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Pace of progress on US-Mexico-Canada pact unclear after renewal failure

Direction of EU social media curbs debate to be clarified with experts’ report

AbbVie files $10.9bn Apogee deal in Germany

EU’s gatekeeper law survives ‘illegality’ attack; Apple will get another swing

Transparency concerns plague AI assessment work in US

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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

July 10, 2026 | Mike Swift and Alex Wilts

North America

Musk turns to antitrust claims over OpenAI-Microsoft alliance after charity loss
U.S. Representative Greg Casar

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

July 10, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Tailored design, privacy rules drive latest US chatbot bill

Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security

July 10, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil's ex-ante digital markets draft bill faces pushback
Musk turns to antitrust claims over OpenAI-Microsoft alliance after charity loss
Tailored design, privacy rules drive latest US chatbot bill
Brazil's ex-ante digital markets draft bill faces pushback

Antitrust View More

KFTC seeks study on executive disqualification for repeat cartels

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s antitrust watchdog is soliciting bids for a four-months study on introducing executive disqualification and suspension orders to deter repeat cartel conduct. Accroding to the notice... (more story)

China alcohol association seeks new innovation path for online platforms

July 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

The China Alcoholic Drinks Association said online alcohol-sales platforms remain focused on livestreaming and low-price promotions, and instead should increase investment in supply-chain digitalization, block... (more story)

Australia introduces cash distribution framework to regulate dominant provider

July 13, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

The Australian government has introduced legislation to regulate Australia's cash distribution system, giving the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission oversight of commercial arrangements and the Reser... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US Mythos restrictions unsettle AI safety institutes, South Korean official says

July 13, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania

Recent US restrictions on foreign access to Anthropic's Mythos model have unsettled national AI safety institutes, with delegates at a Seoul meeting calling for earlier access to relevant US government informa... (more story)

China cabinet calls for faster digital infrastructure, emerging tech push

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's State Council has pledged to accelerate construction of a "Digital China" and called for the faster deployment of digital infrastructure, including next-generation communications and comp... (more story)

Malaysia launches consultation on AI governance bill

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Malaysia's Ministry of Digital has begun stakeholder engagement on a proposed Artificial Intelligence Governance Bill, the country's first cross-sector AI law, ahead of a nationwide public consul... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FTC's Loctite-Liquid Nails case focuses on hardware store sales

July 10, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

If corporate consolidation binds Loctite to Liquid Nails, the two glue heavyweights will have the potential to dominate the construction adhesive retail market, the US Federal Trade Commission is set to argue ... (more story)

XXXLutz may have breached merger rules with Porta deal, EU regulator says

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: XXXLutz, an Austrian furniture retailer, is under formal EU investigation over possible gun-jumping in its proposed takeover of German rival Porta, the European Commission said on Friday. Regulat... (more story)

XXXLutz faces EU gun-jumping probe over Porta deal (update*)

July 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Furniture seller XXXLutz faces a "gun-jumping" probe by the European Commission for moving ahead with its acquisition of Porta without seeking approval. The EU regulator said it had "become aware of conduct th... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China's banks, insurers face proposed cybersecurity rules

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's National Financial Regulatory Administration released draft rules on Friday to strengthen cybersecurity oversight of banks, insurers and financial holding companies, as regulators seek to... (more story)

Privacy claims against Blue Shield in US tracking case dismissed for now

July 10, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Privacy claims against Blue Shield California over the use of website tracking tools were thrown out by a US federal judge due to the plaintiffs' failure to present sufficient facts to allege that the company ... (more story)

Federal Wiretap Act claim against Blue Shield dismissed by US federal judge

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge dismissed, with leave to amend, a proposed class action accusing Blue Shield of California of violating the federal Wiretap Act by embedding Google Analytics and Meta Pixel on ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Google denied interim relief in India trademark appeal

July 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Google failed to secure a stay of an Indian court ruling holding its AdWords keyword advertising program liable for trademark infringement, leaving intact a previous judgment with broader implications for onli... (more story)

Apple sues OpenAI, former employees in US for trade secrets theft

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Apple is accusing OpenAI and two former employees of trade secret theft, alleging that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker's trade secrets to develop its consumer hardware, acco... (more story)

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged hardware trade secret theft in US

July 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Apple filed a US trade secret misappropriation suit Friday against OpenAI, two of its employees and hardware subsidiary io Products in the Northern District of California, alleging the AI giant stole trade sec... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Epoch Times finance chief pleads guilty in US to money laundering scheme

July 10, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The Epoch Times' former chief financial officer pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicitly obtained funds to benefit the newspaper company. He pleaded guilty t... (more story)

Former CFO of Epoch Times pleads guilty in US to role in money laundering scheme

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Weidong Guan, the former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, pledaed guilty to participating in a conspiracy to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds as part of a transnation... (more story)

Iranian leader's financier, exchange houses sanctioned by US

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari, who oversees a sprawling global network of assets benefitting Iran’s ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Circle gets final US OCC approval to establish national trust bank

July 10, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Circle Internet Group received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, a passage expected to strengthen the infrastructure of USDC, the world's ... (more story)

EU govts committed to market integration deal by October, with refocused talks

July 10, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU finance ministers on Friday committed to reaching an agreement by October on the Market Integration and Supervision Package. Ireland is steering focused negotiations on core provisions — including the scope... (more story)

Digital finance push, tokenization rules clarity backed by Eurozone ministers

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurozone finance ministers have backed faster development of digital finance, including a possible digital euro, with central-bank money remaining at its core. In a statement, they called for clo... (more story)

Trade View More

China imposes temporary export ban on helium

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs said in a joint announcement published on Friday that they have imposed a temporary export ban on helium, effective immediately.... (more story)

Trump signs order directing 232 action on aircraft, related parts

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing US officials to negotiate with countries to adjust imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines and related parts, the result of a Section 23... (more story)

WTO largely upholds EU anti-dumping duties on Indonesian fatty acids

July 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: A World Trade Organization dispute panel has mostly rejected Indonesia's challenge to the EU’s anti-dumping duties on fatty acid imports, finding that the European Commission's investigation and ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Bus operator McGill files subsidy claim against Scottish government

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bus operator McGill has filed a claim against the Scottish government over an alleged breach of subsidy rules through zero emissions funding, according to the action lodged with the Competition A... (more story)

EU Commission loses German state aid appeal over power cogeneration plants

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission's appeal in a state aid case against Germany over high-efficiency cogeneration plants has been dismissed by the EU's highest court. The commission was challenging an earli... (more story)

Ryanair loses two EU lower court challenges over Italian Covid airline aid

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has lost two EU court challenges to the European Commission's approval of aid granted by Italy to compensate airlines for damage caused by the Covid pandemic. Judges at the EU General Cou... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon border tax certificate sale, repurchase draft opened for feedback

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies covered by the EU’s carbon border tax can provide feedback until Aug. 6 on draft European Commission rules setting conditions for the sale and repurchase of CBAM certificates, the commi... (more story)

Updated EU electricity grid connection rules for generators open for consultation

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on planned updates to binding electricity grid connection rules for generators and electricity users. The changes aim to prepare the power system for m... (more story)

Indonesia adopts revised trading rules for carbon exchange

July 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sectors, said that it has adopted revised rules governing trading through the country's carbon... (more story)

Technology View More

US DOJ's Mimi Vishio to leave Antitrust Division

July 10, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Mimi Vishio, the acting director of civil enforcement at the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is leaving the agency, MLex has learned, marking yet another high-profile departure in recent months.

Lowered Meta abatement request from New Mexico seeks $953 million; judge eyes remedies

July 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

As New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid considers remedies against Meta Platforms following a state trial, Attorney General Raul Torrez significantly reduced the monetary amount the state is seeking for abatement... (more story)

Big social media firms would have to give users more feed control under UK plans

July 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, X and other platforms listed on the top tier of a new UK online safety register would need to give users a chance to filter out harmful but legal content on their feeds under plans p... (more story)