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US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

Groupe Canal+ seeks EU top court's view on consent for promotional emails

Big win over Google steels EU enforcer and marginalizes key economic test

US declines to renew trade pact with Mexico, Canada

Google told to pay $1.5bn damages to Klarna's PriceRunner by Swedish court

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Financial Services

July 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says

Trade

July 02, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

US zeroes in on elusive India trade deal after false starts, Trump-Modi rift

Antitrust

July 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

UK water companies may face revival of mass competition claim over pollution
US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says
US zeroes in on elusive India trade deal after false starts, Trump-Modi rift
UK water companies may face revival of mass competition claim over pollution

Antitrust View More

Maritime sector wins Dutch antitrust nod to cooperate for more sustainable ships

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies of the maritime sector may enter into agreements to facilitate the sharing and reuse of data, the Dutch competition authority said Friday, finding the collaboration is in line with anti... (more story)

Romanian watchdog to monitor fuel prices closely

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Between March and June this year, fuel prices in Romania remained well below the EU average, Romania's competition authority said Friday as part of its monitoring of developments following the ex... (more story)

Malaysia lower house passes competition overhaul, defers merger control

July 03, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia's lower house has approved the first major overhaul of the country's competition framework, expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative and enforcement powers while deferring a long-... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Indonesia seeks feedback on annual reporting templates for AI, blockchain, IoT

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs invited businesses to comment on draft annual-reporting templates for artificial intelligence, blockchain and Internet of Things activiti... (more story)

Malaysia to complete Online Safety Act framework with private-messaging rules

July 03, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia is finalizing the regulatory framework underpinning its Online Safety Act 2025 with proposed regulations governing private-messaging features, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told Parliament on T... (more story)

Vietnam releases official list of high-risk AI systems

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam's government on Thursday published a list of 46 artificial intelligence systems classified as "high-risk" under Decree 33, dated June 30. The systems are grouped into six categories: tran... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

EU draft merger guidelines should preserve strong competition, authorities say

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission's draft merger guidelines have been backed by competition authorities from seven EU countries who said strong competition, not bigger companies alone, was the key to drivi... (more story)

Vivendi gets fresh EU charges in probe of alleged gun-jumping with Lagardère

July 03, 2026 | Jean Comte, Nicholas Hirst and Andrew Boyce

Europe

French company Vivendi got fresh charges from the European Commission in the regulator’s probe regarding alleged gun-jumping with Lagardère, according to an update on the regulator’s website. The legal move fo... (more story)

Mercuria-Tata among deals unconditionally cleared in China June 22-28

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The joint venture between Mercuria Energy Group and minerals trading company Tata International Singapore; Honeywell International Inc’s acquisition of UK-listed chemicals company Johnson Matthey... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian bill strengthening under-16 social media ban delayed for inquiry

July 03, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's Senate has delayed a bill to strengthen enforcement of the country's under-16 social media ban by referring it to an eight-week parliamentary inquiry, postponing planned new powers for the online-s... (more story)

Singapore sets AI agent safeguards for banks, financial-services firms

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Monetary Authority has unveiled an industry-developed framework aimed at making artificial intelligence agents safer for financial services as firms accelerate adoption of autonomous ... (more story)

South Korean civic groups denounce US House report on Coupang as distorted

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A coalition of 135 South Korean labor and civil-society groups on Friday called on the US House Judiciary Committee to withdraw its recent report criticizing Seoul’s treatment of Coupang, calling... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Xiaomi wins Chinese trademark appeal over AI 'wake word'

July 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Tech giant Xiaomi has won an appeal protecting its "Xiao Ai Tong Xue" trademark, which also serves as the voice "wake word" used to activate the company’s artificial intelligence assistant across its devices.

Sulzer Mixpac patent appeal fails as Indian court backs prior art finding

July 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Swiss industrial equipment manufacturer Sulzer Mixpac lost its India patent appeal after the Delhi High Court upheld the rejection of its static mixer application, finding the claimed invention obvious over pr... (more story)

'Forensics first' approach gains ground in US trade secret litigation

July 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A new Sedona Conference draft commentary — and a dispute between two enterprise database software providers currently unfolding across two US states — could show trade secret litigation transitioning to a fron... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud agency closes Signature criminal probe

July 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

An investigation into development and investment company, Signature Group, which collapsed with debts of £140 million six years ago has been closed without charges by the UK fraud agency Thursday. An Serious F... (more story)

Australia's AML/CTF reforms bring Privacy Act obligations to 100,000 entities

July 02, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia has extended its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, while also bringing more than 100,000 businesses within the scope of the 1... (more story)

EagleBank allegedly allowed decade-long US kiting scheme, document says

July 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A friend and former business partner of EagleBank’s ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend’s son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a d... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Senator Warren criticizes restructuring plan for regional Fed bank structure

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller urging that he halt work on a proposal to “transform” the operational structure and governance of the Federal Rese... (more story)

Forvis Mazars sanctioned by UK regulator for Studio Retail audit failings

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Audit and professional services firm Forvis Mazars and one of its audit partners have been sanctioned by the UK’s audit watchdog for serious failings in an audit of Studio Retail Group. The company entered adm... (more story)

UK pension providers urged to do more for consumers with older products

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

UK pension providers should do more to improve outcomes for customers holding older products, the financial markets watchdog has urged after finding that some may be receiving poorer value than savers invested... (more story)

Trade View More

Competitive advantage in tariffs remains final hurdle in US-India trade talks

July 03, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia, North America

India will not finalize a US trade deal until Washington identifies a legally sustainable mechanism to grant Indian exports preferential market access over Asian competitors, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said.

High US beef prices require 'structural' trade, antitrust interventions, report says

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meatpacker break-ups, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, prosecution of fraud and reduced beef import quotas are needed to address "structural" drivers of high beef prices in a highly concentr... (more story)

US trade court remands Commerce's Indian brass rod order

July 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

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

The US Court of International Trade remanded the Commerce Department’s 2024 final affirmative antidumping determination on brass rod from India, finding the agency failed to properly address semi-finished good... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU outlines data-protection approach in enforcing foreign-subsidies law

July 01, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has adopted internal rules allowing it to restrict certain data-protection rights when conducting investigations under the EU's power to patrol foreign subsidies. In a dec... (more story)

PostNord's 2017 capital injection into Post Danmark undergoing state aid probe

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PostNord Group's capital injection of 1 billion Danish krone (approximately €134 million) into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017 is undergoing an in-depth probe to assess whether it was in line... (more story)

Open Markets says US Supreme Court 'grossly usurped' Congress in Slaughter case

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Open Markets Institute said the US Supreme Court has "grossly usurped Congress' constitutional authority" by ruling the president could remove Federal Trade Commission commissioners at will, ... (more story)

Energy View More

New 'small mid-cap company' category backed by EU lawmakers in committee

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers in committee backed new rules creating a new category of small mid-cap companies, following a provisional agreement with member states earlier this month. The agreed text will now go... (more story)

EU clean-energy projects face shorter approval deadlines under lawmakers' plan

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Renewable energy developers, grid operators and storage companies could face faster permitting decisions under draft rules backed Thursday by the European Parliament’s energy committee. Part of t... (more story)

EU power plan, emissions system review, banking report postponed to July 17

July 02, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The EU’s electrification action plan, the review of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System, network-charges measures and a bank competitiveness report are set to be unveiled on July 17, two days later than initia... (more story)

Technology View More

China mandates safety rules for driver-assist systems as adoption hits 70%

July 03, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China has issued mandatory safety standards for combined driver-assistance systems, requiring automakers to meet stricter rules than international regulations as the technology gains widespread adoption in the... (more story)

Indonesian ministry to verify if Apple services comply with child-protection rules

July 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has started the process to verify that 14 services provided by tech giant Apple are compliant with child-protection standards outlined in... (more story)

Google likely to dodge US design defect lawsuit aimed at ed-tech tools

July 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US judge appeared likely on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google of designing school-issued Chromebooks and education tools that expose children to harmful content, saying the claims seem barred by ... (more story)