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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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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

July 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Rossel-IPM merger wins Belgian approval with media plurality safeguards
Football in colors of the Brazilian flag

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Soccer bloc FFU faces full-form antitrust review in Brazil
Michelle Bowman

Financial Services

July 02, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says
Rossel-IPM merger wins Belgian approval with media plurality safeguards
Soccer bloc FFU faces full-form antitrust review in Brazil
US Fed’s Global Systemically Important Bank plan `misses the mark,’ group says

Antitrust View More

South Korea fines gas station association, agricultural cooperatives for fuel price collusion

July 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: A regional gas station association and two agricultural cooperatives operating in South Korea have been fined for colluding to fix retail fuel prices in the country’s resort island of Jeju betwee... (more story)

Coupang cases to proceed under unchanged KFTC approach amid US criticism

July 06, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Coupang's antitrust cases in South Korea are set to move into the deliberation process in the coming weeks and months, with the Korea Fair Trade Commission showing no sign of altering its posture despite an in... (more story)

South Korean executives from oil refiners indicted for alleged price fixing

July 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Executives at South Korea’s major oil refiners — HD Hyundai Oilbank and GS Caltex — have been indicted by South Korean prosecutors for allegedly colluding to raise fuel prices following the outbr... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong's privacy regulator launches AI sandbox for schools

July 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong's privacy regulator and Digital Policy Office launched a regulatory sandbox on Monday to help schools adopt artificial intelligence while protecting student data. The six‑month program ... (more story)

China proposes unified internet rules covering AI, platforms, content services

July 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's cyberspace regulator on Friday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the country's foundational rules for internet information services, consolidating two decades of piecemeal platform regulati... (more story)

AI cyber risks may be understated by lower-budget tests, UK institute warns

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The cyber risks of new AI models should always be interpreted with consideration to the compute budget used to estimate it, the UK’s AI Security Institute said in a new research briefing, warning... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Rossel's media acquisition of IPM approved with conditions in Belgium

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Rossel's acquisition of IPM has been granted conditional antitrust approval in Belgium after the media company agreed to preserve editorial independence and journalists’ protections. Belgium’s co... (more story)

Cristália-Takeda plant deal cleared in Brazil

July 03, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil’s antitrust authority has cleared Cristália’s acquisition of Takeda’s pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Jaguariúna, finding that the transaction is unlikely to reduce the availability of contract ma... (more story)

MMG, Anglo American extend deal deadline to secure EU clearance

July 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

The deal deadline for Chinese-owned mining company MMG to acquire Anglo American's nickel business in Brazil has been extended to Oct. 31 in order give more time to secure EU approval. The European Commission ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korea proposes extending MyData portability to education, employment

July 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator has proposed expanding individuals’ right to request transfers of their personal data to cover the education and employment sectors, with draft amendments open for... (more story)

Pornhub-owner appeals parental liability in EU's digital-services probe

July 04, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter, Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Ethical Capital Partners has brought an appeal challenging its potential liability for any breach by Pornhub, which it owns, of EU digital laws, MLex has learned. The Canadian private equity fund is understood... (more story)

Streaming platforms seek EU court guidance on Belgian copyright rules

July 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman

Europe

Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Big Tech's video alliance needs EU scrutiny, lawmaker Schwab says

July 03, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the likes of Apple and Google, should face EU scrutiny under competition and tech gatekeeper rules, an influential lawmaker has urged. Andreas Schwab has written... (more story)

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)

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

EU businesses’ sustainability reporting simplified by the EU Commission

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU businesses’ reporting on sustainability issues is simplified by the revised reporting standards adopted on Friday by the European Commission. The measures, an implementing text, reduce the num... (more story)

Lawmakers warmer toward more EU-level capital markets oversight than govts

July 03, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers are pushing for more EU-level oversight of capital markets than national governments in a jumbo legislative package which aims to foster a more efficient, integrated, and competitive financial sys... (more story)

Future of UK retail payments ecosystem laid out in long-term strategy

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has set out a long-term strategy to modernize retail payment infrastructure, outlining priorities that will affect the likes of banks, payment providers and other fintech compan... (more story)

Trade View More

China chamber raises concerns over EU's revised steel import framework

July 06, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU expressed concern over the EU's revised steel import framework, which took effect on July 1, warning that additional trade restrictions could weaken the co... (more story)

EU and Thailand advance free-trade talks, provisionally close key chapters

July 03, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Thailand made progress during the ninth round of negotiations on a future trade agreement, provisionally closing chapters on competition and subsidies, state-owned enterprises, dispute... (more story)

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.

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

EU online commerce law must force clear labeling of influencer marketing, groups say

July 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s regulation on online commerce should force platforms to clearly label influencer marketing, 15 advocacy groups said in a joint letter on Monday. In a push for the upcoming Digital Fairne... (more story)

List of categorized services under UK’s Online Safety Act due in July, Ofcom says

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A list of online services in scope of extra regulatory obligations under the UK’s Online Safety Act is set to be published by the end of this month, regulator Ofcom has confirmed. Following sever... (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)