Justice announced. “Kenneth Thom pretended online to be a successful investor and adviser when ... (more story)

Trade View More

USTR’s 301 review on forced labor casts shadow over USMCA

March 19, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk, Eliana Hubacker

North America

The Trump administration’s sweeping Section 301 trade investigation into forced labor will cast a shadow over the upcoming talks for the review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and throws a wrench ... (more story)

Europe's oil supply stable despite Middle East disruption, EU Commission says

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Oil supply to the EU remains stable despite disruptions in the Middle East, the European Commission said after an oil coordination group meeting with EU countries on Thursday. Officials flagged c... (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)

State Aid View More

EU leaders to set path for 'highly competitive' European Union

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)

Japanese cabinet approves draft bill to amend Economic Security Promotion Act

March 19, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)

EU probe into Danish wastewater fee system open for comments

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties wishing to make comments on Denmark's tariff model for the discharge and treatment of companies' wastewater now have one month to provide input to the European Commission. In January, the... (more story)

Energy View More

EU aviation industry urges emissions trading review to protect competitiveness

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A review of the EU emissions trading system is necessary to protect competitiveness as aviation decarbonizes, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday. The current framework r... (more story)

EU Innovation Fund too slow to deliver for clean-tech sector, auditors say

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The slow deployment of the EU Innovation Fund is limiting its impact on clean-tech competitiveness and emissions cuts, the EU's main auditing body has said. In a statement, the EU Court of Audito... (more story)

France, UK, allies ready to help secure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz

March 19, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: France, Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan said they are ready to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz after condemning Iran’s atta... (more story)

Technology View More

US FTC official calls out antitrust defense bar's 'obsessive focus' on price

March 20, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US antitrust enforcement is obligated to think about competition across all facets and parameters, a senior Federal Trade Commission official said Thursday as he called out the defense bar for being strategic ... (more story)

US DOJ's Assefi says not looking to 'destroy' companies, open to C-suite talks

March 19, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The acting antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice said Thursday he isn't looking to "break stuff" and destroy companies while enforcing the antitrust laws, saying he enjoys meeting with C-Suite execu... (more story)

UK tribunal backs online safety regulator in dispute over disclosure of Big Tech meetings

March 19, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A UK court has backed Ofcom’s decision to keep secret details of its engagement with major tech platforms, dismissing a legal challenge by campaign groups Clean Up The Internet and Movement for a... (more story)