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Financial Crime, Financial Services, Technology

June 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

FTX founder Bankman-Fried applies for Trump pardon

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 08, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FCC, Nexstar say challenges to approval of Tegna deal premature

Antitrust View More

Steadfast, QBE, Allianz face Australian competition suit from Dynamic

June 09, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Steadfast Group, QBE Insurance and Allianz Australia Insurance are facing a competition lawsuit in Australia filed by Dynamic Insurance Services, which alleges the three engaged in coordinated conduct that cut... (more story)

Broadcom takes Samsung chip-supply antitrust case to South Korea's top court

June 09, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Broadcom has filed an appeal with South Korea’s Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a lower court’s decision that upheld an 18.6 billion won ($12.2 million today) antitrust fine for abusing its superior bargain... (more story)

New Shanghai Apple lawsuit adds sideloading challenge to App Store dispute

June 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Apple's restrictions on sideloading have been challenged in a new consumer antitrust lawsuit against the US tech giant in China, as a Shanghai court opened a three-day hearing into allegations that the iPhone ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Snapchat faces Dutch class action over online safety, data concerns

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Snapchat is facing legal action over its addictive design, targeted advertisement and harmful content, especially when aimed at minors. The Foundation for Market Information Research, known as SO... (more story)

South Korea maps out AI privacy R&D priorities in new roadmap

June 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator has released a 2026–2030 roadmap for privacy technology R&D and standardization aimed at supporting safe personal-data use in the artificial intelligence era. The ... (more story)

Ohio becomes test case for data center opposition as US tech companies defend plans

June 09, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

As data centers proliferate, tech companies are being called to defend their data center development plans before worried lawmakers. Ohio is becoming a test case for what’s ahead across the country as state la... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Kimberly-Clark secures EU foreign-subsidy clearance for Kenvue acquisition

June 09, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Kimberly-Clark's intended acquisition of Kenvue has been cleared by the European Commission under the terms of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The deal, due to close in the second half of 2026, still needs m... (more story)

Gategroup-KLM among deals unconditionally cleared in China May 25-31

June 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Swiss food and hospitality company Gategroup’s acquisition of a 75 percent stake in KLM Catering Services Schiphol BV was among eight transactions that received unconditional antitrust clearance ... (more story)

Airbus-Alpha Component Services among deals unconditionally cleared in China May 18-24

June 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Airbus’s acquisition of a half percent stake in Alpha Component Services, which provides maintenance services for large commercial-aircraft components; Brookfield’s acquisition of full control of... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Digital Omnibus impact assessment on cookies expected in October, EU lawmaker says

June 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Parliament’s work on an EU digital simplification bill will forge ahead even as lawmakers wait for a long-demanded impact assessment that's expected by October, according to Marina Kaljurand, a ke... (more story)

Kyushu Electric Power subsidiary reports data on 10.9m customers missing

June 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, Kyushu Electric Power’s wholly owned subsidiary in southern Japan, said Monday that an external storage device for backing up system data is m... (more story)

NSO hit with contempt motion from WhatsApp on claims of US spyware exploit

June 08, 2026 | Mike Swift

Middle East, North America

NSO Group Technologies is continuing to try to use WhatsApp as a vector to deploy its Pegasus spyware, WhatsApp told a federal judge in California on Monday as it seeks a contempt of court ruling against the I... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China, Brazil advance AI use in patent examination, retain human oversight

June 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, Latin America

China is studying whether artificial intelligence can assist in generating patent-examination opinions, signaling a potential expansion of AI's role into core patent-examination functions. The initiative, toge... (more story)

VLSI accuses Intel, PQA, USPTO of blocking 'whistleblower report' from public

June 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

VLSI Technology on Friday decried efforts by Intel Corp., Patent Quality Assurance LLC and the US Patent and Trademark Office to keep allegations of an Intel-PQA connection under wraps. Their shared resistance... (more story)

Optis footnote elevated to rule as US appeals court undoes $11.5m patent award

June 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

What was arguably advisory in a 2025 decision was made explicit last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: juries must be informed of an underlying abstract idea and instructed it cannot sup... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

PwC probed by UK watchdog over WH Smith audit

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PricewaterhouseCoopers is being investigated by the UK audit watchdog over its audit of the consolidated financial statements of WH Smith for the financial year ended Aug. 31, 2024. The Financial... (more story)

Eleven importers evaded dumping order on Chinese lawn groomers, US Customs says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection determined that 11 importers evaded an antidumping duty order on Chinese tow-behind lawn groomers. 

UK regulator takes further action against ex-star fund manager Woodford

June 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces further action by the UK’s financial regulator over a subscription-based investment platform set up following the collapse of his eponymous fund. Woodford was banne... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Senator Warren questions CFTC actions amid charges of presidential corruption

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig's on the agency's ability to properly regulate prediction markets and cryptocurrencies amid allegat... (more story)

US SEC, CFTC adopt standards for data reported by firms

June 08, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission established technical standards for data submitted to some financial regulators under a 2022 law. The two agencies were... (more story)

UK banks call for closer financial services 'partnership' with EU ahead of summit

June 08, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK banking and finance industry is pushing the government to enhance regulatory ties with the EU in financial services as part of efforts at a leaders’ summit for next month intended to "reset" the UK-EU r... (more story)

Trade View More

China pushes back as US military-company list expands to Alibaba, Baidu, NIO

June 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has pushed back after the Pentagon added Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and dozens of other Chinese companies to its “Chinese military companies” list, saying Washington was overstretching national-security concept... (more story)

EU tariffs on Chinese, Egyptian glass-fiber fabrics upheld

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Punitive dumping tariffs on imports of woven and stitched glass fiber fabrics from China and Egypt have been extended for a five-year period, the European Commission said on Tuesday. The move fol... (more story)

EU duties on glass-fiber fabrics from China, Egypt remain in place

June 09, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

EU imports of fabrics made of woven and stitched continuous filament glass fiber from China and Egypt will continue to face punitive dumping duties, the European Commission said on Tuesday. China's duties will... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant

June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

Tiberis case puts Italy's renewable-energy incentives before EU judges

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy’s highest administrative court has asked EU judges whether a European Commission state-aid approval decision prevents national courts from assessing whether Italy’s renewable-energy support... (more story)

Mail operator PNS challenges aid to Czech Post at EU court

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Private postal services operator První novinová společnost, or PNS, is challenging the European Commission's approval of compensation for Czech Post for its universal service mission for the peri... (more story)

Energy View More

Review of climate maritime laws backed by EU ministers if global measures take effect

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers have called for an assessment of whether certain EU shipping climate rules may need to be adjusted if new global measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping take effect... (more story)

EU energy-intensive industries set for easier access to electricity tax relief

June 08, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Electricity would be favored over natural gas in national tax systems, while energy-intensive industries would find it easier to qualify for reduced electricity taxes, under a European Commission draft seen by... (more story)

Diversity Lab ceases operations following probe, US FTC says

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission said Diversity Lab, a for-profit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy, has permanently ceased operations following an FTC investigation into anticompe... (more story)

Technology View More

Tech challenge to Florida social media law likely headed to trial, judge says

June 09, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A federal judge in Florida said Monday that a tech industry challenge to Florida’s social media content-moderation law will likely be headed for trial in September, unless he reconsiders whether two trade grou... (more story)

DOJ's 'deficient' deal with Live Nation to be weighed by US judge, Alford says

June 08, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

The Department of Justice's surprise settlement with Live Nation one week into a jury trial is "deficient" and problematic, which explains why 34 bipartisan US states did not sign on to the agreement, former a... (more story)

UK announces absolute ban on nude images on minors’ devices

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nude images will be completely banned from under 18s' smartphones and tablets within the next three months, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said on Monday during a speech at London Tech Week. Unde... (more story)