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US House framework would preempt state AI development laws for three years

SEP holders turn their attention to medtech

Making consumer guidance EU law would hurt video games, Supercell CEO says

Trump's AI security order signals concession of AI risks

EU court explores need to rule on abandoned O2-Three merger in UK

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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

June 04, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

WhatsApp’s reach shapes Brazil-specific antitrust test for AI competition
pair of boats made of euro notes to symbolize EU banking mergers

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

FTC eager to get input for US premerger form, but trade groups wary of change
sign reading 'SFO serious fraud office' with the UK coat of arms, affixed to a stone building

Financial Crime

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Firms face consequences if they don't co-operate, new UK fraud agency chief says
WhatsApp’s reach shapes Brazil-specific antitrust test for AI competition
FTC eager to get input for US premerger form, but trade groups wary of change
Firms face consequences if they don't co-operate, new UK fraud agency chief says

Antitrust View More

Indonesia online lenders attack cartel ruling over lack of evidence, procedural flaws

June 05, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Eighty-seven Indonesian online lenders have urged a Jakarta court to overturn the Indonesian antitrust agency's record interest-rate cartel ruling, arguing that the regulator failed to prove any agreement amon... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC ‘laser focused on affordability issues,’ Assefi says

June 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski, Wesley Brown and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Competition law enforcers in the Trump administration are heavily focused on policing monopolistic conduct and deals in markets for basic necessities, and are reluctant to devote resources to glamorous sectors... (more story)

‘Illegal agreement’ can’t get Humana to US jury, generic drugmakers tell judge

June 04, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Even if Humana brings forward sufficient proof of 22 individual generic drug price-fixing conspiracies and an overarching conspiracy linking them, the health insurer’s claims cannot go forward to a bellwether ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

India's top court proposes AI guardrails to keep humans in charge of justice

June 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's top court has proposed regulating the use of artificial intelligence in courts and prohibit AI from determining judicial outcomes. The Supreme Court of India's draft "Regulations for Use of Artificial ... (more story)

Calif. city votes to permanently ban data centers

June 05, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Monterey Park, California, is poised to became the first town to approve a permanent ban on power-hungry data centers through a voter-approved ballot measure, and it likely won't be the last. Many US cities an... (more story)

Connecticut bans retailers from using personal data to set prices

June 05, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Connecticut became the latest US state to restrict the use of personal data in setting consumer prices after its governor signed HB 5563 on Thursday, barring retailers and third-party delivery services from us... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan electronics retailers Yamada, Edion announce merger plans

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Two of Japan’s major consumer-electronics retailers, Yamada Holdings and Edion, have agreed to merge through a jointly owned holding company, the companies announced in a joint statement on Frida... (more story)

Alaska Air-Hawaiian merger challengers appeal dismissal to US Ninth Circuit

June 04, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

A group of travelers challenging Alaska Air Group's acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines has appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit a Hawaii federal court's dismissal of their antitrust lawsuit.

EU courts see drop in competition litigation, van der Woude says

June 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Disputes over decisions in areas such as mergers and antitrust, which once formed the bedrock of the EU court system, have dwindled in recent years, according to a senior judge. Litigation emerging from a raft... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korea's Tving faces privacy probe after unauthorized database access detected

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Tving is under investigation by South Korea's privacy regulator after the streaming platform detected signs of unauthorized access to a database containing user data on Tuesday and reported the i... (more story)

Netflix, Meta, Discord, other tech giants targeted by Texas AG in election run-up

June 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

With newly filed litigation and investigations against Netflix, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, and Roblox, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has arguably been the most aggressive data protection enforcer in th... (more story)

Mass. House passes comprehensive privacy bill

June 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Massachusetts House has passed a comprehensive privacy bill by a vote of 146-0 that would establish essential consumer data privacy rights. The bill includes “strong privacy protections for m... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Zee's FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights upheld by Indian court

June 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has won a dynamic anti-piracy injunction allowing the real-time blocking of rogue websites that illegally stream the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India. Zee holds the tournament's exclu... (more story)

US Supreme Court narrows inducement liability for 'skinny label' generic drugs

June 04, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that generic drug manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals' FDA-approved skinny label and marketing materials describing its product as equivalent to Amarin Pharma's bran... (more story)

IP licensing and business: May 22-June 4

June 04, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Companies across the music, technology and life sciences sectors announced over the past two weeks licensing transactions involving AI, standard essential patents, drug candidates and rare earth technologies. ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

HSBC's Swiss unit faces formal French probe over ex-Lebanon bank chief

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

HSBC’s private banking unit in Switzerland faces preliminary charges brought by French prosecutors over its links to the sanctioned former head of Lebanon’s central bank. The claims relate to the alleged embez... (more story)

US senator urges Treasury's FinCEN to issue AML rules for antiquities dealers

June 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, urged the US Treasury Department to propose rules requiring antiquities dealers to comply with anti-money laundering laws.

Nordea faces record penalty over alleged Russian money laundering failures

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Danish lender Nordea faces a record $1 billion fine for money laundering failures, after prosecutors lodged a fine against the country’s second biggest lender. The penalty, if agreed, will overshadow a previou... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK watchdog seeks to ease climate reporting rules for investment products

June 05, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK financial regulator is seeking to ease its climate reporting rules for investment products with a new proposal that will affect asset managers and asset owners. The Financial Conduct Authority had intro... (more story)

UK asset managers asked for feedback on new climate reporting rules

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK asset managers, asset owners and consumer groups have been asked for feedback on new climate reporting rules by the Financial Conduct Authority. The watchdog said it wants to simplify climate ... (more story)

US banking regulators say climate change poses no greater risk than other threats

June 04, 2026 | Neil Roland

Europe, North America

US banking regulators said they consider climate change to pose a risk to banks, but no greater than other potential hazards. “We do recognize that there are risks to banks and to their bank balance sheets fro... (more story)

Trade View More

China backs WTO consensus on extending e-transmission tariff moratorium

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China supports reaching a multilateral consensus as soon as possible on extending the World Trade Organization moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, according to a statement r... (more story)

Australia beef imports near quota as China reiterates 55% safeguard-tariff trigger

June 05, 2026

Asia, Oceania

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that safeguard tariffs on Australian beef imports will apply automatically if imports reach Australia’s annual country-specific quota under China’s beef... (more story)

Wood flooring duty rate unreasonably calculated, US importers tell appeals court

June 04, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

The separate duty rate calculated for Chinese multilayered wood flooring manufacturer Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group was unreasonable, US importers told a federal appeals court.

State Aid View More

Germany's €6m aid to Erfurt airport can go ahead, EU Commission says

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Erfurt regional airport may receive €6 million in operating aid from the German government, the European Commission said Thursday, clearing the measure under the bloc's state aid rules.  The ... (more story)

Spain wins EU approval for €25m plan to help fishing companies buy fuel

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission approved a €25 million Spanish aid plan to support fishing companies facing higher fuel costs linked to the Middle East crisis. The measure, which runs until Dec. 31, allo... (more story)

EFTA states get temporary state aid plan to help mitigate Middle East crisis

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland will be able to provide targeted state aid to sectors affected by high energy costs linked to the Middle East crisis, under a temporary framework ad... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ETS review stays on track as commission rejects calls to weaken carbon market

June 04, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission reaffirmed its support for the EU Emissions Trading System ahead of the July review of the carbon market, signaling no retreat from its flagship carbon-pricing policy despite calls from... (more story)

Romania faces EU pressure over missing heating infrastructure assessment

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has been issued a warning by the European Commission, for failing to deliver an updated assessment concerning renewable sources in the heating and cooling sector. According to the commiss... (more story)

Almost half of EU states warned over lack of aviation fuel penalty regimes

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has warned 13 member states for failing to establish national penalty regimes under the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, which aims to support the uptake of sustainable aviat... (more story)

Technology View More

UK lawmaker’s suit against xAI over Grok deepfakes ‘absolutely right,’ Starmer says

June 04, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

xAI’s Grok chatbot faces fresh pressure in the UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday he supports a lawsuit over deepfake nudes generated using the tool. Labour lawmaker Jess Asato, who filed a Hig... (more story)

UK call center workers face almost £119,000 order over unlawful data processing

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The unlawful selling of customer data from UK car insurance company RAC has led to a confiscation order of nearly £119,000, the Information Commissioner’s Office said in a statement on Thursday. ... (more story)

Flexibility is key to managing tech-sovereignty risks, EU banks say

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU banks should have flexibility in managing concerns about technology sovereignty, the European Banking Federation said in a paper in the context of the tech-sovereignty measures, which the Euro... (more story)