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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
Hand with a finger pointing at a digital display centered by the words "AI Therapy Chatbot"

Artificial Intelligence

May 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Pa. suit alleging unlicensed medical practice is latest state action against chatbots

Antitrust View More

Security services companies raided in Romania over antitrust suspicions

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Four companies operating in the security services market, SGPI, TMG Guard, Ambassador Group and Team Force, have received unannounced visits from antitrust officials over suspicions they manipula... (more story)

Otodom’s new billing model comes under Polish antitrust radar

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online real estate marketplace Otodom has seen the Polish competition authority start a probe to see if changes to its fee policy for real estate ads on its platform could harm competition. The w... (more story)

Competition enforcement becoming 'more effective and modern', Latvian watchdog says

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Last year, Latvia's antitrust enforcer concluded seven high-priority cases concerning law breaches, levying fines worth more than €2.5 million. In the same period, it also assessed 19 mergers and... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China broadens AI cleanup campaign to target new security risks

May 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top internet regulator has renewed its crackdown on what it called “chaos” in artificial intelligence applications, expanding scrutiny of the fast-growing sector to include emerging risks such as AI da... (more story)

India's watchdog to hold boards responsible for algorithmic collusion powered by AI

May 06, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Businesses will be held responsible for the artificial intelligence tools they use, the head of India's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday. Competition Commission of India chair Ravneet Kaur said companies c... (more story)

Singapore regulator says companies liable for AI antitrust harms

May 06, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore said companies should remain responsible for foreseeable antitrust harms caused by artificial intelligence algorithms, regardless of whether they develop th... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Constantia Flexibles sees EU decision on Aluflexpack deal published

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission disclosed the public version of its decision allowing Austrian packaging producer Constantia to acquire Swiss rival Aluflexpack.The deal was allowed in January 2025, with ... (more story)

Freudenberg gains conditional UK security approval to buy Balmoral Comtec

May 06, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Germany’s Freudenberg Flow Technologies has gained UK security clearance to buy Balmoral Comtec, a Scottish engineering company for offshore energy markets, with conditions set by the government to protect int... (more story)

MasterBrand CEO predicts American Woodmark deal closure before July

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In an official press release, MasterBrand President and Chief Executive Dave Banyard said his firm's planned acquisition of rival cabinetmaker American Woodmark will likely be finalized in the se... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU, Japan to deepen AI, data, quantum tech regulatory and research collaboration

May 06, 2026 | Alexander Chantzos

Asia, Europe

Online platforms and other tech companies could see more EU-Japan regulatory and research cooperation in areas including AI, data, quantum computing, semiconductors and digital infrastructure under an agreemen... (more story)

Excluding Chinese suppliers under Cybersecurity Act risks costs to EU, says report

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s proposed Cybersecurity Act revision could cost up to €367.8 billion over five years if Chinese suppliers are excluded from key sectors, according to a report published Wednesday by the C... (more story)

South Korea plans to expand post-quantum cryptography pilot programs

May 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea aims to expand pilot programs applying post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, across key infrastructure in 2026, including telecommunications, finance, transportation, defense and space, ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Vietnam launches IP crackdown after harshest US trade designation in a decade

May 06, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia, North America

Vietnam’s government is launching a nationwide campaign to crack down on intellectual property infringements, just days after the Office of the US Trade Representative placed the country in the most severe cla... (more story)

Nvidia must face infringement allegations over AI training in US lawsuit

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nvidia must face infringement allegations that it illegally used copyrighted works to train AI models, including allegations related to its Megatron 345M model and those related to the use of sha... (more story)

Meta, Zuckerberg face copyright claims from major publishers for AI development

May 05, 2026

North America

MLex summary: Publishers Elsevier, Cengage, McGraw Hill and Macmillan, along with author Scott Turow, have sued Meta and its founder Mark Zuckerberg in New York federal court, for copyright infringement in art... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

FSB says private credit risk found in firms’ links with banks, other institutions

May 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Interconnections between private credit funds and banks, insurers, asset managers, and private equity firms are deepening — especially in the US, the EU and the UK — presenting greater risks to the financial s... (more story)

Former Petrobras trader ordered by US judge to forfeit $2.3m

May 05, 2026

Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: A US judge ordered Rodrigo Garcia Berkowitz, a Petrobras trader who at times worked for a Houston-based subsidiary of the Brazilian state oil company, to forfeit $2.3 million in proceeds he admit... (more story)

ING Belgium fined €1.6m over payments linked to former European Commissioner

May 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

ING Belgium has been told to pay €1.6 million to settle a Belgian money laundering investigation involving transactions connected to the former European Commissioner Didier Reynders.

Financial Services View More

Novis Insurance loses appeal against EU Commission over documents access

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Slovakia's Novis Insurance Company has lost its appeal against a European Commission decision denying access to documents. The EU General Court said the documents were covered by a general presum... (more story)

UK claims management market facing review by regulator over poor practices

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK claims management market is set to be reviewed by the financial regulator to look at the causes of poor practices including "aggressive marketing, misleading advertising and unfair exit fe... (more story)

Public US companies would have option of reporting semiannually under SEC proposal

May 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Public companies would have the option of filing financial statements only every six months, in lieu of having to do so quarterly, under a US Securities and Exchange Commission proposal. The proposed overhaul ... (more story)

Trade View More

EU dumping tariffs on Chinese acesulfame potassium set to expire Jan 29, 2027

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU dumping tariffs on imports of acesulfame potassium from China are set to expire on Jan. 29, 2027, the European Commission said Wednesday. EU producers can request a review of the planned expir... (more story)

EU steel lobby calls for clear definition of Union origin in clean industry law

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU steel producers want to a clear definition of Union origin, based on steel that is melted and poured in the EU, in the European Commission's clean industry law, the Industrial Accelerator Act.... (more story)

USTR excess capacity testimony emphasizes Chinese conduct; defends Europe, Japan

May 05, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Witnesses singled out the Chinese government during a hearing on the US Trade Representative’s dozens of excess structural capacity Section 301 investigations, but made scant mention of the other countries nam... (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

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)

EU ban on Chinese inverters driven by cybersecurity, dependency risks

May 04, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s ban on Chinese inverters in renewable-energy projects involving EU funding is driven by cybersecurity and dependency risks, a European Commission official said Monday. The commission has evidence that... (more story)

Technology View More

Europe’s mobile operators face €205bn network investment gap, industry group says

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Europe’s mobile operators will need to invest about €475 billion over the next decade to bring the region’s networks up to the standards of global 5G leaders, but market conditions are likely to ... (more story)

Indamedia-Ringier media merger faces Hungary probe after EU opinion

May 05, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Indamedia’s acquisition of Ringier Hungary has come under investigation after the Hungarian competition authority opened a post-closing review, citing new information on the deal. The move follows criticism fr... (more story)

EU digital services law revision of could include evidence access, official says

May 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Online platforms and search engines under investigation for breaching the EU’s digital services law could see changes to evidence-handling procedures as part of a wider evaluation of the rules, a senior Europe... (more story)