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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

Antitrust View More

Telecommunications operators get €13m in Portuguese antitrust fines

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Three telecommunications operators and one consulting company received fines totalling €13,351,000 from the Portuguese competition authority for having agreed to the insertion of advertising as a... (more story)

US antitrust laws already ‘adaptable’ for AI, Calif. enforcer says

June 05, 2026 | Clayton Vickers and Khushita Vasant

North America

Competition policy stakeholders calling for new regulatory frameworks for AI would do well to remember US antitrust laws are adaptable to handle innovative technologies, a California Department of Justice enforcer said.

WhatsApp comes under Turkish scrutiny over AI chatbots

June 05, 2026

Middle East

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms is facing a new investigation in Turkey, where the national antitrust watchdog is looking into whether the integration of Meta AI into WhatsApp and the impact on rival providers is... (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

Mubadala's Greenlink deal gets EU clearance

June 05, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Mubadala Investment's intended acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Greenlink, an electricity interconnector linking Ireland with the UK, was allowed by the European Commission on Friday, according to an u... (more story)

Paramount’s Warner Bros. deal draws EU lawmaker concerns

June 05, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Paramount Skydance’s takeover of rival film and TV studio Warner Bros. Discovery has drawn concerns from two EU lawmakers, who urged regulators to scrutinize its impact on competition and film diversity. Joann... (more story)

Paramount-Warner full-form review in Brazil pushes back decision deadline

June 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

The review of Paramount Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery in Brazil required the companies to amend their initial filing from a summary to a full-form notification, which s... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

In US privacy case over Apple Photo app, plaintiffs win class certification

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs were granted class certification in a US privacy case against Apple over the facial recognition feature in the company's Photos app. District Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel concluded that... (more story)

Google targeted in new Dutch damage claim over adtech markets

June 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A group of more than 20 European news publishers, including Le Point SEBDO and FD Mediagroep, has filed a damages claim against Google in the Netherlands, seeking more than €640 million in compensation for all... (more story)

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)

Intellectual Property View More

WIPO report highlights limits of competing FRAND valuation models

June 05, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

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

Methodologies for valuing fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory standard-essential patent licenses are improving but remain hampered by evidentiary limitations, disputed assumptions and divergent judicial app... (more story)

Supreme Court ruling sets stage for renewed US fight over drug patents

June 05, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A timely US House Judiciary IP subcommittee hearing this week underscored the divide over the ability — and some say obligation — of Congress to speed cheaper generic and biosimilar drugs to the market.

Implant company drops UK patent claims despite UPC Kodak ruling

June 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Establishment Labs withdrew the UK portion of its case against GC Aesthetics at the Unified Patent Court, opting instead to litigate UK-specific issues in parallel national proceedings. A recent Court of Appea... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK bribery probe suspect fails to quash fraud agency evidence, warrants

June 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A suspect in an ongoing bribery and money-laundering investigation has failed in a bid to challenge the UK fraud agency’s use of evidence provided by the national tax authority. The individual had tried to qua... (more story)

UK FCA requires Euro Exchange Securities UK Limited to cease regulated activities

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's financial regulator has required Exchange Securities UK Limited, EES, to cease carrying out any regulated electronic money or payment services. "Serious concerns around the way EES opera... (more story)

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)

Financial Services View More

EU retail investment deal approved by national ambassadors

June 05, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU national ambassadors on Friday approved the final text of the retail investment strategy to boost citizen participation in EU capital markets, following the political agreement reached by EU countries and t... (more story)

Joint wishlist for competitive and integrated EU banking set by France, Italy, Spain

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France, Italy and Spain want to better integrate the EU banking system by introducing a regime for "EU banking groups with material cross-border activities" with harmonized prudential and resolut... (more story)

EU parliament's draft pension overhaul targets coverage gaps, digital transparency

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Measures to broaden access to workplace pensions, including for small businesses and self-employed workers, are proposed in a draft report by the European Parliament's economic and monetary affai... (more story)

Trade View More

US appeals court upholds antidumping orders on Indian stainless steel flanges

June 05, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

A federal appeals court sided with the US government Thursday in an appeal by Chandan Steel Limited, upholding antidumping orders against Indian imports of stainless steel flanges.

EU needs new tool to diversify critical supply chains, Šefčovič says

June 05, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU needs a dedicated instrument to reduce dependence on single suppliers in critical sectors, the bloc’s trade chief Maroš Šefčovič has said. The debate is expected to be taken up by EU leaders at a summit... (more story)

UK sees technology partnership as major opportunity for deeper EU ties

June 05, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A technology partnership similar to the UK's agreement with the US could form part of a broader effort to deepen EU-UK ties, the UK's business and trade minister has said. The EU and UK are preparing for a sum... (more story)

State Aid View More

Durham council UK subsidy claim dismissed

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A claim targeting the county council of Durham, northeastern England, alleging a breach of subsidy rules has been dismissed, according to a ruling from the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim ... (more story)

Austria’s €100m aid for clean energy investments wins EU approval

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria’s €100 million plan to support clean energy manufacturing through subsidized loans has received state aid approval from the European Commission. The regulator said the program would suppo... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

Romania's Transgaz granted EU approval for changes to antitrust commitments

June 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Transgaz's bid last month to amend 2020 antitrust commitments to open its gas market to neighboring countries has been approved by the EU, the European Commission said Friday. Under the update, t... (more story)

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)

Technology View More

US raises concerns over EU tech sovereignty push, urges cooperation on China

June 05, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU should deepen rather than loosen its technology ties with the US as both sides seek to compete with China in critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder ... (more story)

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)