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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

October 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

RHI Magnesita says antitrust case for Vesuvius built on experience, analysis
Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

October 09, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues
RHI Magnesita says antitrust case for Vesuvius built on experience, analysis
Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues

Antitrust View More

Dutch farming sustainability goals at risk over price-gap, regulator warns

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands risks missing its 2030 agricultural sustainability targets without additional action, the Dutch competition regulator said on Tuesday. The watchdog urged the agriculture ministry ... (more story)

Amazon-targeted UK mass lawsuit over pricing cleared for trial, tribunal rules

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A mass lawsuit targeting Amazon over its online pricing behaviors has been approved for trial, subject to certain changes made to the action including over funding and budget, following a ruling ... (more story)

Japan's Kadoya challenges testimony behind JFTC sesame-oil cartel findings

October 13, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Kadoya Sesame Mills, a major Japanese sesame-oil producer, is challenging the evidentiary basis of four cartel findings by Japan’s competition regulator, arguing that testimony from rival Takemoto Oil & Fat em... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI fuels rise in privacy complaints and their complexity, Irish regulator says

October 13, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Generative AI is driving a rise in complaints to Ireland’s privacy regulator and is making them more complex, Graham Doyle of the Data Protection Commission said on Tuesday, as other authorities face similar p... (more story)

Philippines appoints new digital minister following predecessor's resignation

October 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday appointed Social Security System chief Robert Joseph de Claro as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technol... (more story)

Stronger AI safety and cybersecurity safeguards needed, scientists say

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Stronger AI safety measures and cybersecurity safeguards are needed to prevent AI models from compromising external systems and causing greater harm to critical infrastructure, scientists warned ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Tenaris acquisition of Romania's Artrom Steel Tubes cleared in EU

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Tenaris's acquisition of  Artrom, a Romanian manufacturer of steel and seamless steel pipe, has been cleared by the European Commission after the EU regulator said the deal would not raise compet... (more story)

Bunge, CMG get EU greenlight for joint control of Polish grain terminal

October 13, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Bunge and the Copenhagen Merchants Group were allowed by the European Commission to gain joint control of a grain terminal in the Polish port of Gdynia, the regulator said on Tuesday. The transaction was allow... (more story)

Allianz granted conditional approval to buy Campion in Romania

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Allianz-Țiriac Asigurări has been granted conditional approval to acquire Campion Broker de Asigurare și Reasigurare, Romania’s competition authority said Tuesday. The conditions include having s... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korea weighs stronger privacy safeguards against AI-driven cyberattacks

October 13, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea’s privacy regulator is working with other government agencies to strengthen defenses against AI-driven cyberattacks and prevent further damage from data breaches. Song Kyung-hee, chair of the Perso... (more story)

Suspected AI-linked breaches in South Korea warrant preparation, not panic, expert says

October 13, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

The suspected use of artificial intelligence in recent data breaches at South Korean financial companies should serve as a wake-up call to strengthen the country’s defenses, Lee Won-tae, head of the security d... (more story)

CalPrivacy notes first 'Delete Week' in Calif. to highlight data broker protections

October 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Privacy Protection Agency, commonly known as CalPrivacy, announced its first-ever "Delete Week" to highlight new privacy protections in state law. Throughout this week, CalPrivacy ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK scales back SEP reform after pushback, explores advisory alternatives

October 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

Following objections from major patent holders and smaller technology firms alike, the UK government is taking a lighter touch to standard-essential patent reform, focusing instead on licensing guidance, volun... (more story)

Shanghai court upholds platform liability for unauthorized AI voice cloning

October 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Shanghai appeals court upheld a ruling ordering a platform operator to pay compensation for using artificial intelligence to replicate a voice actor’s voice without permission for commercial promotion, clari... (more story)

Insta360 loses China design patent appeal over wearable cameras

October 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Insta360 has lost a design patent appeal against three Shenzhen-based companies, with a Chinese court finding that shared camera features common in earlier designs were insufficient to establish infringement.

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency wants more corporate plea deals, launches confidential hotline

October 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The UK's fraud agency said that it wants more companies to report wrongdoing themselves and take advantage of its rarely-used plea deal system as it opened a new line of communication for corporate legal advis... (more story)

Investment advisers Nelson, Stephens plead guilty to UK fraud charges

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two executives at UK company Nexus Independent Financial Advisers have pleaded guilty to fraud, after four clients lost a total of £2 million. Kerry Nelson and Jacqueline Stephens admitted defrau... (more story)

UK fraud agency opens new direct line for companies to discuss settlements

October 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The UK's fraud agency has opened a new direct line of communication in a bid to encourage companies who may have broken the rules to consider its rarely-used settlement procedure rather than risk facing possib... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK car-finance challenge court date set for February

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A legal challenge by three car-finance lenders to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's proposed compensation program will begin in February 2027. The lenders involved are Volkswagen Financial Ser... (more story)

EU industrial policies risk disrupting shared supply chains, Turkish minister says

October 13, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, Middle East

Turkey’s deputy trade minister has warned that tighter European-content requirements under the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act could exclude Turkish producers, disrupt shared supply chains and raise c... (more story)

EU oversight of significant cryptofirms proposed by key EU lawmaker, draft shows

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new compromise on cryptoasset service providers under the Market Integration and Supervision Package has been put forward by key EU lawmaker Markus Ferber, a draft obtained by MLex shows. Only ... (more story)

Trade View More

China proposes simplified export procedures for controlled aviation equipment

October 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese airlines, aircraft manufacturers and maintenance companies could export certain controlled aviation equipment without applying for individual export licenses under draft rules proposed by China's Minis... (more story)

Bidder in Greek energy tender gets EU 'call in' under foreign subsidies rules

October 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A foreign-backed company bidding for a tender in Greece's energy sector must notify the European Commission of financial contributions it has received from outside the EU, even though the bid falls below manda... (more story)

EU, UK to hold second summit on Nov. 20 in Brussels

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and UK will hold their second summit on Nov. 20, the European Council announced Monday. European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will... (more story)

State Aid View More

Ribera to ‘step up’ help for EU’s joint state-aid projects

October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU competition chief Teresa Ribera pledged to step up efforts to make Europe's cross-border state aid projects faster and easier for companies to navigate, warning that procedural delays could cost promising t... (more story)

PostNord Strålfors’ capital injections open for comments in EU

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in capital injections received by PostNord Strålfors — totaling €15.9 million and made by its parent company PostNord Strålfors Group — now have one month in which to send feed... (more story)

Spar challenges Hungary’s retail-tax changes in fresh EU complaint

October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Austrian retailer Spar has filed a fresh complaint with the European Commission over Hungary’s retail tax, arguing that a July amendment leaves foreign supermarket chains facing discriminatory burdens despite ... (more story)

Energy View More

No change to carbon market extension expected, EU climate chief says

October 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

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

The European Commission has no plans to make further changes to the planned extension of the EU's Emissions Trading System to buildings and road transport, Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said Monday. More... (more story)

EU backs return to 1.5C path, transition away from fossil fuels ahead of COP31

October 12, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The EU will push for faster implementation of national climate plans, a transition away from fossil fuels and accelerated clean electrification at COP31, the UN climate summit in Turkey, which st... (more story)

EU methane reporting templates for oil, gas operators open for feedback

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Oil and gas operators across the EU would use standardized templates to report their methane emissions under planned secondary legislation that the European Commission is consulting on until Nov.... (more story)

Technology View More

UK to resume frontier AI testing after US talks, minister says

October 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK will resume testing of frontier AI models following recent negotiations with the US, AI minister Kanishka Narayan said Monday, as he outlined government plans to strengthen the country's cyber defenses ... (more story)

Austria’s social media ban should be paused, tech group tells European Commission

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should ask Austria to pause its plan to restrict under-14s’ access to certain video-sharing platforms pending negotiations on the EU Kids Act which aims to introduce age l... (more story)

AI developers urged to strengthen safeguards by UK minister

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Tech companies developing the world’s most advanced AI systems will be urged to strengthen safeguards, in a speech to be made on Monday by the UK AI minister. Kanishka Narayan will also announce ... (more story)