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First day of EU-Mercosur deal will be about predictability, not just tariffs

Ticket buyers resist Live Nation arbitration push amid US DOJ settlement fallout

Diverging US Senate bills show bipartisan momentum to rein in chatbots

Google introduces new ad setting as audit flags opt-out gaps

JD.com to cite lack of Chinese state ties in bid to secure EU FSR approval

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Artificial Intelligence

April 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Musk defends motivation for OpenAI, Microsoft suit in US during tough cross
U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI) speaking with other House Republicans at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol about H. J. Res. 8, the Keep the Nine constitutional amendment, to keep the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices.

Data Privacy and Security

April 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Republican agreement on US House privacy proposal is its strength, lawmakers say
Trade relations between United States and China. US duties to China. Trade agreements between US and China. US-China trade war. USA flag. China flag

Trade

April 28, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

USTR’s Section 301 hearing on forced labor focuses on China
Musk defends motivation for OpenAI, Microsoft suit in US during tough cross
Republican agreement on US House privacy proposal is its strength, lawmakers say
USTR’s Section 301 hearing on forced labor focuses on China

Antitrust View More

More than 80 Indonesian lenders contest record cartel decision in court

April 30, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

More than 80 Indonesian online lending companies petitioned the Jakarta Commercial Court on Thursday to overturn the Indonesian competition regulator's largest cartel ruling to date. A lawyer representing one ... (more story)

Apple's bid to limit iOS remedies to Australia faces judicial skepticism

April 30, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

An Australian judge signaled skepticism on Thursday toward Apple's bid to limit court-ordered changes to its iOS ecosystem to Australian account holders, suggesting the remedies could have global reach. Justic... (more story)

Mastercard failed to assure Australia's central bank on debit routing, court hears

April 30, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Mastercard repeatedly failed to provide written assurance to Australia's central bank that merchants routing debit payments to cheaper networks would not face higher credit card interchange rates, an Australia... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China launches four-month crackdown targeting 'disorder' in AI applications

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator on Thursday launched a four-month nationwide campaign to curb "disorder" in AI applications, targeting noncompliant services and content risks. The first phase will foc... (more story)

South Korea tests 'sovereign AI' as domestic NPUs enter real-world deployment

April 30, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

As South Korea doubles down on its sovereign AI ambitions, it has begun testing whether its long-running push for domestic AI semiconductors can translate into real-world deployment. The Ministry of Science an... (more story)

AI Act amendments show limits of EU digital simplification agenda

April 30, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU institutions failed to agree on AI Act amendments, exposing limits in the commission’s digital simplification agenda. With political divisions unresolved and timelines tight, the AI omnibus risks underminin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

EBay-Depop deal timetable extended to end of third quarter amid UK, Australia probes

April 30, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe, Oceania

EBay has extended its timetable to close its $1.2 billion acquisition of second-hand clothing retailer Depop after the deal came under the eyes of UK and Australian antitrust regulators. The US e-commerce gian... (more story)

Artillery-rocket JV between KNDS, ELBIT Systems Land gets German green light

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A plan by KNDS Deutschland Beteiligungs and ELBIT Systems Land to establish a joint venture in the field of artillery rocket systems has won the approval of the German competition authority. The ... (more story)

Japan industry ministry moves to clarify 2023 takeover guidelines

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s industry ministry said a panel has proposed clarifying that target companies in takeover bids are not always required to support the highest tender offer, and may instead weigh factors th... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China clarifies data audit rules, excludes deleted information from counts

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator has issued a new policy update clarifying that provisions in rules, including the Data Security Management Regulations and Personal Information Protection Audit Measure... (more story)

Noyb sues Hamburg data watchdog over lack of action against PimEyes

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Search engine PimEyes is at the center of a lawsuit filed by Austrian privacy advocacy group Noyb against the Hamburg data regulator on Thursday. According to Noyb, the watchdog has contacted the... (more story)

China targets ByteDance apps, website over AI labeling breaches as oversight tightens

April 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese internet regulators have taken action against ByteDance-linked apps and a website for failing to properly comply with rules requiring clear labeling of AI-generated and synthetic content, underscoring ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

AIM Sport loses UPC dispute, digital advertising patent upheld but not infringed

April 30, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Swiss sports technology company AIM Sport has lost its Unified Patent Court case against TGI after judges upheld its digital advertising patent but found no infringement. The court rejected equivalence argumen... (more story)

Japan IP Court backs Boehringer diabetes drug patents, rejects Nipro challenges

April 30, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld three Boehringer Ingelheim patents covering its diabetes drug linagliptin, rejecting challenges by generics maker Nipro and clarifying that drug patents can rema... (more story)

Bad-faith trademark ruling offers Schiff protection beyond 'well-known' status in China

April 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top court has invalidated a “SCHIFF” trademark in a retrial ruling that could reshape how foreign companies protect their brands in the country, particularly when they fall short of the stringent “well... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency’s use of lawyers is effective but more could be done, inspectors say

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's Serious Fraud Office has effective systems and processes to engage lawyers on the right cases, and to manage and control the overall spend, but more can be done, inspectors said on Thurs... (more story)

US CFTC sues Wisconsin, claiming exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets

April 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin in response to the state’s lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Robinhood and Coinbase. “States cannot ci... (more story)

Global scam center takedown leads to 276 arrests, US charges

April 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cooperation between US, Dubai and Chinese authorities resulted in the arrest of at least 276 individuals and the dismantlement of at least nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fra... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK guidance on fund tokenization published by FCA

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK asset managers have received guidance on fund tokenization as the financial watchdog seeks to support innovation in this area. The Financial Conduct Authority said the guidance sets out how fi... (more story)

Warsh nomination as US Fed chair advanced by panel in party-line vote

April 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Kevin Warsh’s nomination as US Federal Reserve chair was advanced in an acrimonious Senate Banking Committee vote along party lines, as a Fed historian called the Trump pick “the most partisan nominee for that... (more story)

EU securitization deal close to being secured in European Parliament

April 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament are considering endorsing the lead negotiator's compromise on a revamped securitization framework, MLex understands. The S&D group is due to confirm its endo... (more story)

Trade View More

EU capitals’ initial skepticism at industrial plan means hard task for Séjourné

April 30, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU Industrial Accelerator Act, published in early March, is meant to boost the bloc’s economy while reducing dependencies on other regions. But EU member states' initial discussions on the proposal raised ... (more story)

EU Commission re-opens anti-dumping probe into lysine imports from China

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has re-opened its anti-dumping investigation into imports of lysine from China after receiving a request by industry group Eurolysine to check whether the measures imposed... (more story)

China urges toy exporters to step up compliance as EU toy safety rules tighten

April 30, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation on Thursday urged Chinese toy exporters to step up compliance as the EU’s new Toy Safety Regulation enters into force, highlighting heightened r... (more story)

State Aid View More

Belgium sees EU Commission step up infringement procedure over arbitration awards

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has sent Belgium a reasoned opinion, or formal request to comply with EU law, accusing the country of circumventing the bloc's rules on state aid. The country had recogniz... (more story)

Businesses hit by energy crisis can get more support as EU relaxes state aid rules

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy-intensive industries will be able to receive larger subsidies, under a temporary relaxing of the state aid rules by the European Commission to respond to a spike in energy prices. Member s... (more story)

Farmers, fishermen to see extra state aid to compensate Iran-crisis price spikes

April 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The agriculture, fishery and transport sectors, as well as energy-intensive industries, will be eligible for extra state aid, under a temporary plan unveiled on Wednesday by the European Commission aimed at mi... (more story)

Energy View More

EU tracking of aviation's full climate impact improved with platform upgrade

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An upgraded version of a platform to monitor the non-carbon-dioxide climate effects of aviation, including contrails and nitrogen oxides, was released on Wednesday by the pan-European air traffic... (more story)

Boost for cross-border EU energy infrastructure eyed with €600m funding call

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a call for projects to receive a total €600 million in grants for cross-border energy infrastructure projects. Aiming to strengthen grids, lower costs and accel... (more story)

Philippines regulators align auction rules to boost renewable energy competition

April 30, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippine Competition Commission and the Energy Regulatory Commission discussed aligning regulatory approaches following a competition impact assessment of the Green Energy Auction Program, ... (more story)

Technology View More

NetChoice targets Minnesota social media law over warning labels in new US lawsuit

April 29, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Tech trade group NetChoice sued the State of Minnesota to stop its law requiring social media companies to warn users of potential harm on their platforms, claiming it is a violation of the First Amendment by ... (more story)

NetChoice files US complaint challenging Minnesota warning social media label

April 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice announced a US complaint against Minnesota for the second time over a law that would force websites to display “warning” messages that the tech industry association said would discourag... (more story)

Online platforms, AI providers face tighter UK duties as crime bill becomes law

April 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms and AI service providers will face expanded compliance duties in the UK as a bill tightening Online Safety Act obligations became law Wednesday. Under the final text of the Crime... (more story)