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EU plans final Philippines trade deal push with Šefčovič in Manila next week

US FTC to propose changes on judicial procedures to speed up antitrust suits

EU to curb foreign influence over strategic tech standards in upcoming overhaul

TikTok violated Texas consumer-protection law, state judge rules

Royal Antwerp asks Brussels judge to scrap UEFA home-grown player rules

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Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

September 11, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Madeline Hughes

North America

US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation
Rep. Rich McCormick

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

September 11, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US House Republicans inquire about foreign influence in data center opposition
A white man with curly red hair wearing a suit and tie speaks

Data Privacy and Security

September 10, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Users knew ads were personalized, Zuckerberg says in New Mexico trial
US courts keeping close eye on Big Tech privilege claims, evidence preservation
US House Republicans inquire about foreign influence in data center opposition
Users knew ads were personalized, Zuckerberg says in New Mexico trial

Antitrust View More

Safe AI rollout isn’t hindered by antitrust rules, EU Commission says

September 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe, North America

Artificial intelligence companies may need antitrust waivers when agreeing to slow development of frontier models, according to Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei, but the European Commission said antitrus... (more story)

Safeguards in focus as Indonesia weighs stronger powers for antitrust agency

September 14, 2026 | Roffie Kurniawan

Asia

Indonesia's planned expansion of antitrust investigative powers should be accompanied by stronger safeguards for businesses, a competition commissioner said Friday, responding to concerns raised by competition... (more story)

Grab summoned by Vietnam competition authority over fare-reduction complaints

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam’s National Competition Commission on Friday said it has summoned ride-hailing platform Grab and requested information on its policies covering fares, fees, commissions and other deduction... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK seeks views on AI in energy system, including regulation, safety risks

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government is seeking views on its proposal that AI deployment in energy should lower consumers' bills, improve system efficiency and support decarbonization, while maintaining energy secu... (more story)

UK urged to develop safety framework for AI in the power grid

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government should work with domestic energy regulator Ofgem and the AI Security Institute to develop a safety framework and processes to enable autonomous AI in the electricity grid by 203... (more story)

UK AI 'toolkit' sets out series of risk checks for companies, public bodies

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Public bodies and companies using AI should identify risks relating to fairness, transparency, security and environmental impacts, set their risk appetite and monitor systems throughout their lif... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Paramount, Warner say deal will boost film output, streaming competition

September 14, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have argued that their proposed merger will increase theatrical-film output, investment in television and film production, and competition with Netflix, Disney and... (more story)

STV Group's re-filed Tatra Trucks deal open for feedback in EU

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in Czech defense group STV's plan to buy joint control of truck maker Tatra Trucks have ten days to send their comments to the European Commission. The authority has a provisio... (more story)

Harman's acquisition of ZF open for comments in EU

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in plans by Harman, a unit of Samsung Electronics, to acquire ZF Capri, have ten days to provide feedback to the European Commission. The EU merger regulator has set a provisio... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

'EU Kids Act' to be presented by EU Commission this week (update*)

September 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

An "EU Kids Act" will be discussed by European commissioners this week before being adopted by written procedure and presented on Thursday, a spokesperson for the EU executive said Monday. The initiative follo... (more story)

Meta reviews extending US teen protections to South Korea as talks continue

September 14, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Meta Platforms has told South Korea’s communications regulator that it has yet to decide whether safeguards for teenage Facebook and Instagram users agreed to in the US could also apply in South Korea. The Kor... (more story)

Second Australian law firm probes social-media harm class action against Meta

September 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A second Australian law firm has announced that it is investigating a potential action against Meta Platforms, following Meta’s settlement of up to $17.1 billion in the US over claims that Facebo... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

BRICS puts AI training, rights-holder remuneration on IP agenda

September 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America

BRICS countries at the their recent meeting have put IP rights in artificial-intelligence training and fair remuneration for rights holders on their cooperation agenda, while seeking a greater role in global AI governance.

China's top court sets damages benchmark for trade-secret theft used to secure projects

September 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has treated fees earned from an engineering project obtained through misused confidential technology as infringement profits, setting a damages benchmark where trade-secret theft secures comm... (more story)

Japanese court rejects attempt to use product labels to clarify patent

September 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld the cancellation of claims in a magnetic-shielding patent after rejecting the owner’s attempt to use product packaging and QR-code information to explain what th... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US CFTC approves final rule concerning whistleblower awards

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule that incorporates a 30% presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less, subject to commission discretion and its anal... (more story)

Broker-dealer fined by US SEC for failing to report suspicious activity

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Haywood Securities USA was fined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and failing to file suspicious activity reports.

AI company founder pleads guilty in US to securities fraud

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Ilit Raz, founder and former chief executive of artificial intelligence company Joonko Diversity, pleaded guilty to securities fraud over her role in a scheme to defraud investors and mislead the... (more story)

Financial Services View More

LG AI Research to develop AI systems for South Korea's national pension service

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s LG AI Research on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s National Pension Service to jointly develop artificial intelligence tools for managing pension asset... (more story)

US banking regulators propose third-party risk-management guidance

September 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banking regulators issued draft guidance to help financial institutions manage third-party risks, intended to replace what the agencies called "overly broad" Biden-era guidance that they said discouraged ba... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker rejects US bid for $2.6 million forfeiture over bribery scheme

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko rejected arguments from US prosecutors that he should be ordered to forfeit $2.57 million in ill-gotten gains from a bribery and money laundering scheme.

Trade View More

Chinese citric acid comes under interim review in EU

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Punitive dumping duties of up 42.7 percent in place on imports of citric acid and trisodium citrate dihydrate from China into the bloc are now under an interim review, the European Commission sai... (more story)

China's Xi proposes BRICS framework for technological, industrial cooperation

September 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed five initiatives to deepen technology and industrial cooperation within BRICS, including a China-led AI open-source hub, a cloud platform for digital industries and a ... (more story)

China warns US over alleged espionage targeting AI, chip, biotech companies

September 14, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce said it strongly opposes what it called expanded US espionage against Chinese companies in artificial intelligence, semiconductors and biotechnology, after CIA Deputy... (more story)

State Aid View More

Vindenergi challenging Danish aid for wind farms project at EU court

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy company Dansk Vindenergi is challenging the Danish government's €5 billion plan to back the construction and operation of the Hesselø and North Sea I Mid offshore wind farms at an EU court... (more story)

Czech TV operators ask EU judges to re-allow cancelled state aid

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, three Czech digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, have asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the ... (more story)

China seeks information from French companies over EU subsidies

September 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce has sought information from several French companies operating in China about subsidies received from the EU and its member states. Ministry spokesperson Huang Ling s... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon market reform should be tougher after 2035, lead lawmaker says

September 11, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's planned revision of its carbon market should reduce the speed at which companies need to cut their emissions allowances after 2030 but accelerate after 2035, the lawmaker that is leading the European ... (more story)

'Overwhelming' evidence backs ex-Goldman banker's bribery conviction, US says

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko cherry picked evidence and raises arguments rejected by the jury in his bid to overturn their verdict convicting him of foreign bribery, prosecutors said ... (more story)

US Reps. Babin, McCormick inquire about foriegn influence in data center opposition

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US House Science, Space, and Technology Committee leaders wrote to the National Science Foundation and environmental nonprofits, inquiring about possible foreign influence in anti-data center cam... (more story)

Technology View More

Amazon, Google, Apple voice assistants face new UK rules on radio access

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri face new rules for voice assistants in the UK that would require them to let users play requested internet radio services, protect them from plat... (more story)

Malaysian regulator probes Anthropic claims of AI election manipulation

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says it is examining Anthropic’s September 2026 threat-intelligence report, which alleged an AI-enabled election-manipulation operation targ... (more story)

Australian regulator's powers expand under amended teen social-media ban

September 14, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

The Australian online safety regulator’s information-gathering powers have expanded after parliament passed a bill amending the under-16 social-media ban. In a statement to MLex on Monday, a spokesperson for t... (more story)