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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

Finland’s RMC files EU complaint over foreign subsidies in icebreaker tender

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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

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)

REA Group removes restrictive agency-contract terms after Australian antitrust probe

September 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Online property giant REA Group has provided an undertaking to remove restrictive provisions from its contracts with real estate agencies following an investigation by Australia’ antitrust watchd... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence 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 sets AI brain-signal data standard for brain-computer interface medical devices

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s National Medical Products Administration on Monday released a new industry standard setting quality requirements and evaluation methods for electrical brain-signal datasets used by artifi... (more story)

UK needs AI law and oversight body to tackle risks, lawmakers' committee urges

September 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government should introduce dedicated legislation on artificial intelligence, prohibit uses of the technology incompatible with human rights and create an independent statutory oversight b... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

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)

China clears Tongwei-Lihao deal amid solar-sector consolidation push

September 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese polysilicon giant Tongwei has secured unconditional antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy, marking another consolidation deal cleared in China's photovoltaic sect... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

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)

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)

Intellectual Property View More

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)

Uncrustables fame ruling sets up functionality fight over crimped edge

September 11, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

J.M. Smucker Co.'s trademark dilution claim against Trader Joe’s remains live after a US judge found the Uncrustables maker adequately pleaded the fame of four asserted design marks. Discovery will likely test... (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

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)

Japan ramps up public spending on content as Cool Japan Fund falters

September 09, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan is seeking a sharp increase in public spending on creators and the content industry just as mounting losses at the government-backed Cool Japan Fund force policymakers to reconsider an earlier model for ... (more story)

EU to press ahead with FSR information requests outside the bloc, official says

September 08, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Asia, Europe

The European Commission will continue asking for information under the EU foreign subsidies rules for mergers despite China's instructions to its companies not to cooperate with the requests, an official from ... (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

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 parliament passes bill amending under-16 social-media ban

September 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia’s parliament has passed a bill amending the country’s social media minimum age rules, doubling the maximum fine for non-compliance to A$109.2 million (US$78.3 million). In a statement l... (more story)

Google digital sex-crime data incident triggers wider safeguards push in South Korea

September 14, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Google, Meta Korea, X Korea, TikTok Korea and eight other foreign companies have been urged by the South Korean media-content regulator to strengthen safeguards for information contained in taked... (more story)