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States say 25 million US children use Facebook, Instagram, as trial looms

EU order for Google search data draws concerns technical and political

Big Tech antitrust enforcement is driven by EU cooperation, Italy’s Iossa says

Competing visions for WIPO reemerge at General Assembly

US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap

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US FERC Chair Laura Swett

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Trade

July 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk and Henrique Santiago

Latin America, North America

Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US

Financial Crime

July 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties
FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US
Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties

Antitrust View More

Japan's Diamond Electric faces corrective recommendation over free mold storage

July 17, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Diamond Electric Manufacturing received a corrective recommendation from Japan's antitrust regulator on Friday for violating the Subcontract Act. Diamond Electric require... (more story)

Blanche questioned over US DOJ's Live Nation deal, White House involvement

July 17, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Todd Blanche, nominee for Attorney General at the US Department of Justice, told US lawmakers that the agency's widely panned mid-trial settlement of a monopolization lawsuit with Live Nation was good for Amer... (more story)

Delhi airport operator cleared by Indian watchdog of dominance abuse

July 17, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Delhi International Airport avoided an antitrust investigation after India's competition watchdog found no prima facie evidence that the company abused its dominant position in awarding airport security contra... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Australia's creative industry welcomes Albanese's national AI framework

July 17, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Artists and creators in Australia have welcomed the prime minister’s assurance that copyright is not “up for grabs” to train artificial intelligence models, urging AI companies to strike licensing agreements w... (more story)

China AI summit chair's statement backs global AI cooperation

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference called for stronger international cooperation on AI governance in a chair’s statement issued Friday. The statement highlighted open-source de... (more story)

Fujitsu to explore physical AI development with Nvidia, Japanese robotic companies

July 17, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Japanese technology company Fujitsu said Thursday it will begin exploring the commercialization of physical AI, which enables robots and equipment to autonomously recognize, analyze and act on re... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Sika AG's proposed acquisition of Akkim cleared in Australia

July 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Swiss chemicals company Sika AG’s proposal to acquire 100 percent of the equity in Akkim Yapı Kimyasalları Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi, Akde ... (more story)

JFTC seeks comment on revised merger-review guidelines

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced Friday that it is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its merger-review guidelines, which would update Japan's merger-review framework to ref... (more story)

Zoetis-Neogen Genomics deal referred to in-depth review in Australia

July 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A proposal by Zoetis Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoetis Inc., to acquire the global animal genomic-testing business, Neogen Genomics, from Neogen Corporation has been referred to an in... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian regulator says Big Tech falling short on countering sexual extortion

July 17, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's online-safety regulator says major technology companies are failing to fully deploy tools that could detect and prevent sexual extortion and child sexual abuse, despite increasing reports of sexual... (more story)

China's Xi pushes global AI governance, warns of national barriers

July 17, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for international collaboration on artificial intelligence development and governance, cautioning against countries elevating their own security concerns at the ex... (more story)

Meta must give DC docs on instructions to researchers about reporting findings

July 16, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms must turn over four documents detailing instructions the company gave to researchers on how to report findings after the social media company was in active litigation for alleged harms it causes... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

As AI blurs reality, trademarks could become badges of authenticity

July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

As AI blurs the line between genuine and fabricated content, trademarks could come to signify not only who made a product, but also that it is authentic.

IP licensing and business: July 2-July 16

July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, North America

Patent pools drove licensing activity in early July before mid-year licensing incentives expired, alongside notable licensing deals in agriculture and pharmaceuticals.

This week at the UPC: July 13-16

July 16, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The UPC this week granted Fujifilm an injunction against Kodak, kept KeeeX’s €120 million provisional damages claim alive and imposed further penalties in Brita’s enforcement dispute. Several cases ended throu... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former US coal sales exec cites Supreme Court decision in move to vacate verdict

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former coal sales executive pointed to a little-noticed recent US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of criminal defendants as a potential reason to vacate his conviction over his role in a scheme ... (more story)

Former US coal exec asks to introduce new argument for acquittal in bribery case

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, asked a US judge for permission to allow his new defense team to make a new argument for post-trial acquittal after he was f... (more story)

Smartmatic cofounder cites DOJ official's Adani letter in vindictiveness claim

July 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, the cofounder of Smartmatic who faces charges of corruption, pointed to a senior US Justice Department official's letter seeking dismissal for Indian billionaire ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposes e-delivery for required regulatory information

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a rule that would make required regulatory information more accessible by removing the requirement to obtain affirmat... (more story)

PwC fined £3.2m over 'serious breaches' in Babcock audit

July 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been fined £3.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over the accounting firm’s audit of defense company Babcock, which contained “serious breaches.” The fine is the second the Big Fo... (more story)

UK drive to weed out misleading motor finance claims continues, watchdog says

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A joint UK regulatory crackdown on misleading motor finance claims has continued with the removal or amending of 170 adverts in June, the Financial Conduct Authority said. A joint taskforce invol... (more story)

Trade View More

China opposes British Steel nationalization, vows strong measures

July 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it expressed strong opposition to the UK government’s decision to nationalize British Steel and would take strong measures to protect the interests o... (more story)

US, Indonesian industry, government officials clash over plywood duties

July 16, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Industry and government representatives from the US and Indonesia battled at a US International Trade Commission duty investigation hearing over whether US industry can meaningfully compete with Luan plywood, ... (more story)

Brazil condemns US 25 percent tariff, vows retaliation

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Brazilian government pledged to retaliate against the United States' decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Brazilian exports. Brazil condemned the results of the US Section 301 inves... (more story)

State Aid View More

€300m Irish aid for energy intensive industry wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland has won EU state aid approval for €300 million of temporary support for energy-intensive companies. The program requires companies to reinvest a “significant share” of the aid into decarb... (more story)

Czech support for market-wide energy storage wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czechia has secured EU state aid approval for a “market-wide” program to ensure sufficient capacity to produce and store electricity. The European Commission said the clearance was the first for ... (more story)

Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultur... (more story)

Energy View More

Extend EU Emissions Trading System cap closer to 2050, ten countries urge

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ten EU member states, including Italy and Poland, have called for a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System, urging the European Commission to extend the ETS emissions cap closer to 205... (more story)

Next round of EU grids legislation negotiations scheduled for October

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The first technical discussions on EU plans to strengthen cross-border electricity interconnections are due in September, followed by another round of negotiations on the legislation between representatives of... (more story)

Decision on 21st EU sanctions package against Russia postponed until July 23

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries delayed a decision on freezing the Russian oil price cap until July 23 after failing to reach agreement on the bloc's 21st sanctions package. The proposal would suspend the cap's automatic adjustm... (more story)

Technology View More

On Google Play injunction, US judge takes 'proactive' approach to oversight

July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

North America

Google will be required to submit monthly quantitative reports detailing the implementation of a court-ordered injunction requiring changes to the Play Store, a California federal judge said Thursday as he pus... (more story)

Latest UK social media safety package leaves plenty of questions unanswered

July 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The latest UK child safety legislative package confirms default curfews and feature restrictions for older teens, mandatory AI chatbot breaks for under-18s and no immediate plans to restrict VPN use. But key q... (more story)

Google’s commercial partnership review may void YouTube liability shield, ECJ says (update*)

July 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Google may not be able to rely on the hosting liability exemption under the EU's E-Commerce Directive after reviewing a YouTube creator's channel before entering into a commercial partnership, the EU's highest... (more story)