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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

March 24, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

US regulators ponder impact of antitrust law on AI — and vice versa

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

March 24, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Snap fails to halt Utah enforcement over online children safety
David Sacks

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

March 24, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Madeline Hughes

North America

White House AI czar says parental control ‘north star’ for kids' online safety

Antitrust View More

Optical networks companies raided in Slovakia over antitrust suspicions

March 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Four companies operating in the field of construction and use of optical networks have received surprise visits, the Slovak Competition Authority said Wednesday. The watchdog has suspicions that ... (more story)

South Korea proposes tougher penalty rules for unfair labeling, advertising practices

March 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s competition regulator has proposed stricter penalty rules for unfair labeling and advertising practices through amendments to the enforcement decree and fine guidelines under the Ac... (more story)

China's antitrust 'safe harbor' offers no cover for agreements with horizontal effects

March 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Experts warned that companies risk misinterpreting China’s antitrust “safe harbor” regime because agreements that take the form of vertical arrangements but in substance produce horizontal coordination effects... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

South Korea eyes top-12 global AI ranking as sovereign models advance

March 25, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s science minister said the country’s homegrown “sovereign AI” models have already cleared key global benchmarks and could break into the global top 12 after the next evaluation, as the government ... (more story)

US Pentagon's attempt to 'cripple' Anthropic concerns US judge

March 24, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

The US government’s blacklisting of Anthropic appears to be both an attempt to “cripple” the artificial intelligence company for publicizing its contract dispute with the Pentagon, and a violation of the First... (more story)

Air AI, owners settle with US FTC over allegedly deceptive practices

March 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Air AI will be banned from marketing business opportunities as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over claims that the company misled many entrepreneurs and small businesse... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Beijer Ref-Refrigeration Specialties deal raises antitrust concerns in New Zealand

March 25, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Sweden-based Beijer Ref’s proposed acquisition of 100 percent of Refrigeration Specialties has raised antitrust concerns, New Zealand’s competition regulator said. In an announcement on Wednesday... (more story)

Competitive restraints can stifle innovation, US DOJ official says

March 24, 2026 | Chris May

North America

US antitrust enforcers moved too slow to address anticompetitive conduct during the last major evolutionary phase of the internet and should remain mindful of exclusionary conduct that curbs incentives to inno... (more story)

Devon Energy, Coterra Energy filed US premerger notifications on March 2

March 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Devon Energy and Coterra Energy each filed respective Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notifications with the US Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice on March 2, according to a se... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Light Dior data penalty in China raises questions over enforcement rigor

March 25, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Shanghai police have detailed administrative penalties against French luxury house Dior over a data breach last year, with relatively mild sanctions and the omission of penalties for some violations raising qu... (more story)

South Korea's top court limits criminal liability for public officials under privacy law

March 25, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea’s top court has narrowly defined who qualifies as a data controller subject to criminal liability under the country’s privacy law, ruling that employees of public institutions fall outside its dual... (more story)

Was Meta's data sharing with apps like rifling an underwear drawer? US judge asks

March 25, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

As Meta Platforms and Google move to dismiss federal and state wiretapping claims in a suit filed in a federal court in California, a federal judge on Tuesday questioned whether Meta’s alleged Android modifica... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan court says fish vaccine patent covers renamed bacterium but can't be enforced

March 25, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

A Tokyo court ruled that a fish vaccine patent held by Kyoritsu Seiyaku, a veterinary pharmaceutical company, extended to a product by its rival Biosiense using a bacterium later reclassified under a different... (more story)

Torrent cleared for semaglutide launch in India, defeats Novo Nordisk's injunction bid

March 25, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Torrent Pharmaceuticals has been cleared to launch its semaglutide product after an Indian court found no infringement of Novo Nordisk’s formulation patent. The Delhi High Court stressed claim scope limits, pe... (more story)

Access Advance defends SEP pool as Dolby sues Snap over video patents

March 24, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A whitepaper made public on Monday posits that the Access Advance (AA) Video Distribution Pool's proposed royalty rates qualify as fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory. The same day, Dolby Laboratories — a p... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Uruguayan man pleads guilty in US to using unlicensed money services business

March 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Uruguayan man pleaded guilty to agreeing to use an unlicensed money services business to circumvent US sanctions on Venezuela by transferring nearly $100,000 from the Dominican Republic into a ... (more story)

Smartmatic's vindictiveness motion relies on false premise, US says in response

March 24, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A motion to dismiss for vindictive and selective prosecution filed by Smartmatic's UK parent company "relies on a fundamentally flawed premise" and on assumptions lacking factual basis, prosecuto... (more story)

UK property worth millions frozen under dirty cash orders

March 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Property worth more than £81 million, including apartments in central and south London, have been frozen after the granting of applications by the UK's Crown Prosecution Service for an unexplaine... (more story)

Financial Services View More

European Commission's way forward on Basel III rules outlined in documents

March 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is expected by mid-June to put forward a proposal to offset bank capital requirement increases due to the implementation of internationally agreed Basel III standards. Pro... (more story)

EU plans bank-specific multiplier to offset Basel III rules, draft shows

March 24, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Commission will propose bank-specific multipliers to neutralize capital increases under Basel III market risk rules from January 2027, draft texts show. The multipliers will be individually calibr... (more story)

CFTC chairman launches Innovation Task Force

March 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Michael Selig launched the Innovation Task Force help develop a clear regulatory framework for innovaters focused on crypto assets, AI, and prediction markets.

Trade View More

China finds Mexico tariff measures constitute trade, investment barrier

March 25, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday that it has concluded a trade and investment barrier investigation into Mexican measures affecting China, finding that tariff increases on imports from... (more story)

EU dumping tariffs on Chinese threaded tube, pipe cast fittings extended

March 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU duties to tackle dumping of imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings from China have been extended to cover imports of unthreaded tube or pipe cast fittings of malleable cast iron. Last ... (more story)

CK Hutchison's Panama unit raises arbitration claims to over $2 billion

March 25, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: CK Hutchison's subsidiary Panama Ports Company has escalated its arbitration claims against Panama to over $2 billion, up from earlier demands, following what it calls the country's unlawful take... (more story)

State Aid View More

Nominate ECJ judges 'as soon as possible' to avoid delays, EU governments urged

March 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Nominations for 13 new EU Court of Justice judges and six advocates general are needed as soon as possible, EU capitals have been urged by the court's president. The terms of the incumbents end on Oct. 6 next ... (more story)

National courts must provide reason when refusing to request preliminary ruling

March 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A national court or tribunal of last instance must always give reasons when refusing to refer questions on the application of EU law to the bloc's top court, the Court of Justice said in a ruling... (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)

Energy View More

US FCC bans consumer-grade routers from import

March 24, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Federal Communications Commission updated its covered list to include all imports of consumer-grade routers, prohibiting them from importation. The decision comes after an interagency body... (more story)

Time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be given to UK’s CMA

March 24, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

New time-limited powers to combat price gouging may be granted to the UK antitrust regulator following concerns that some companies could exploit the conflict in the Middle East to boost their profits. The Com... (more story)

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)

Technology View More

Live Nation overcharged fans who bought concert tickets, expert tells US jury

March 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Fans who bought tickets to certain concerts at major venues owned or controlled by Live Nation overpaid between $1.56 and $1.72 per ticket, a damages expert testified Tuesday at a high-profile US antitrust trial. 

UK govt to test different models of social media bans for children under pilot study

March 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has set out how it will test social media bans through a pilot linked to its children's online safety consultation, which has already drawn nearly 30,000 responses. Families wil... (more story)

US Congressman Raskin defends DSA, says free speech concerns politically driven

March 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe, North America

Democratic US Congressman Jamie Raskin pushed back against criticism that the EU’s Digital Services Act restricts free speech, telling European lawmakers that such claims are politically motivated, based on mi... (more story)