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Air France-KLM’s SAS deal timetable hinges on avoiding in-depth EU probe

EU supports ‘friend’ Canada after US trade talks collapse, key lawmaker says

Bulgarian health data system’s consent, access rules questioned at EU court

Don’t rely on passage of time to hide wealth, UK SFO warns

California court questions schools districts' bid to recover social media costs

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Antitrust, Technology

August 21, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

Zillow, Redfin to face off against US FTC in trial over rental market advertising
Prime, a developer and operator of hyperscale and wholesale data centers in America and Europe, today announced expansion into the Phoenix market with a five-building, 66.5-acre campus in Avondale. Prime Phoenix will feature 210 megawatts of critical power and 1.3 million square feet of space designed to support hyperscale services providers, large internet brands, global technology companies and the Fortune 500 enterprise.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

August 21, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

US lawmakers push for AI data center transparency with limited success
Uber taxi windscreen

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

August 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Uber fined €825m by Dutch privacy watchdog over driver deactivations (*update)
Zillow, Redfin to face off against US FTC in trial over rental market advertising
US lawmakers push for AI data center transparency with limited success
Uber fined €825m by Dutch privacy watchdog over driver deactivations (*update)

Antitrust View More

Zillow, Redfin settle US FTC, states’ rental listings antitrust suit ahead of trial

August 24, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

Zillow and Redfin have agreed to settle twin antitrust suits over rental listings with the US Federal Trade Commission and a multi-state coalition in exchange for a slate of behavioral remedies, the parties an... (more story)

Zillow, Redfin settle with US FTC over internet listing services

August 24, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission to resolve antitrust claims. The companies agreed to end a deal under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin ... (more story)

Teva probed in Turkey over possible conduct against rivals

August 24, 2026

Middle East

MLex Summary: Pharmaceutical company Teva is under investigation in Turkey to determine whether it engaged in practices including applying “divisional patent procedures” to restrict competition from generic me... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China's five-year internet-tech plan targets AI chips, cutthroat competition

August 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Under a new five-year plan, China will push companies primarily engaged in informatization and cybersecurity to develop advanced AI chips, improve foundation models and pursue frontier technologies such as AI ... (more story)

South Korea approves aid loan for $170m Tanzania AI project

August 24, 2026

Africa, Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea approved on Sunday a $170 million project to provide low-interest loans to finance the establishment of an artificial intelligence and digital technology education institute in Tanzan... (more story)

South Korean startup opens robot theme park to scale K-pop through physical AI

August 24, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korean entertainment technology company Galaxy Corp has opened a robot theme park in Seoul where artificial intelligence-powered robots perform K-pop dances and interact with visitors, as it seeks to tur... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

California AG cancels Paramount meeting, but says still willing to have talks

August 24, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

The California Attorney General’s office, scheduled to meet with Paramount Skydance today to discuss the lawsuit to block the Hollywood studio from acquiring Warner Bros Discovery, canceled the meeting after P... (more story)

Uber gets conditional approval in Denmark for Dantaxi buyout

August 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Danish competition authority has allowed Uber to acquire local transport provider Dantaxi, subject to several conditions. These include the divestment of Dantaxi’s trademark, of some of its p... (more story)

Orange, APG’s joint acquisition of Nexera gets EU clearance (update*)

August 24, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Telecom operator Orange and pension fund APG have received approval from the European Commission for their joint acquisition of Polish fiber operator Nexera. The regulator’s decision was delayed by two weeks f... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Regulators’ data collection scope during probes questioned at top EU court

August 24, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

EU member states’ financial regulators and their authority are under scrutiny at the bloc’s highest court, after a Lithuanian referral over how far investigators may go when copying data from personal electron... (more story)

Bulgaria asks EU court to clarify GDPR safeguards for national health record system

August 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has asked the EU’s top court whether the country’s mandatory national health information system complies with the General Data Protection Regulation. The B... (more story)

Financial regulator’s data access limits tested at EU top court

August 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A financial regulator’s limits when copying data from personal electronic devices have been brought before the EU’s highest court, according to a filing from May but only published on Monday. A r... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Yangtze Memory IPO puts patent strategy under spotlight amid Micron fight

August 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Yangtze Memory Technologies’ proposed 33 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) listing has put its patent strategy under fresh scrutiny, highlighting how the intellectual-property portfolio underpinning its global rise ... (more story)

Novartis preserves India injunction against 'NOVIETS' mark

August 24, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Novartis retained an interim injunction against Noviets Pharma after a division bench of the Delhi High Court found a prima facie risk of confusion between their marks, stressing stricter scrutiny for pharmace... (more story)

Corteva wins judgment against Inari's invalidity counterclaims in US patent suit

August 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge John F. Murphy granted Corteva’s motion for judgment on Inari’s counterclaims related to invalidity of Corteva’s utility patents. Murphy said that “Inari did not adduce evidence... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Freepoint met obligations in bribery case, US says in move to dismiss charges

August 24, 2026

Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: Freepoint Commodities has met its obligations under a deferred-prosecution agreement, the government said in a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges. 

Fraud industrialized, with money laundering prices 'scary' low, FATF chief warns

August 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Criminals now offer money laundering services at a "huge scale" for a small fraction of the cost they used to charge, the head of the Financial Action Task Force has warned. Giles Thomson, who took over as pre... (more story)

TikTok flags possible sanctions breaches to UK and Irish regulators

August 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

TikTok has said it flagged a possible breach of sanctions to both UK and Irish regulators. "In April 2026, the group identified and is investigating a potential issue relating to its compliance with applicable... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia plans integrated bullion market, strategic commodities exchange from 2027

August 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia plans to deepen its bullion market through an integrated market ecosystem that will include a mineral and strategic commodities exchange operating from Jan. 1, 2027, Coordinating Econom... (more story)

HEICO executive charged in US with insider trading

August 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Jesus Luis Morell, a senior executive at HEICO Corporation, was charged with three counts of securities fraud stemming from multiple instances of insider trading based on misappropriated financia... (more story)

Four former Commerzbank bankers charged in German cum-ex probe

August 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Four bankers, including two based in the UK, have been charged by German authorities over allegations that they defrauded the country’s tax authorities out of €20 million through cum-ex trading. The four have ... (more story)

Trade View More

China plans outbound-investment reporting on foreign data, technology demands

August 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is proposing to require outbound investors to immediately report foreign demands for technology, data or asset disposals that threaten national interests or security, while removing a $300 million report... (more story)

Rhodium Group awarded €1.48m EU contract to monitor China's economy, investment

August 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Rhodium Group has been awarded a €1.48 million ($1.73 million) contract to provide research and analysis on China’s economy and EU-China relations for the European Commission's China Observat... (more story)

Indonesia targets customs, standards barriers ahead of EU trade pact

August 24, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Indonesia will appoint a single contact point and use a government “de-bottlenecking” team to coordinate domestic implementation of its trade agreement with the European Union as authorities prep... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU maritime emissions reporting overhaul put out for eight-week feedback period

August 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An EU proposal to overhaul maritime emissions reporting is open for feedback for eight weeks, with submissions feeding into legislative negotiations. The proposal would create a single monitoring... (more story)

EU energy, tire labeling proposal open to feedback for eight weeks

August 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An EU proposal to simplify energy and tire labeling rules is open for feedback for eight weeks, with submissions to be summarized and presented to EU lawmakers to inform negotiations. The proposa... (more story)

South Korea plans future fund with surplus tax revenue from AI-driven chip boom

August 21, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea plans to create a new fund using higher-than-expected tax revenue from the country’s booming semiconductor industry, fueled by the global artificial intelligence boom, to strengthen n... (more story)

Technology View More

Addictive-design risk against Meta, TikTok, others could drive organizational changes

August 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Meta Platforms was able to claim a win this week when another individual plaintiff dropped her addictive-design claim against the company. But the pervasive aspect of so many state addictive-design suits — MLe... (more story)

US FTC's COPPA rule presents barrier to age verification as injunctive relief

August 21, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act remains a barrier to forcing social media sites to implement better age-verification techniques, even as technology has advanced and states seek age verificati... (more story)

EU lawmakers aim to lever tech sovereignty into digital simplification package

August 21, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

EU lawmakers want the proposed Digital Omnibus to advance Europe's technological sovereignty by reducing reliance on non-EU AI and data-processing providers. Amendments they have lodged broaden a package origi... (more story)