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US House framework would preempt state AI development laws for three years

SEP holders turn their attention to medtech

Making consumer guidance EU law would hurt video games, Supercell CEO says

Trump's AI security order signals concession of AI risks

EU court explores need to rule on abandoned O2-Three merger in UK

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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

June 04, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

WhatsApp’s reach shapes Brazil-specific antitrust test for AI competition
pair of boats made of euro notes to symbolize EU banking mergers

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

FTC eager to get input for US premerger form, but trade groups wary of change
sign reading 'SFO serious fraud office' with the UK coat of arms, affixed to a stone building

Financial Crime

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Firms face consequences if they don't co-operate, new UK fraud agency chief says
WhatsApp’s reach shapes Brazil-specific antitrust test for AI competition
FTC eager to get input for US premerger form, but trade groups wary of change
Firms face consequences if they don't co-operate, new UK fraud agency chief says

Antitrust View More

ACCC, Mastercard make their final cases as Australian antitrust trial wraps up

June 05, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Mastercard’s defense is built on "misdirected" analysis that fails to address the central question in the case, which is whether the company used discounts on credit-card transactions to discourage merchants f... (more story)

New Hong Kong antitrust chief pushes to criminalize bid rigging after deadly fire

June 05, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong Competition Commission Chairman Jat Sew‑tong said he is actively pursuing criminal sanctions for bid rigging, intensifying pressure for legislative changes after a deadly fire last year exposed syste... (more story)

German lottery system faces EU court questions over antitrust compatibility

June 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Germany's state-based lottery structure will come before the EU's top court to see if the way it divides up the country along state lines complies with the bloc's competition laws. The scrutiny before the Cour... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Indonesia updates e-commerce rules, adds AI and ride-hailing provisions

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Trade Ministry has signed a revised regulation governing e-commerce that will replace Trade Ministry Regulation No. 31 of 2023. In a statement issued Thursday, Trade Minister Budi San... (more story)

India's top court proposes AI guardrails to keep humans in charge of justice

June 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's top court has proposed regulating the use of artificial intelligence in courts and prohibit AI from determining judicial outcomes. The Supreme Court of India's draft "Regulations for Use of Artificial ... (more story)

Calif. city votes to permanently ban data centers

June 05, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Monterey Park, California, is poised to became the first town to approve a permanent ban on power-hungry data centers through a voter-approved ballot measure, and it likely won't be the last. Many US cities an... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Premier Fresh Australia's bid for assets of Domenico Group to be reviewed

June 05, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian competition regulator is reviewing Premier Fresh Australia’s proposed acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in North Queensland IQF and Double D Produce, both part of the Domeni... (more story)

Japan electronics retailers Yamada, Edion announce merger plans

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Two of Japan’s major consumer-electronics retailers, Yamada Holdings and Edion, have agreed to merge through a jointly owned holding company, the companies announced in a joint statement on Frida... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC ‘laser focused on affordability issues,’ Assefi says

June 04, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski, Wesley Brown and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Competition law enforcers in the Trump administration are heavily focused on policing monopolistic conduct and deals in markets for basic necessities, and are reluctant to devote resources to glamorous sectors... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan's Rapidus receives additional $940m subsidy to advance chip production

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s chipmaker Rapidus has completed an additional 150 billion yen ($943 million) investment from the government-affiliated Information-Technology Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Econom... (more story)

China court applies new competition rules in platform scraping case

June 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court ruled that an individual engaged in unfair competition by unlawfully obtaining and using user data from a leading professional networking platform, in a decision that clarifies the legal bounda... (more story)

Australian privacy watchdog sees growing workload, shrinking budget

June 05, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner faces rising workloads and major upcoming reforms, even as its budget is being cut by 8 percent. Privacy experts and advocates warn that longstanding under... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan patent panel to revisit AI, cross-border invention rules

June 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s patent policy panel will discuss cross-border network inventions, artificial intelligence and infringement deterrence, putting digital patent enforcement and AI-related patent rules back before the Jap... (more story)

Zee's FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights upheld by Indian court

June 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has won a dynamic anti-piracy injunction allowing the real-time blocking of rogue websites that illegally stream the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India. Zee holds the tournament's exclu... (more story)

US Supreme Court narrows inducement liability for 'skinny label' generic drugs

June 04, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that generic drug manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals' FDA-approved skinny label and marketing materials describing its product as equivalent to Amarin Pharma's bran... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

HSBC's Swiss unit faces formal French probe over ex-Lebanon bank chief

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

HSBC’s private banking unit in Switzerland faces preliminary charges brought by French prosecutors over its links to the sanctioned former head of Lebanon’s central bank. The claims relate to the alleged embez... (more story)

US senator urges Treasury's FinCEN to issue AML rules for antiquities dealers

June 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, urged the US Treasury Department to propose rules requiring antiquities dealers to comply with anti-money laundering laws.

Nordea faces record penalty over alleged Russian money laundering failures

June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Danish lender Nordea faces a record $1 billion fine for money laundering failures, after prosecutors lodged a fine against the country’s second biggest lender. The penalty, if agreed, will overshadow a previou... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK watchdog seeks to ease climate reporting rules for investment products

June 05, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK financial regulator is seeking to ease its climate reporting rules for investment products with a new proposal that will affect asset managers and asset owners. The Financial Conduct Authority had intro... (more story)

UK asset managers asked for feedback on new climate reporting rules

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK asset managers, asset owners and consumer groups have been asked for feedback on new climate reporting rules by the Financial Conduct Authority. The watchdog said it wants to simplify climate ... (more story)

Indonesia online lenders attack cartel ruling over lack of evidence, procedural flaws

June 05, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Eighty-seven Indonesian online lenders have urged a Jakarta court to overturn the Indonesian antitrust agency's record interest-rate cartel ruling, arguing that the regulator failed to prove any agreement amon... (more story)

Trade View More

Chinese business group opposes US Section 301 forced-labor tariffs

June 05, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China’s business community opposes a proposed US tariff measure linked to a Section 301 investigation into forced-labor imports, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade said in... (more story)

China backs WTO consensus on extending e-transmission tariff moratorium

June 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China supports reaching a multilateral consensus as soon as possible on extending the World Trade Organization moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, according to a statement r... (more story)

Australia beef imports near quota as China reiterates 55% safeguard-tariff trigger

June 05, 2026

Asia, Oceania

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that safeguard tariffs on Australian beef imports will apply automatically if imports reach Australia’s annual country-specific quota under China’s beef... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU courts see drop in competition litigation, van der Woude says

June 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Disputes over decisions in areas such as mergers and antitrust, which once formed the bedrock of the EU court system, have dwindled in recent years, according to a senior judge. Litigation emerging from a raft... (more story)

Germany's €6m aid to Erfurt airport can go ahead, EU Commission says

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Erfurt regional airport may receive €6 million in operating aid from the German government, the European Commission said Thursday, clearing the measure under the bloc's state aid rules.  The ... (more story)

Spain wins EU approval for €25m plan to help fishing companies buy fuel

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission approved a €25 million Spanish aid plan to support fishing companies facing higher fuel costs linked to the Middle East crisis. The measure, which runs until Dec. 31, allo... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ETS review stays on track as commission rejects calls to weaken carbon market

June 04, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission reaffirmed its support for the EU Emissions Trading System ahead of the July review of the carbon market, signaling no retreat from its flagship carbon-pricing policy despite calls from... (more story)

Romania faces EU pressure over missing heating infrastructure assessment

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has been issued a warning by the European Commission, for failing to deliver an updated assessment concerning renewable sources in the heating and cooling sector. According to the commiss... (more story)

Almost half of EU states warned over lack of aviation fuel penalty regimes

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has warned 13 member states for failing to establish national penalty regimes under the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, which aims to support the uptake of sustainable aviat... (more story)

Technology View More

Netflix, Meta, Discord, other tech giants targeted by Texas AG in election run-up

June 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

With newly filed litigation and investigations against Netflix, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, and Roblox, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has arguably been the most aggressive data protection enforcer in th... (more story)

UK lawmaker’s suit against xAI over Grok deepfakes ‘absolutely right,’ Starmer says

June 04, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

xAI’s Grok chatbot faces fresh pressure in the UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday he supports a lawsuit over deepfake nudes generated using the tool. Labour lawmaker Jess Asato, who filed a Hig... (more story)

UK call center workers face almost £119,000 order over unlawful data processing

June 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The unlawful selling of customer data from UK car insurance company RAC has led to a confiscation order of nearly £119,000, the Information Commissioner’s Office said in a statement on Thursday. ... (more story)