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Former President Barack Obama is urging Democratic leaders to make artificial intelligence policy a major political priority, warning that the technology’s rapid development could create serious dangers without stronger oversight. Obama raised the concerns during a private fundraising event last week, according to a Reuters report published Sept. 13 that...

Cravath, Swaine & Moore is hiring prominent mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer Michael Aiello and five other partners from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, adding a major dealmaking team as competition for senior legal talent intensifies among elite law firms. Aiello will move to Cravath alongside Matthew Gilroy, Eoghan Keenan, Amanda Fenster, Michelle Sargent...

Paramount Skydance and a coalition of state attorneys general challenging its planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery are set to hold two days of settlement discussions in late October, creating a potential path toward resolving an antitrust fight that otherwise is headed for trial next year. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas...

European Union competition authorities are intensifying their examination of Broadcom Inc.’s changes to VMware software licensing, seeking information from European cloud providers as a deadline approaches that could restrict how some companies sell VMware subscriptions. EU officials have asked cloud providers about the commercial importance of VMware products, the availability...

South Korea’s antitrust penalties against the country’s biggest business groups have climbed to a record this year, signaling a sharper regulatory stance toward conglomerates as the government intensifies scrutiny of practices that could undermine competition. Penalties imposed on major corporate groups so far in 2026 have exceeded the combined amount...

A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Association of Realtors’ system linking membership in local, state and national Realtor groups, handing the trade organization another legal victory over its membership practices. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is exploring a potential combination of Electronic Arts and Savvy Games Group, a move that could consolidate some of the kingdom’s largest gaming investments under a single operation. The Public Investment Fund is considering a merger of the two businesses, Reuters reported Thursday, citing an...

South Korea’s competition regulator is moving to reject an effort by Korean Air Lines Co. and four affiliated carriers to loosen capacity requirements imposed as part of the airline’s combination with Asiana Airlines Inc., while investigators are also seeking criminal complaints over alleged obstruction of a regulatory probe. Examiners at...