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Artificial Intelligence, Energy

March 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US AI companies sign White House ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’
Washington, United States. 31st Jan, 2024. CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News - Image ID: 2YRF6XY

Data Privacy and Security

March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Zuckerberg defends encryption, CSAM efforts in New Mexico social media trial

Antitrust, Technology

March 04, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation says it is not 'big, fat, lazy' monopolist as US DOJ trial kicks off

Antitrust View More

Apple, Amazon targeted by proposed UK mass claim over marketplace practices

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple and Amazon are the target of a proposed UK mass claim over its marketplace practices, according to a filing with the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim is led by vehicle JLP A&A Class R... (more story)

Meatpacker break-up bill introduced by US Senate Democrats

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Breaking up dominant US meatpackers and reviewing the operations of foreign-owned agriculture industry companies will expand competition, create greater fairness for farmers and ranchers, improve... (more story)

Shein loses bid to challenge UK tribunal ruling over supplier disclosure order

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Shein has lost its bid to challenge a ruling from the UK competition tribunal that ordered it to disclose information on its suppliers in order to assist rival Temu's antitrust litigation against... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Google AI chatbot hearing at EU’s top court to test press copyright limits

March 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Google’s Gemini will be under scrutiny at the EU’s top court next week, in a case brought by a Hungarian publisher that promises to help define how the bloc’s copyright law applies to AI training and chatbot s... (more story)

China touts energy edge as ministries push AI-manufacturing drive

March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s strength in renewable energy will shield the country’s artificial-intelligence expansion from the power shortages seen in other markets, a senior state-asset official said, drawing a contrast with elec... (more story)

China pledges to harness AI for job creation in 2026 policy agenda

March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged Thursday to address employment challenges brought by artificial intelligence while ensuring the technology becomes a driver of job creation, underscoring Beijing's dual emphasi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Claims of environmental merger benefits need critical eye, Dutch enforcer says

March 05, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Competition authorities should take a “critical” view of claims by merging companies that their deals should be approved because they would bring environmental benefits, according to Martijn Snoep, the head of... (more story)

Getty could take dual-pronged approach in UK watchdog's Shutterstock deal probe

March 05, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Getty Images may be tempted to take a dual-track approach with the UK merger watchdog by offering remedies while at the same time contesting that any such measures are necessary to ease the regulator’s concern... (more story)

Former STB member Primus failed to 'plausibly allege' removal was due to race, US DOJ says

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Surface Transportation Board commissioner Robert Primus failed to "plausibly allege" that his firing by President Donald Trump was due to race, the US Department of Justice argued in a cou... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Ford hit with $376,000 fine from California privacy regulator

March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A second major carmaker has been hit with a privacy fine by the California Privacy Protection Agency. The Ford Motor Company will pay a $375,703 fine for making it too difficult for car buyers to opt out of th... (more story)

Expert panel discusses EU’s way forward on online protections for young users

March 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The EU’s approach to online safety for young users was discussed on Thursday as the bloc’s new expert panel held its first closed-door meeting, opened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The... (more story)

Meta faces UK, EU privacy scrutiny after report on AI glasses content review (update*)

March 05, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Meta is facing questions from UK and Irish data protection authorities over its handling of personal data captured by its AI smart glasses, following media reports that subcontracted workers in Kenya viewed se... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: Feb. 27-March 5

March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams, Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The Unified Patent Court this week dismissed TCL Europe’s revocation bid against Corning, invalidated International N&H Denmark’s sugar-processing patent, revoked ABM’s sleep-therapy patent in Philips’ favor, ... (more story)

UK and US rulings put software patentability in spotlight, but nuance is needed

March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe, North America

Recent court rulings on the patentability of software in the US and UK might appear to illustrate a growing divide on the issue between the two jurisdictions, but the relationship between the two approaches is... (more story)

Copyright turf war over music licensing engulfs India's courts

March 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Conflicting high court rulings on whether Phonographic Performance Limited must register as a copyright society have split India’s music licensing regime, with major consequences for pending infringement suits.

Financial Crime View More

Austrac releases guidance on compulsory exam powers under AML laws

March 05, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: AUSTRAC published guidance on its new compulsory examination powers under Australian anti-money laundering law, with the agency saying it aimed to set clear expectations for businesses and indivi... (more story)

Binance says it's not responsible for Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a motion to dismiss a US lawsuit filed by victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Binance said it's not responsible for the attack and purported failures in its anti-money launderi... (more story)

Safe Hands Plans pair face UK fraud trials in 2028

March 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two men facing fraud charges linked to collapsed UK funeral-plan provider Safe Hands Plans have denied the allegations, and will face criminal trials beginning in October 2028. Safe Hands Plans collapsed in Ma... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU banking authority sets reporting rules for non-EU bank branches

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has issued new standards on how branches of non-EU banks must report information to supervisors. These branches will have to report under the new standards starting... (more story)

China claims blockchain breakthrough with homegrown chip, system deployed across government

March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has developed the country's first homegrown blockchain operating system with a dedicated acceleration chip, marking a significant advance in Beijing's campaign for technological self-reliance in critical... (more story)

Kraken first crypto firm given access to US Fed’s core payments system

March 04, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Kraken became the first cryptocurrency firm to be granted access to the US Federal Reserve’s payments system, drawing consternation from banking groups. “As we know, the payments landscape is actively evolving... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court sides with Commerce on remand results for passenger vehicle duties

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade has sustained the results of a Commerce Department remand reviewing antidumping duties of certain Chinese imports of passenger cars. Chief Judge Mark Barnett i... (more story)

US import, export prices unchanged in January

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics said in a new report that import prices rose 0.2 percent in January, the same as the increase percentage in December. Export prices also increased at the same ra... (more story)

French lawmaker Grudler to lead EU Parliament’s work on Industrial Accelerator Act

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: French lawmaker Christophe Grudler will lead the European Parliament’s work on the Industrial Accelerator Act, he announced in a LinkedIn post Thursday. The lawmaker, a member of the centrist Ren... (more story)

State Aid View More

Jaspers, Bernaerts move jobs as EU competition department rings changes

March 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Senior enforcers Maria Jaspers and Inge Bernaerts will move to new jobs in the EU’s competition department as the European Commission rotates some staff, MLex has learned. Jaspers, who has long led the EU’s ch... (more story)

Spanish €200m aid program for EV manufacturing capacity approved by EU

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain's €200 million national plan to support manufacturing of battery and energy storage technologies and hydrogen technologies for electric vehicles has been approved by the European Commission... (more story)

New EEA EFTA industrial sectors eligible to access state aid

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Twenty new industrial sectors and two sub-sectors will be eligible for state aid in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, to prevent carbon leakage, under changes to guidelines to assess public fund... (more story)

Energy View More

European climate law gets final green light from EU ministers

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers on Thursday adopted the amended European climate law, which sets a 90 percent reduction target by 2040 in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. From 2036 onwards, 5 p... (more story)

Social fairness central to success of EU carbon market expansion, agency says

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A just transition must be at the core of the rollout of the EU’s new carbon pricing system for road transport and buildings, the European Environment Agency has said. In two briefings published o... (more story)

EU should be more strategic in supporting non-EU nuclear safety, auditors say

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should be more strategic in the way it supports countries outside the EU in strengthening their nuclear safety, the EU's external auditor has said. A strategy would identi... (more story)

Technology View More

Cosmetics topped EU Commission’s list of dangerous products in 2025

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has said it reported a record number of dangerous non-food product alerts in 2025 under the EU’s Safety Gate system, with cosmetics accounting for more than a third of not... (more story)

Online child safety recommendations are focus of EU expert panel

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Child safety online is the focus of the first meeting of the European Commission’s new Special Panel, taking place on Thursday. The group was convened by commission President Ursula von der Leyen... (more story)

Meta gets stern warning after surprise Indonesia inspection over illegal content

March 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid conducted a surprise inspection of Meta Platforms’ operational office in Jakarta on Wednesday before issuing a stern warning... (more story)