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| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Search ArticlesAustralian AI committee calls for safety rules, copyright review
( October 13, 2026, 00:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia’s parliamentary AI committee sent a letter to the prime minister on Monday, urging mandatory incident reporting, independent evaluators embedded in frontier artificial intelligence labs and early government access to new models, following unauthorized access to Medicare data by an OpenAI agent.
Sunny Queen, 11 other Australian egg companies face civil-cartel lawsuit
( October 13, 2026, 00:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australia’s largest egg supplier Sunny Queen and 11 other companies are facing civil proceedings in the Federal Court over allegations that they breached the country’s competition law by coordinating on egg production and supply, the antitrust watchdog said.
UK fraud agency opens new direct line for companies to discuss settlements
By Martin Coyle ( October 12, 2026, 23:09 GMT | Insight) -- The UK's fraud agency has opened a new direct line of communication in a bid to encourage companies who may have broken the rules to consider its rarely-used settlement procedure rather than risk facing possible criminal prosecution.
CalPrivacy notes first 'Delete Week' in Calif. to highlight data broker protections
( October 12, 2026, 21:21 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The California Privacy Protection Agency, commonly known as CalPrivacy, announced its first-ever "Delete Week" to highlight new privacy protections in state law. Throughout this week, CalPrivacy will highlight tools and resources — including the state’s free Delete Request and Opt‑out Platform (DROP).
No change to carbon market extension expected, EU climate chief says
By Louis de Briant ( October 12, 2026, 18:32 GMT | Insight) -- 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 than two-thirds of EU countries continue to support keeping its implementation on track, he said.
XXXLutz sees EU open in-depth probe of Porta purchase
( October 12, 2026, 17:21 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of plans by XXXLutz, a furniture retailer, to acquire Porta. The regulator said it was concerned over the deal's potential competitive harm on the retail market for supplying furniture as well as the procurement of furniture in some EU countries. The deadline to approve or block the transaction is Feb. 25, 2027. The announcement is attached. ...
XXXLutz’s Porta deal faces in-depth EU probe over retail, purchasing concerns
By Lewis Crofts ( October 12, 2026, 17:20 GMT | Insight) -- XXXLutz’s proposed acquisition of German furniture retailer Porta faces an in-depth EU merger investigation over concerns that it could raise consumer prices, reduce choice and strengthen the buyer’s purchasing power. The European Commission has set a Feb.
EU digital package end-game talks could start next year, official says
By Júlia Tar ( October 12, 2026, 16:49 GMT | Insight) -- Talks between EU lawmakers, member states and the European Commission on the digital simplification package could begin next year, commission official Pavlina Peneva suggested Monday. The parliament is expected to adopt its negotiating position early next year, potentially allowing talks under Lithuania’s January-to-June period chairing legislative talks, she said.
Ribera to ‘step up’ help for EU’s joint state-aid projects
By Lewis Crofts ( October 12, 2026, 16:02 GMT | Insight) -- 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 technologies their commercial opportunity.
EU backs return to 1.5C path, transition away from fossil fuels ahead of COP31
( October 12, 2026, 16:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU will push for faster implementation of national climate plans, a transition away from fossil fuels and accelerated clean electrification at COP31, the UN climate summit in Turkey, which starts next month.