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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

US copyright owners seek fresh take on transformative fair use in AI training wars

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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

Trade

September 10, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US customs eyes challenging overhaul of import, documentation rules
US House Republicans inquire about foreign influence in data center opposition
Users knew ads were personalized, Zuckerberg says in New Mexico trial
US customs eyes challenging overhaul of import, documentation rules

Antitrust View More

Second amended US complaint filed in LinkedIn professional networking antitrust case

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: LinkedIn premium subscribers filed their second amended US complaint accusing the social network of illegally monopolizing the market for professional social networking and using sophisticated da... (more story)

EU's Digital Markets Act 'extraordinarily poorly executed,' US FTC chairman says

September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

Europe, North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's sympathetic to some of the impulses behind the EU's Digital Markets Act, but the law is highly abstract, poorly executed and appears to target mai... (more story)

MJ's Market opposes judgment in US antitrust case over Mass. cannabis

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: MJ’s Market told a US federal judge that its antitrust case accusing Sammartino Investments and Jushi Holdings of conspiring to keep it from competing in the cannabis industry in Tyngsborough, Ma... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

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)

UK’s voluntary model for AI safety testing faces global reality check

September 11, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The limitations of the UK’s reliance on voluntary arrangements for testing the safety of frontier AI tools were exposed this week, after reports that Anthropic did not grant the AI Security Institute access to... (more story)

'High Time' for AI providers to rein in models, EU says

September 11, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

The European Commission said it is "high time" AI providers ensure advanced models remain under control after new incidents involving OpenAI agents. Meanwhile, EU Tech Commissioner Henna Virkkunen called for g... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

High market shares, prior deal draw scrutiny in Supermercados BH-DMA review

September 11, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Supermercados BH’s proposed acquisition of 120 DMA stores, which follows a prior purchase of 40 stores and other DMA assets, is drawing scrutiny from the Brazilian competition watchdog over high concentration ... (more story)

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

September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Antitrust enforcement in the US is too slow, and the US Federal Trade Commission hopes to remedy that by proposing changes to judicial procedures so that monopolization cases can move faster, agency Chairman A... (more story)

Merger benefits need rationale not just evidence, senior EU official says

September 11, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Companies seeking EU regulatory approval for planned mergers will need to convince the bloc's investigators that their deals yield benefits and there is a mechanism to realize them, the head of the European Co... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Apple should be able to tell US Congress about UK demand for backdoor, lawmakers say

September 11, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Warren Davidson urged a UK court to lift the secrecy around a reported order from the UK government that Apple create a secret backdoor in its products to ... (more story)

California plaintiff suing Meta over voice data faces doubts from judge

September 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A US federal judge sounded doubtful about allegations that Meta Platforms illegally collected and used users’ biometric data through the audio and voice recordings uploaded to Facebook and Messenger.

US judge asks how Meta's settlement plays into NetChoice lawsuit over Virginia law

September 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

A US judge asked NetChoice how Meta Platforms' recent settlement agreement affects the trade association's claim that Virginia's Senate Bill 854, a law regulating social media, violates the First Amendment and... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

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)

Japan weighs limits of current law on AI voice clones

September 11, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan is examining how its legal framework should address unauthorized artificial intelligence imitation of voices and likenesses.

China names Chen Fuli new CNIPA party chief as Shen Changyu prepares for WIPO role

September 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has tapped Chen Fuli, a former senior trade-law official with experience in international intellectual property matters, as party chief of the country’s top IP regulator, bringing an official familiar wi... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Tornado Cash co-founder loses bid to dismiss US case over speedy trial violations

September 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him because of speedy trial violations issues. The judge instead granted a g... (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.

'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)

Financial Services View More

EU needs simpler bank rules, competitiveness mandate, key lawmaker says in report

September 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU needs streamlined bank capital rules, a competitiveness mandate for European financial supervisors and proposals for a simplification package, a key European Parliament lawmaker has said i... (more story)

EU bank capital relief under Basel III published, to apply from January 2027

September 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An EU legal text easing banks’ market-risk capital requirements under Basel III has been published in the EU’s Official Journal and will apply from January 2027. The measure, which will apply for... (more story)

MPS merger counteroffers enter Italian antitrust review as Intesa filing nears

September 11, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Italy’s merger regulator has kicked off its review of Italian bank MPS’s proposed takeover of rival Banco BPM and Banca Generali. Intesa Sanpaolo’s separate takeover of MPS hasn’t yet been notified but is expe... (more story)

Trade View More

US appeals court appears skeptical of Turkish steel producer claims

September 11, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit appeared skeptical Friday of a Turkish producer’s challenge to the Commerce Department’s selection of an invoice date in a review of an antidumping order on stee... (more story)

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)

US trade court sides with Kazakh chrome producers on questionnaire dispute

September 11, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Thursday granted a motion for judgment by a Kazakh ferrochrome manufacturer, remanding its countervailing duty case for further proceedings.

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

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)

California enacts AI bills setting new standards for third-party audits

September 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills strengthening AI safeguards by establishing first-in-the-nation standards for third-party audits and independent assessments of AI systems. "... (more story)

EU energy infrastructure rules should rely on common scenario, lawmakers say

September 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU energy infrastructure planning should rely on a common energy scenario developed by the European Commission and shared data, European Parliament industry committee lawmakers agreed by an overw... (more story)

Technology View More

US FTC's Ferguson says more rulemaking on price transparency due shortly

September 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he does not "reflexively" oppose regulation, and the agency plans to propose more rulemaking to promote price transparency in a couple of major markets... (more story)

Risky online features in focus as EU weighs new child-safety rules, Virkkunen says

September 11, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Risky features in online services used by children are in focus as the European Commission prepares further child-safety measures, digital chief Henna Virkkunen said in Dublin. She highlighted addictive design... (more story)

Global online safety regulators back common approach to child age assurance

September 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A common, privacy-preserving approach to age assurance is needed to protect children online, the Global Online Safety Regulators Network has said. The GOSRN sets out principles for services using... (more story)