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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

October 12, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

RHI Magnesita says antitrust case for Vesuvius built on experience, analysis
Sen. Chris Van Hollen

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

October 09, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

October 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues
RHI Magnesita says antitrust case for Vesuvius built on experience, analysis
Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
Roblox facing investigation by US FTC on child safety issues

Antitrust View More

Google search-data probe hit by barriers to regulator cooperation, official says

October 13, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Cooperation between the EU’s antitrust enforcer and data protection authorities in a search data-sharing probe into Google has been impeded because of a lack of legal clarity on what kind of sensitive informat... (more story)

Heating oil market to be regulated for first time, UK govt says

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Households on heating oil will benefit from better protection under UK government plans to regulate the market for the first time, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said. Earlier, t... (more story)

Insulin makers, PBMs face competition claims from Pa. over prices

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against several pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers regarding an alleged conspiracy to manipulate insulin price ma... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Connecticut AG asks utility regulators to probe use of AI over data security worries

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has asked the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to open a comprehensive review of how the state's electric, gas and water utilities ar... (more story)

Pressed by UK lawmakers, Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI differ on AI regulation

October 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

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

Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta Platforms and OpenAI defended different approaches to AI regulation when grilled by UK lawmakers at a high-profile parliamentary hearing Tuesday afternoon. While broadly agreei... (more story)

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for ‘middle ground’ on global AI regulation

October 13, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the world needs a “middle ground” between heavy-handed AI regulation, such as the EU’s AI Act, and the laissez-faire approach of Silicon Valley. Speaking about Europe's AI r... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Pa. sues to block Colas acquisition of Suit-Kote over road-maintenance costs

October 13, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Colas’s proposed acquisition of Suit-Kote faces a legal challenge from Pennsylvania’s attorney general, who alleges the deal would eliminate competition for asphalt emulsions and pavement preservation services... (more story)

Colas' acquisition of Suit-Kote faces court challenge from Pennsylvania AG

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has filed a federal complaint challenging Colas Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Suit-Kote Corporation, alleging that the deal is likely to substantially l... (more story)

Defense markets must remain 'contestable,' EU mergers official says

October 13, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

A push to boost the EU's defense industry must keep markets open and avoid companies locking up sectors, a director overseeing mergers at the European Commission's competition department has said. Inge Bernaer... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US judge grants final approval to $68m Google assistant privacy settlement

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge granted final approval to a $68 million settlement of six-year-old litigation over the alleged recording of consumers' voices by Google's voice assistant.

Voluntary certification backed in lawmaker's amendments to EU cyber act revision

October 13, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Cybersecurity certification would remain voluntary by default, and checks on risks posed by non-EU countries would be retained under amendments from Swedish center-right EU lawmaker Tomas Tobé, dated Tuesday a... (more story)

Meta, others helped in largest cyber scam takedown in West Africa, US DOJ's Pirro says

October 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Africa, Europe, North America

Meta Platforms’ real-time intelligence on cyber-enabled scams helped law enforcement conduct the “largest ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to West African scam centers,” US Attorney for... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK scales back SEP reform after pushback, explores advisory alternatives

October 13, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

Following objections from major patent holders and smaller technology firms alike, the UK government is taking a lighter touch to standard-essential patent reform, focusing instead on licensing guidance, volun... (more story)

Shanghai court upholds platform liability for unauthorized AI voice cloning

October 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Shanghai appeals court upheld a ruling ordering a platform operator to pay compensation for using artificial intelligence to replicate a voice actor’s voice without permission for commercial promotion, clari... (more story)

Insta360 loses China design patent appeal over wearable cameras

October 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Insta360 has lost a design patent appeal against three Shenzhen-based companies, with a Chinese court finding that shared camera features common in earlier designs were insufficient to establish infringement.

Financial Crime View More

Trump’s diesel deal with Russia violates US law, lawmakers say

October 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The deal announced by President Donald Trump to allow Russia to sell diesel fuel in the US and global market violates a 2022 law explicitly barring such sales, lawmakers said.

Powers for UK fraud agency to reward whistleblowers must be crafted carefully

October 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Government backing for calls by the UK's Serious Fraud Office to boost its enforcement capabilities by paying whistleblowers is a timely fillip for an enforcer looking to improve its reputation. But there is a... (more story)

Three arrested in UK insider-dealing probe

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Three individuals have been arrested as part of a "major operation" against suspected insider trading, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday. The investigation saw more than 100 FC... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Digital resilience, cross-sectoral risks top EU financial regulators' 2027 agenda

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Digital operational resilience, technological innovation, sustainable finance, securitization and cross-sectoral risk monitoring are the key priorities of the European Supervisory Authorities — E... (more story)

Assurances on AI agents still lacking, UK FCA chief says, urging global standards

October 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Assurances that AI agents will always behave as expected are still lacking, the head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority told lawmakers Tuesday. Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi said any standards for frontier... (more story)

European Commission asked for plan for staggered rollout of digital euro

October 13, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The European Commission has been asked to come up with a plan for the staggered rollout of the planned digital euro for the law that will regulate the digital currency, including a timescale and implementation... (more story)

Trade View More

EU, Turkey agree on closer customs cooperation, tackling trade barriers

October 13, 2026

Europe, Middle East

MLex Summary: The EU and Turkey agreed to strengthen customs cooperation and continue work on trade barriers, according to a joint statement issued today after their third high-level trade dialogue in Brussels... (more story)

USMCA panel partly upholds US Commerce determination on Canadian softwood lumber

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A binational panel of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Secretariat’s US Section has partially affirmed the US Commerce Department’s affirmative countervailing duty determination for cert... (more story)

US importer files lawsuit contesting Customs' Canadian lumber evasion notice

October 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US importer Coastal Specialty Forest Products has filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade to contest Customs and Border Protection's affirmative evasion determination that said the co... (more story)

State Aid View More

Bidder in Greek energy tender gets EU 'call in' under foreign subsidies rules

October 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A foreign-backed company bidding for a tender in Greece's energy sector must notify the European Commission of financial contributions it has received from outside the EU, even though the bid falls below manda... (more story)

Ribera to ‘step up’ help for EU’s joint state-aid projects

October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU competition chief Teresa Ribera pledged to step up efforts to make Europe's cross-border state aid projects faster and easier for companies to navigate, warning that procedural delays could cost promising t... (more story)

PostNord Strålfors’ capital injections open for comments in EU

October 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in capital injections received by PostNord Strålfors — totaling €15.9 million and made by its parent company PostNord Strålfors Group — now have one month in which to send feed... (more story)

Energy View More

EU energy grid talks to continue on Nov. 17 as negotiators make progress

October 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The next round of negotiations on EU rules for cross-border energy infrastructure will take place on Nov. 17, following constructive talks between lawmakers and member states Tuesday, according to an EU offici... (more story)

EU industrial policies risk disrupting shared supply chains, Turkish minister says

October 13, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, Middle East

Turkey’s deputy trade minister has warned that tighter European-content requirements under the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act could exclude Turkish producers, disrupt shared supply chains and raise c... (more story)

No change to carbon market extension expected, EU climate chief says

October 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

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

The European Commission has no plans to make further changes to the planned extension of the EU's Emissions Trading System to buildings and road transport, Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said Monday. More... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta accuses UK regulator Ofcom of pursuing highest online safety fines

October 13, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Meta Platforms has accused UK regulator Ofcom of seeking the highest possible online safety fines without properly assessing what was needed to deter breaches, a London court hearing heard on Tuesday. Ofcom re... (more story)

EU cloud sovereignty rules could cost €115bn, tech group says

October 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could impose €115 billion in costs over a decade, according to a study commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association, or CCIA E... (more story)

Germany’s media merger rules face biggest overhaul under EMFA

October 13, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Germany’s draft overhaul of media merger rules has been published for public consultation. The proposal would implement the European Media Freedom Act by replacing the current television-focused regime with a ... (more story)