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A long perspective view of a modern data center featuring rows of glass-enclosed server racks with glowing blue lights flanking a central walkway with a gold-lit metal floor grate.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 29, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Amid US community pushback on data centers, developers fight back in court
A close-up photo of a black woman with long, straight brown hair speaking into a microphone. She is wearing a dark blazer and is set against a blue curtain backdrop

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

New York to restrict 'addictive' social media features for children
The U.S. Capitol is overlaid with a blue digital circuit board design featuring glowing lights and large letters spelling AI.

Artificial Intelligence

July 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Bradley Dress

North America

One year in, US security response tests AI Action Plan
Amid US community pushback on data centers, developers fight back in court
New York to restrict 'addictive' social media features for children
One year in, US security response tests AI Action Plan

Antitrust View More

Google’s search monopoly rents still flowing, US DOJ, states tell appeals court

July 29, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Google continues to reap billions of dollars in supracompetitive profits from an unlawful, data-fueled “flywheel” that keeps spinning because a District of Columbia federal judge failed to end contracts centra... (more story)

Opera alleges Microsoft's Jumpstart program favors Edge as part of Brazil probe

July 29, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Norway-based web browser company company Opera stepped up its offensive against Microsoft's alleged dominance in Brazil through Edge, telling the nation's competition regulator that computer manufacturers have... (more story)

US appeals court revives Cendyn, Atlantic City casino-hotels price-fixing suit

July 29, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

A US appeals court has revived a price-fixing suit filed against Atlantic City casino-hotel operators and pricing software company Cendyn, finding a lower federal court erred by not accepting the plaintiffs' a... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

xAI, MZX Tech say Mississippi residents' claims over data center plant 'meritless'

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: xAI and MZX Tech are seeking to dismiss public nuisance, negligence and emotional distress claims in a proposed class action filed by Mississippi residents alleging that a power plant fueling nea... (more story)

SpaceX argues it doesn't belong in Mississippi lawsuit over noise from data center power plant

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: SpaceX is asking to be dismissed from a proposed class action filed by Mississippi residents alleging that a power plant fueling nearby data centers is creating inescapable noise pollution becaus... (more story)

xAI seeks preliminary injunction against enforcement of Minnesota ban on 'nudification'

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: xAI is requesting a preliminary injunction to block Minnesota's attorney general from enforcing a state law (HF 1606) banning image "nudification" technology set to take effect on Aug. 1, arguing... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Grupo Equatorial asks Brazil CADE to reconsider Sidágua appeal in Copasa deal

July 29, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Grupo Equatorial has asked the Brazilian competition authority Tribunal to reconsider a decision admitting Sindágua/MG as an interested third party and accepting its appeal of the agency's clearance of Equator... (more story)

American Water-Essential deal has regulatory hearings in Pa., NJ in August

July 29, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

American Water has received regulatory approval in Virginia, Ohio and Kentucy, reached a settlement in principle with Texas, and is still under review in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and Illinois, ... (more story)

American Water provides state regulatory updates, hearings in August and September

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: American Water has regulatory hearings in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in August, hearings in North Carolina in September and an order from the administrative law judge in Illinois with a November... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Facebook users urge US appeals court to revive scam-ad contract claims

July 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

MLex Summary: Facebook users urged the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling allowing them to pursue claims that Meta Platforms breached contractual promises to combat fraudu... (more story)

Telehealth company Hims targeted by US FTC, states over data sharing, billing

July 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

The FTC, California and Utah accused Hims & Hers of sharing sensitive health data with advertisers, misleading consumers into recurring prescription charges and making subscriptions difficult to cancel.

TikTok gets June 2027 trial date on Utah addictive design claims

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Utah state court judge has set a June 7, 2027, trial date for the State of Utah's claims that features of TikTok's platform were knowingly designed to be addictive.

Intellectual Property View More

Defense right to repair spurs debate over contractors' IP rights

July 29, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US House and Senate versions of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act each endorse a right to repair for the military, which would expand US government access to technical data, an outcome that defen... (more story)

US espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group collapses, but caselaw endures

July 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The US Department of Justice’s decision to abandon its economic espionage prosecution of China’s Pangang Group may ultimately be remembered less for its abrupt ending than for the precedent it produced: narrow... (more story)

AstraZeneca, GSK settle long-running UK patent royalty dispute

July 29, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline have settled a dispute over royalty payments owed to AstraZeneca by GlaxoSmithKline subsidiary Tesaro for licenses to the patent for anti-cancer medication niraparib.

Financial Crime View More

Former Goldman banker paid bribes to officials in Ghana, US tells jury

July 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker bribed officials in Ghana to help a client win a contract to build a power plant, US prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his corruption trial, while the defense said the gove... (more story)

UK lawyer Osmond fails to overturn SFO 'tipping off' conviction

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A London lawyer convicted of tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation involving Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has lost a bid to overturn his conviction at the UK’s appeal court on T... (more story)

EY fined by UK audit regulator over Made.com work

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

EY has been fined £1.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over its work on collapsed furniture retailer Made.com. An audit engagement partner, Jule Carlyle was also fined £49,000 for her work on the company, ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

German banks and insurers warned to avoid AI shortcomings

July 29, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski and Martin Coyle

Europe

Banks and insurers in Germany have been cautioned over their use of artificial intelligence as the country’s financial regulator warned of multimillion-euro fines for shortcomings. An official at BaFin said th... (more story)

Insurers see finalized Solvency UK regime regime with eased compliance

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Insurers have been given finalized amendments to the Solvency UK reporting regime aimed at improving reporting clarity, consistency and data quality while easing compliance burdens. In response t... (more story)

Indonesia's OJK expands tokenization initiative for SME financing

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sector, said Monday it is expanding the use of digital financial innovation, including real-wo... (more story)

Trade View More

EU battery production can support stricter 'Made in Europe' rules, analysis says

July 29, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Europe's battery industry has enough production capacity to support stricter "Made in Europe" requirements under the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act, according to a paper by sustainable transport lobby gro... (more story)

China vows to protect companies after reported US humanoid-robot ban

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday that it opposes what it described as the US expanding the concept of national security to suppress Chinese compan... (more story)

EU Commission registers Chinese lysine imports as anti-dumping review continues

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has ordered customs authorities to register imports of lysine from China as part of a re-opened dumping investigation, allowing potential punitive duties to be applied ret... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian compensation for solar energy investors draws in-depth EU probe

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has drawn an in-depth EU investigation into whether an arbitration award ordering it to compensate 10 solar energy investors breaches state aid rules. In 2011, the European Commission cle... (more story)

EU Commission suggests changes to regional state aid guidelines

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is requesting feedback on proposed changes to the regional state aid guidelines. These set out the legal framework governing the granting of state aid for regional develop... (more story)

Swedish aid for farmers, fishers hit by rising fuel prices gets EU clearance

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has received EU state aid clearance for 1.6 billion kronor (€149 million) of support to agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies hit by increased fuel and fertilizer prices resultin... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub

July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

EU and Canada add EV charging, permitting to CETA regulatory cooperation agenda

July 27, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada have broadened regulatory cooperation under their trade agreement, CETA, by launching new work streams on heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, environmental permitting and geos... (more story)

TotalEnergies appeals ruling over downstream emissions under French due-diligence law

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TotalEnergies has appealed a Paris court ruling on its climate-vigilance plan, arguing that France's corporate due-diligence law does not require companies to manage risks arising from customers'... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta to face Massachusetts claims during bench trial next May

July 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms is set for a bench trial to face claims it violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act and constituted a public nuisance, a Massachusetts judge decided Wednesday.

South Korea regulator floats parental consent for young social-media users

July 29, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea could consider requiring parental consent for children around age 14 to join social-media platforms, its communications regulator said Wednesday. Korea Media and Communications Commission Chair Kim... (more story)

Indonesia to regulate app-based delivery separately from ride-hailing

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian government is in the final stages of drafting regulations governing app-based goods and food delivery services, which will be regulated separately from ride-hailing passenger trans... (more story)