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Data Privacy and Security

July 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Maria Dinzeo

Europe, North America

EU-US data transfers face new pressure after US Supreme Court ruling

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

July 01, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US Rep. Guthrie says 'don't count out' AI regulatory framework this year

Antitrust View More

German publishers say Android defeat strengthens EU action against tech companies

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two associations of German publishers have welcomed an EU court ruling against Google over its abuse of the Android operating system, saying it reinforces EU competition law for digital platforms... (more story)

High US beef prices require 'structural' trade, antitrust interventions, report says

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meatpacker break-ups, mandatory country-of-origin labeling, prosecution of fraud and reduced beef import quotas are needed to address "structural" drivers of high beef prices in a highly concentr... (more story)

US DOJ can't get Visa materials from debit antitrust class action, judge says

July 02, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Visa won’t be compelled to hand over transcripts of sworn testimony in long-running class action antitrust litigation sought by the US Department of Justice in separate monopolization litigation, a New York fe... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

July 02, 2026 | Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

North America

Part of the Trump administration's long-awaited plan to block state laws regulating artificial intelligence is already facing pushback, with even supporters of preemption saying the government's latest proposa... (more story)

China state security authorities flag national-security risks from AR-game data

July 02, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's state security authorities warned that the collection and misuse of geospatial data through popular augmented-reality games could threaten national security, highlighting the security implications of c... (more story)

South Korea issues guidelines on responding to AI-related financial cyber threats

July 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said Thursday that its Immunity Review Committee has approved immunity measures for IT outages arising during artificial-intelligence security testing ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Huntsman, Olin to file HSR paperwork within 15 business days of merger announcement

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Huntsman and Olin will submit their Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification paperwork within 15 business days following the date of the merger agreement, Olin said in a filing with the US Securi... (more story)

Primus, US government file proposed briefing schedule in suit over STB firing

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Fired US Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus, fired National Transportation Safety Board member Alvin Brown and the US government have filed proposed briefing schedules for the plai... (more story)

Paramount tells Brazil's CADE Pluto TV has less than 10% market share

July 02, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Paramount Skydance has told Brazil's antitrust authority that Pluto TV holds less than a 10 percent share of the country's FAST and broader video-on-demand markets, arguing the figures confirm the proposed Par... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

EU member states back restoring legal basis for platforms to voluntarily detect child abuse

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Online platforms moved a step closer to regaining an EU legal basis to voluntarily detect online child sexual abuse material until April 2028, after member states adopted their negotiating positi... (more story)

California privacy bill to curb 'shakedown' lawsuits advances after major rewrite

July 02, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A narrowed California bill aimed at curbing privacy "shakedown" lawsuits under the state's wiretapping law has advanced from a key Assembly privacy committee. SB 690 now targets pen-register claims, leaving br... (more story)

US FCC says challenge to data-breach notification rules does not warrant rehearing

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Communications Commission opposed a request for an appellate rehearing on a challenge to the agency’s updated data-breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers, saying... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

'Forensics first' approach gains ground in US trade secret litigation

July 02, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A new Sedona Conference draft commentary — and a dispute between two enterprise database software providers currently unfolding across two US states — could show trade secret litigation transitioning to a fron... (more story)

This week at the UPC: June 26-July 2

July 02, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

This week the UPC saw a vital decision on the importance of urgency in infringement claims in its denial of Guardant's appeal in a case against Sophia Genetics, as well as two decisions underlining how request... (more story)

Joseph Allen on keeping the Bayh-Dole Act’s legacy alive, 45 years later

July 02, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Joseph Allen, president of the Bayh-Dole Coalition, didn’t know much about innovation policy when he started helping craft his coalition’s namesake university patent rights bill in the late 1970s. It transform... (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

US Senator Warren criticizes restructuring plan for regional Fed bank structure

July 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller urging that he halt work on a proposal to “transform” the operational structure and governance of the Federal Rese... (more story)

Forvis Mazars sanctioned by UK regulator for Studio Retail audit failings

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Audit and professional services firm Forvis Mazars and one of its audit partners have been sanctioned by the UK’s audit watchdog for serious failings in an audit of Studio Retail Group. The company entered adm... (more story)

UK pension providers urged to do more for consumers with older products

July 02, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

UK pension providers should do more to improve outcomes for customers holding older products, the financial markets watchdog has urged after finding that some may be receiving poorer value than savers invested... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court remands Commerce's Indian brass rod order

July 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, North America

The US Court of International Trade remanded the Commerce Department’s 2024 final affirmative antidumping determination on brass rod from India, finding the agency failed to properly address semi-finished good... (more story)

US zeroes in on elusive India trade deal after false starts, Trump-Modi rift

July 02, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

The US and India have signaled that a long-awaited bilateral trade agreement is in its final stages after months of false starts, but the question of how the US will enforce trade barriers looms over negotiations.

US trade court sides with Commerce on double-remedy adjustment denial

July 02, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade has sustained the Commerce Department’s denial of a double-remedies adjustment in a June 16 ruling made public Wednesday.

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

Belgium’s Rossel-IPM merger could pose media plurality risks, EU media board says

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Belgium’s Rossel-IPM merger could raise media plurality concerns, an EU media advisory body said Thursday. The Media Board stopped short of issuing a formal opinion under a new EU media law, citi... (more story)

Online platforms adopting safety features for minors in EU, advisory group says

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Changes to terms and conditions, content moderation and design features such as blurring or warning labels, are among the most used techniques by online platforms to improve safety for minors onl... (more story)

India tells Meta to pause WhatsApp username rollout over cybercrime concerns

July 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India has directed Meta Platforms to pause WhatsApp's planned username feature, citing cybercrime concerns. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has sought explanations under the Information ... (more story)