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Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks

EU Commission cautiously frames sensitive debate on banking reforms

Macron calls for faster EU Commission trade response to Chinese overcapacity

EU outlines slower industry decarbonization plan for carbon market

Kickoff for cloud giants' new UK oversight regime spotlights its novel approach

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Gautam Adani

Financial Crime

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

US attorney says he wasn't 'decisionmaker’ in dismissing Adani fraud case
Black eyeglasses on display in a blue-and-white case

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

July 17, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

US litigation over privacy of Meta AI glasses gets lead plaintiff counsel

Antitrust, Technology

July 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation, DOJ must turn over settlement-related discovery, US states say
US attorney says he wasn't 'decisionmaker’ in dismissing Adani fraud case
US litigation over privacy of Meta AI glasses gets lead plaintiff counsel
Live Nation, DOJ must turn over settlement-related discovery, US states say

Antitrust View More

Cemex, Sika, MC Bauchemie, others get EU charges in chemicals cartel probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Cemex, Chryso, Mapei, Sika and three trade associations are among recipients of formal charges as part of an EU investigation into suspected cartel conduct in the construction chemicals sector. The European Co... (more story)

Beijing targets platform-economy risks in whistleblower revamp

July 20, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Beijing's market regulator is sharpening oversight of platform-economy risks with a revamped whistleblower reward system, including incentives for tip-offs on online food delivery and e-commerce operations. Ac... (more story)

China's top court clarifies legal status of antitrust administrative guidance

July 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's top court has clarified the legal status of antitrust administrative guidance, ruling that compliance guidance reiterating existing legal obligations doesn't automatically take on binding legal effect ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Indonesia outlines AI governance priorities at WAICO founders' meeting

July 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Statement: Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to helping shape international artificial intelligence governance during the High-Level Meeting of founding members of the World Artificial Intelligence Coop... (more story)

Singapore flags privacy questions over growing use of AI wearables, biometrics

July 20, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Singapore's personal-data protection regulator says the growing use of AI-powered wearables and biometric technologies is raising new privacy and governance questions as such devices become more widely used by... (more story)

Scrapping UK tech ministry would slow growth, industry groups warn Burnham

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology should not be abolished or have its functions dispersed across government, two technology industry associations said in a letter to inco... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

FedEx, Advent and A&R’s InPost deal open for comments in EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies interested in the plan by FedEx and private-equity firms Advent and A&R Investments to take over locker operator InPost have 10 days to provide comments to the European Commission. The ... (more story)

Coles ends bid talks for TPG's Greencross Pet Wellness Company

July 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australian grocery retailer Coles Group has ended discussions with TPG Capital over a potential acquisition of the Greencross Pet Wellness Company, weeks after confirming it was conducting due di... (more story)

Zoetis says Neogen deal won't lessen competition after ACCC Phase 2 decision

July 20, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Zoetis’ proposed acquisition of Neogen’s Genomics Business would not raise competition concerns in Australia, the company said after the country’s antitrust regulator announced the deal would require an in-dep... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian state proposes easing child negligence claims against social media firms

July 20, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

The Australian state of Victoria is planning legislation that would make it easier for families to sue social media and AI companies over child mental health harms by removing the requirement to prove a perman... (more story)

China unveils global AI plan to expand development, governance roles

July 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Africa, Asia, Latin America

China has unveiled a broad international artificial intelligence cooperation plan aimed at deepening cross-border collaboration on AI development and governance, underscoring Beijing's push to shape the global... (more story)

Singapore positions data governance as AI enabler with new guidance

July 20, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Singapore is positioning data governance as an enabler of artificial intelligence adoption, unveiling new guidance on generative AI, chatbot transparency and digital twins at the inaugural Singapore Data Festi... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China highlights digital prosecution techniques in cross-border piracy appeal

July 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese prosecutors have showcased how digital evidence and forensic verification can sustain criminal copyright convictions even when defendants refuse to confess, highlighting evolving evidentiary practices ... (more story)

OMB grant reforms put commercialization pipeline at risk, stakeholders warn

July 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Universities, trade groups, legal experts and technology transfer organizations say a planned rewrite of federal grant rules injects unprecedented uncertainty into the process through which government-funded r... (more story)

Senate confirms five USITC commissioners with agency now at full strength

July 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Senate confirmed five nominees to be commissioners of the US International Trade Commission on Thursday, bringing the agency to a full six members for the first time since 2022. Having a full complement... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US attorney denies decisionmaking role in move to dismiss Adani fraud case

July 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Attorney Joseph Nocella said he did not make the government’s decision to dismiss a high-profile fraud and corruption case involving Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Trent McCotter, a senior U... (more story)

Agricultural company resolves US foreign bribery case

July 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Scoular Co., an agricultural supply chain company based in Omaha, Nebraska, agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve an investigation by the US Justice Department into a years-long sche... (more story)

Nebraska agriculture firm agrees to pay $10 million to resolve US bribery case

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Scoular Co. agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve a US Justice Department investigation into allegations the agricultural supply chain company relied on bribery of Mexican officials to deliver trains ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Singapore details PDPA obligations across generative AI lifecycle

July 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission on Monday issued guidance clarifying how the Personal Data Protection Act applies to the development and deployment of generative artificial intell... (more story)

Warsh’s US Fed AI task force draws fire over his picks from senators, academic

July 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s new artificial intelligence task force drew fire for its composition from two Senate Democrats and a Fed historian. Warsh pushed back and said his three-member panel, who... (more story)

Bank mergers will see prompt EU action against national meddling, Albuquerque says

July 17, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The EU's financial services chief said on Friday that the European Commission would up its vigilance of actions by national governments that might hamper consolidation in the banking sector. “We will act faste... (more story)

Trade View More

New EU deforestation guidance clarifies due diligence, product scope rules

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies preparing for the EU Deforestation Regulation have received updated European Commission guidance clarifying application dates, due-diligence duties and product-scope questions. The thir... (more story)

China welcomes US ending national emergency order targeting Hong Kong

July 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China welcomed the US decision not to extend the national emergency declared under Executive Order 13936 concerning Hong Kong, saying the move fulfills a commitment made during bilateral trade ta... (more story)

US court sides with Commerce on changes to antisubsidy review for Korean steel

July 17, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

A federal appeals court has ruled against Dongbu Steel, reversing the US Court of International Trade’s 2024 ruling that the Commerce Department’s remand redetermination for its antisubsidy review of South Kor... (more story)

State Aid View More

State aid guidance on ‘carbon contracts for difference’ projects published by EU

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s state aid regulator has published guidance on how it will assess programs concerning “carbon contracts for difference” – where member states support manufacturers to reduce emissions by ... (more story)

Chinese businesses call for further ‘improvements’ to EU subsidy rules

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: China’s chamber of commerce in Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s intention to make its foreign subsidy rules more “simplified,” including by raising merger notification thresholds. Bu... (more story)

Valentino starts work as new head of Italian competition regulator

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Saverio Valentino has taken office as the new head of the AGCM, Italy's competition authority. Valentino, a lawyer, has served as one of two commissioners at the AGCM since June 2023.

Energy View More

EU Commission proposes extending carbon market to more flights, shipping and waste

July 17, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission proposed expanding the EU Emissions Trading System to additional international flights, smaller ships and municipal waste incinerators, while delaying any broader aviation expansion pen... (more story)

Tomas Anker Christensen named EU energy unit's global clean transition adviser

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission appointed Tomas Anker Christensen as principal adviser for the global clean transition in its energy department. Christensen, a Danish national who joined the commission i... (more story)

EU plan aims for 2040 electrification target of 46%, carbon-market overhaul

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has outlined plans for electricity to meet 46 percent of EU energy demand by 2040 to help cut the bloc's fossil fuel import bill by €260 billion per year, and boost invest... (more story)

Technology View More

Singapore issues transparency guidelines for generative AI chatbots

July 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority on Monday issued voluntary transparency guidelines for deployers of consumer-facing generative AI chatbots, introducing a standardized "chatbot in... (more story)

Australian state moves to expand social media liability laws

July 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: An Australian state government has pledged to introduce legislation making it easier for families to sue social media and AI companies for negligence causing psychiatric harm to children, removin... (more story)

Democrats introduce US legislation to break up meatpacking monopolies

July 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democratic US Representatives Chris Deluzio, Pramila Jayapal and Pat Ryan have introduced the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, which purports to break up meatpacking monopolies, rein in fore... (more story)