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UK pensions providers, regulators brace for implementation of major reforms

US relationship with frontier AI developers takes the spotlight

US eyes complete critical minerals shift from China, administration official says

How far can Australian court orders go in Apple-Epic antitrust case?

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale

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Financial Services

May 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU governments' market supervision debate inching forward amid strong divisions

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 07, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Paramount-Warner deal should face UK govt intervention, labor union Bectu says (update*)

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight
EU governments' market supervision debate inching forward amid strong divisions
Paramount-Warner deal should face UK govt intervention, labor union Bectu says (update*)
DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight

Antitrust View More

‘Wall Street goliath’ Bowlero gobbling up bowling, US antitrust complaint says

May 07, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Wall Street goliath Bowlero has been gobbling up bowling lanes across America while using unlawful algorithmic dynamic pricing to hike prices on everything, letting the quality of customers’ experience degrade... (more story)

Google opposes Fotobom's motion for judgment in US antitrust case over keyboards

May 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google told a US federal judge that Fotobom should not be allowed to preclude it from litigating issues supposedly resolved in separate litigation concerning the Google Play Store and search. Goo... (more story)

PayPoint only partly impacted pre-pay energy market competition, UK tribunal says

May 07, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

PayPoint impacted competition for a certain period of time in the UK's pre-pay energy market, a court has ruled, but awarded only a fraction of the damages sought by energy technology company Global-365 and en... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business

May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)

Google might be 'locking up' AI market, senior Microsoft executive says

May 07, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Google has the capacity to "entrench itself again at the heart of the AI ecosystem in a way that causes significant harm to the whole ecosystem," Nicholas Banasevic, a Microsoft vice-president, said on Thursda... (more story)

EU's simplified AI rulebook creates 'dangerous loopholes,’ consumer group warns

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's simplified rulebook on artificial intelligence “creates dangerous loopholes” in the law, said consumer group BEUC on Thursday. The AI Omnibus, which was adopted early on Thursday, “rolls... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nexstar chair confident company will beat legal challenges, fully integrate with Tegna

May 07, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar Media Group Chairman and Chief Executive Perry Sook expressed his confidence that the company will prevail against legal challenges attempting to stop its acquisition of Tegna during an earnings call. ... (more story)

FTC settlement highlights broad scrutiny of 365 Retail serial acquisitions

May 07, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski

North America

The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed remedy in the 365 Retail Markets matter underscores the agency’s growing focus on serial acquisitions and its willingness to assess a company’s broader course of conduct... (more story)

Essential CEO not worried about Pa. governor's concerns over American Water merger

May 07, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Essential Utilities Chief Executive Christopher Franklin told investors the company is addressing concerns about rate hikes with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s office, but he doesn’t expect it to impact ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Google seeks new trial, judgment in Calif. social media addiction case

May 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google and YouTube asked a US federal judge to grant a new trial and judgment in a state case over addictive design on the platform. They said the award of punitive damages should be set aside be... (more story)

Growing role as AI watchdog is 'defining feature' of 2025, says EU data regulator

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Artificial intelligence was once again a key topic in 2025, said the European data regulator on Thursday in its annual report, calling its growing role as AI watchdog a “defining feature” of the ... (more story)

China court orders halt to AI agent in landmark unfair competition case

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has ordered a developer to stop the operations of an artificial intelligence agent in a closely watched unfair competition dispute that could shape how Chinese law governs autonomous AI softwar... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK trademark association's new head calls for action on applications backlog

May 07, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The new president of the body representing UK trademark lawyers has said that action is desperately needed to address the country’s persistent backlog of trademark applications, calling for an overhaul of the ... (more story)

This week at the UPC: May 1-7

May 07, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

This week, the Unified Patent Court revoked a Covid-19 treatment patent owned by China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences and upheld Ericsson's patent in its dispute against AsusTek. The court also rejecte... (more story)

ZTE could get $640 million from Samsung for SEP use, German court says

May 07, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

ZTE could enjoy a $640 million lump sum payment from Samsung for use of the Chinese company’s standard essential patents, a German court has said. The decision from the Munich Regional Court 1 demonstrates the... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Russian-Swiss businessman appeals US denial of move to dismiss sanctions case

May 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Russian-Swiss dual national is appealing a US judge’s decision that he can’t challenge his sanctions violations case without appearing in a Washington, DC, courtroom. “Unless and until [he] shows he is willi... (more story)

Cuban military conglomerate, its president sanctioned by US

May 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department sanctioned a Cuban military-controlled umbrella enterprise that controls an estimated 40 percent or more of the island’s economy, as well as its executive president.

Ultra deal shows firms can slash UK bribery fines despite cooperation hitches

May 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Africa, Europe

A £15 million settlement struck by Ultra Electronics to ward off a bribery prosecution demonstrates that companies can still get significantly reduced penalties through the UK's rarely used deferred prosecutio... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Euro-area financial integration has improved, but outlook uncertain, EU says

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Financial integration improved in the euro area last year, but the impact of geopolitical developments on integration remained uncertain, the European Commission said in its annual European Finan... (more story)

US SEC files civil charges against 21 in insider trading scheme

May 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 21 individuals for their alleged involvement in a decade-long insider trading scheme that used information misappropriated from multiple glob... (more story)

Banking groups say US senators' stablecoin yield compromise 'falls short’

May 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banking groups said a proposed stablecoin compromise agreed to by Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks still “falls short,” prompting a response from the senators that they “... (more story)

Trade View More

EU and Japan pledge to deepen critical minerals, batteries cooperation

May 07, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Japan pledged to deepen trade and supply chain cooperation at their 7th High-Level Economic Dialogue in Brussels on Thursday, as both sides warned against economic coercion, rising exp... (more story)

Second round of EU talks on US trade deal fails to deliver breakthrough

May 07, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A second round of negotiations in Brussels on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement concluded without a breakthrough on Wednesday night. Last week US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tarif... (more story)

China's first-ever blocking order targets spillover of US sanctions

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has activated its blocking mechanism for the first time, ordering companies not to comply with US Iran-related sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners. The move marks the first public use of China’s 2... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany’s €5b decarbonization support wins EU approval

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s plan to invest €5 billion to help companies decarbonize their production processes has won EU state-aid approval. The program applies to companies introducing “fundamental technological... (more story)

EU seeks feedback on French state support for EDF plan for six nuclear reactors

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties wishing to comment on France’s plan to provide state support for EDF to build and operate six new nuclear reactors have been given one month to provide input to the European Commission. T... (more story)

Austrian, Spanish aid to energy-intensive companies wins EU state aid approval

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria and Spain have won approval from the European Commission to compensate energy-intensive businesses for higher electricity costs due to the impact carbon prices. The measures are designed ... (more story)

Energy View More

Slowing EU truck climate goals would send wrong signal, EU Commission says

May 07, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission defended the EU’s 2030 truck CO2 reduction targets despite electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles accounting for only 3.7 percent of the market. An EU official pointed to recent compl... (more story)

PayPoint abused dominance in pre-pay energy market, UK tribunal rules

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK payment services company PayPoint abused its market dominance for a certain period in the pre-pay energy market, the Competition Appeal has ruled. Global-365, as well as energy supplier Utilit... (more story)

EU Commission selects nine hydrogen production projects to support clean transition

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Thursday selected nine hydrogen production projects under the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank. The projects are expected to provide 1.1 giga-watts of electr... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta challenges UK online safety fees regime; Epic Games intends to join

May 07, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta Platforms is challenging the regulations underpinning Ofcom’s fee regime for services regulated under the UK Online Safety Act, arguing that the methodology used to calculate fees and potential penalties ... (more story)

EU lawmakers reach deal on amendments to EU's AI Act

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers reached an agreement on amendments to the EU's AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a more centralized governance framework, and changes to how the regulatio... (more story)

AI developers, users see EU agreement on AI Act changes

May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman*

Europe

EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the r... (more story)