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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, Technology

March 25, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Zuckerberg testimony not convincing, juror says in Calif. social media trial
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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 25, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US judge 'reluctantly' allows new infringement claim in authors' AI case

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

March 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

Asia, Europe, North America

US state AGs take on national cases with growing legal firepower

Antitrust View More

Glasfaser Nordwest cooperation may continue, German antitrust watchdog says

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Glasfaser Nordwest cooperation between EWE and Telekom Deutschland, set up in 2020 to expand fiber-optic expansion in northwestern Germany, can continue, the national competition authority sa... (more story)

Crown plea in cartel probe transfer appeal should fail, EU legal opinion says

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: One of metal packaging maker Crown's grounds of appeal against a EU General Court ruling  — which upheld a European Commission decision to take over a probe started by the German antitrust regula... (more story)

Edenred probed in Italy over possible abuse of market power

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Edenred is being investigated by the Italian antitrust authority to see if it abused its dominant market position, the watchdog said Thursday. The meal voucher issuer might have applied a ''compl... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU lawmakers endorse position on AI Act changes, initiate negotiations

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a legislative package to amend the EU AI Act, known as the digital omnibus on AI, with 569 votes in favor and 45 against. The vote largely confirmed t... (more story)

South Korea to make direct investment in AI chip developer Rebellions

March 26, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s financial regulator approved Thursday a 250 billion won ($190 million) direct investment in AI chip startup Rebellions through a state-backed growth fund. The investment, part of th... (more story)

Musk, Altman can submit key evidence in upcoming fraud trial, US judge says

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Both Elon Musk and Sam Altman will be allowed to submit key evidence in the upcoming trial over Musk's allegations that OpenAI committed fraud and breach of charitable trust in its conversion fro... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Corebridge Financial, Equitable Holdings agree to combine in all-stock merger

March 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Corebridge Financial and Equitable Holdings agreed to combine in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $22 billion, the companies announced. The combined company will create "a leading... (more story)

ABF to sell unit in Northern Ireland to ease concerns over Hovis, UK's CMA says

March 26, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Associated British Foods is seeking to sell its bakery business in Northern Ireland to ease competition concerns over its acquisition of Hovis Group, the UK antitrust regulator said. The merger between the Kin... (more story)

UPM-Sappi graphic-paper JV open for views in EU

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in plans by UPM and Sappi to merge their graphic-paper operations in a joint venture have now ten days to provide their comments to the European Commission. The EU merger regul... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Porn sites, Snapchat face EU action over online risks to children

March 26, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos have breached of the EU's online child protection rules, while Snapchat is being investigated over alleged shortcomings in child safety, the European Commission has said. T... (more story)

EU lawmakers reject temporary CSAM rules extension, leaving legal gap looming

March 26, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

An extension of temporary rules allowing platforms to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material was rejected in a vote by EU lawmakers on Thursday, leaving a legal gap as the current rules are set ... (more story)

Snapchat under investigation in EU over suspected child protection failings

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Snapchat is being investigated by the European Commission over suspected shortcomings to protect children, including weak age verification, exposure to harmful contact and content, and inadequate... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Novo Nordisk targets Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's over formulation, trademark claims

March 26, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The semaglutide legal battle in India has entered a new phase, with Novo Nordisk taking on Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories over formulation patents and trademark concerns, just after the expiry of the patent protecti... (more story)

US 'ceding leadership' to China, EU when it comes to IP, InterDigital VP warns

March 25, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Asia, Europe, North America

The intellectual property ecosphere is no longer just about securing rights. Where innovation takes place, and where it remains, are paramount, experts agreed Wednesday.

US judge lets contributory infringement claim into authors' copyright suit

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Vince Chhabria allowed a proposed class of authors led by Richard Kadrey to amend their copyright complaint for the fourth time, adding a contributory infringement claim related... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

EU-wide anti-corruption rules endorsed by European Parliament

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers have backed new rules creating the bloc’s first EU-wide criminal law framework against corruption. It sets common definitions and penalty levels for offenses including bribery, misap... (more story)

UK sanctions Chinese online marketplace linked to Cambodian mass fraud network

March 26, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A Chinese-language online marketplace called Xinbi used to sell stolen personal data to fraudsters has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of an ongoing crackdown on a Cambodian network that ran large... (more story)

Three men charged in US with scheme to export AI chips to China via Thailand

March 25, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Three individuals were charged with conspiring to commit smuggling and export control violations for allegedly seeking millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a Califo... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Colorado AG says states to continue fighting Live Nation after DOJ 'embarrassment'

March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The Department of Justice's settlement of a monopolization lawsuit with Live Nation and Ticketmaster is an "embarrassment" and US state attorneys general will continue to stay on the case and see an ongoing ju... (more story)

'No magic formula' for uncertainty in ESG antitrust enforcement, NY official says

March 25, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

North America

Companies dealing with the uncertainty of antitrust enforcement over environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals in the US need to conduct a risk assessment of approaches in Democratic and Republican s... (more story)

Banking, crypto groups duel over best tokenization rule-making process

March 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banking and cryptocurrency groups with stakes in tokenization clashed before a US congressional committee on the best rule-making process for addressing potential regulatory gaps and ambiguities. Executives wi... (more story)

Trade View More

EU countries call for ambitious WTO reform ahead of 14th Ministerial Conference

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU member states call for ambitious reform of the World Trade Organization to address current global challenges in conclusions published ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Cameroo... (more story)

US ambassador to the EU calls for 'swift conclusion' of talks on EU-US trade deal

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The US looks forward to a "swift conclusion" to discussions between EU negotiators to finalize the EU-US trade deal, the US ambassador to the EU said in response to the European Parliament's appr... (more story)

EU-US trade deal approval 'important step for stability,' German industry says

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament's vote in favor of the EU-US trade deal is an "important step to stabilize transatlantic trade relations," Wolfgang Niedermark, member of the Executive Board of the Federa... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spain wins EU approval for €50m regional cleantech aid plan

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies investing in additional manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies and their main components will be eligible for direct grants under a Spanish regional plan wor... (more story)

Romania's creation of monopoly for ship services may be state aid, EU court says

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Romanian law granting the rights to services guiding ships in and out of ports exclusively to public authorities could potentially amount to state aid, an opinion prepared for the EU’s top cour... (more story)

Multinationals should lose Belgian tax exemption appeals, EU court opinion says

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Belgian tax program that exempted certain "excess profits" of Belgian companies as being part of multinationals was correctly identified by the European Commission as illegal state aid, accordi... (more story)

Energy View More

Clean-energy supply chain concentration raises risks, international agency warns

March 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Concentrated clean-energy supply chains leave key technologies vulnerable to disruption, with China dominating most manufacturing steps and every major chain containing at least one weak link, an... (more story)

Russian fuel phaseout will go ahead despite doubts, EU energy chief says

March 25, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Plans for the EU to phase out Russian fossil fuels remain on track despite delays and political pressure, the bloc's energy chief, Dan Jørgensen, said as lawmakers clashed in debate over Russian energy depende... (more story)

Lufthansa raised ‘competitive distortions’ concerns at meeting with EU’s Ribera

March 25, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa voiced concerns over “competitive distortions” between EU and foreign airlines at a meeting with the bloc’s competition chief, according to minutes published on Wednesday. Luf... (more story)

Technology View More

Social media effects on children’s brains to be examined by UK lawmakers

March 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The impact of social media and screen time on children’s brain development is set to be examined in a UK parliamentary inquiry, as lawmakers seek to address gaps in evidence and inform policymaking. The probe ... (more story)

Meta warned that community notes may fall short in tackling misinformation

March 26, 2026

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

MLex Summary: Meta’s Oversight Board has warned that the company’s community notes system for Facebook and Instagram posts may be ineffective as a primary tool against misinformation. The board stopped short o... (more story)

Live Nation paid venue manager to 'advocate' for Ticketmaster, US jury hears

March 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Live Nation paid tens of millions of dollars to Oak View Group to advocate for Ticketmaster as exclusive ticketing rights for the arenas and other venues it managed came up for renewal, a conflict of interest ... (more story)