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Suits filed against TikTok over addictive design span US, advance under radar

US judge eases tariff refund process but uncertainty remain

US states win temporary Paramount-Warner block, but face tight timetable

Meta faces two more jury trials over US consumer harm in coming weeks

EU Commission cautiously frames sensitive debate on banking reforms

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Beumer challenges EU failure to review Vanderlande, Siemens Logistics deal
Professional digital camera pointed at set surrounded by lights

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 21, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Flavia Fortes

North America

US Paramount-Warner case revives battle over Big Tech, market definition
US Rep. Debbie Dingel

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 21, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Mike Swift

North America

US House committee advances bill to shield consumers from AI energy costs
Beumer challenges EU failure to review Vanderlande, Siemens Logistics deal
US Paramount-Warner case revives battle over Big Tech, market definition
US House committee advances bill to shield consumers from AI energy costs

Antitrust View More

Unpaid mold-storage requests continue to burden SMEs, JFTC chair says

July 22, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Japan's competition chief said Wednesday that large companies' exploitative treatment of small- and medium-sized enterprises through unpaid requests to store metal molds remains widespread despite the agency's... (more story)

JFTC seeks organizational reform as fair transactions become key policy pillar

July 22, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

The Japanese competition agency aims to submit a bill to parliament next year to overhaul its organizational structure as its role in tackling exploitative practices against small- and medium-sized enterprises... (more story)

Thailand competition regulator reports digital platform complaints

July 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand’s competition regulator has reported the number of complaints involving digital platform businesses following the entry into force of its e-commerce platform competition guidelines on Ma... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Thailand urges businesses to use privacy law to strengthen AI governance

July 22, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Thailand's privacy regulator is urging organizations to strengthen artificial intelligence governance under existing privacy law rather than wait for dedicated AI legislation, saying the country's Personal Dat... (more story)

Asian privacy regulators urge firms to move beyond consent-first AI compliance

July 22, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Privacy regulators from Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines said organizations deploying AI should rely on the full range of lawful processing grounds available under existing data protection la... (more story)

China unveils global AI-ethics plan with tiered-risk framework

July 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has unveiled an international action plan urging governments to adopt tiered AI-ethics governance, proposing differentiated oversight for emerging technologies such as AI agents and embodied AI as Beijin... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Analogic-Leidos merger open to public consultation in Singapore

July 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's competition regulator has launched a public consultation on the proposed merger of Analogic Corporation and Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions and Industrial and General Automation... (more story)

AkzoNobel-Axalta to get ‘clarity’ on regulatory talks post-summer, exec says

July 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe, North America

AkzoNobel is in “constructive discussions” with EU, US and UK regulators over its merger with Axalta Coating Systems, but is only likely to gain “clarity” on which direction they’ll take after the summer, its ... (more story)

Vertex-Crinetics Pharmaceuticals deal faces Australian review

July 22, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ proposal to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals will be reviewed by Australia’s antitrust watchdog. In a statement on Wednesday, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commis... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Address UK cyber skills gap or regulation may fail, report says

July 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will fail if the country’s cyber skills gap is not tackled, a new report has said. Policy center the CSBR said on Wednesday that the UK may not be able... (more story)

France to ban social media for under-15s from September

July 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France has approved a law banning new social media accounts for children under the age of 15 starting on Sep. 1, the first EU country to do so, following a vote in the country's Senate on Tuesday... (more story)

Indonesia finalizing plans for independent data-protection authority

July 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia is finalizing plans to establish an independent Personal Data Protection Authority as part of implementing the country's Personal Data Protection Law, Deputy Communications and Digital ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP Court settles Alibaba-BWB customs patent battle with split rulings

July 22, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the validity of a Japanese patent covering cross-border e-commerce customs-clearance technology while separately confirming that Alibaba's accused software d... (more story)

Samsung, SK Hynix lead race as DRAM SEP market emerges

July 22, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

Artificial intelligence is fueling the emergence of a new market for licensing standard-essential patents covering memory technology, with Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology holding the strong... (more story)

Doyle named chairman of USITC

July 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Brett Doyle, one of President Trump's nominees to serve as commissioner for the US International Trade Commission, has been named chairman for a term expiring Dec. 16, 2030. 

Financial Crime View More

EU anti-money laundering body sets rules for supervision with national watchdogs

July 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority has set rules for working with national financial supervisors as it prepares to oversee the largest cross-border financial institutions from 2028. The rul... (more story)

US FinCEN chief pressed by lawmakers of both parties to raise AML reporting cutoffs

July 21, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Senior US Treasury officials may take steps to raise the 1970 threshold for banks to file Suspicious Activity Reports and Currency Transaction Reports, though this measure wasn’t included in a related rule pro... (more story)

US drops part of former Goldman banker's bribery case ahead of trial

July 21, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Federal prosecutors told a US judge on Tuesday they will drop one element of the bribery scheme alleged in a corruption case against a former Goldman Sachs banker. At the final pretrial conference in federal c... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Berenberg points to accounting irregularities following management departures

July 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: German private bank Berenberg pointed to accounting irregularities on Tuesday as it released its delayed 2025 results. The earnings statement follows the intervention of the financial regulator w... (more story)

Crypto platform founders ordered to pay $16.5m on false withdrawal reassurance charges

July 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission ordered Celsius cryptocurrency platform founders Alexander Mashinsky, Shlomi Daniel Leon and Hanoch “Nuke” Goldstein to pay a total of $16.5 million to resolve cha... (more story)

Financial firms told by EU watchdog to prepare for faster settlement system

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Financial services firms should finalize their preparations for the faster so-called T+1 trade settlement cycle in EU financial markets, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said in ... (more story)

Trade View More

China customs plans deeper digital links with e-commerce platforms, supply chains

July 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s customs authority plans to connect more closely with e-commerce platforms and companies’ production, warehousing and logistics systems to identify risks earlier and speed clearance for compliant busine... (more story)

US Commerce says China, Vietnam, Indonesia dumping, subsidizing plywood

July 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce said in a final determination that Indonesia, China and Vietnam are dumping and subsidizing imports of hardwood and decorative plywood. Commerce issued a negative de... (more story)

US, Jordan sign reciprocal trade agreement

July 21, 2026

Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: The US and Jordan signed a reciprocal trade agreement. Terms include providing duty-free access for almost all US goods, removing nontariff trade barriers for US sectors like agriculture and moto... (more story)

State Aid View More

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Goldwind sees EU court reject interim-measures request in foreign-subsidy probe

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind, a Chinese maker of wind turbines, has seen the EU's General Court reject its request for an interim suspension of an investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The court said... (more story)

Italian state aid compensating companies for energy costs approved by EU

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italian amendments to a 2021 program compensating energy-intensive companies for high electricity prices caused by carbon costs in the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme has received EU state aid clear... (more story)

Energy View More

EU methane rules guidance endorses trace-and-claim compliance for importers

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission issued two nonbinding recommendations to facilitate implementation of the EU Methane Regulation, endorsing trace-and-claim and certification systems for importers in complex supply chai... (more story)

Suspend EU methane import penalties for first three years, EU Commission says

July 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission recommended that EU countries suspend penalties for importers that fail to comply with the EU Methane Regulation between 2027 and 2029, while maintaining all underlying co... (more story)

EU carbon market overhaul highlights split between green groups, heavy industry

July 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's planned overhaul of the its carbon market has highlighted a divide between industries that have made strides in decarbonization and environmental groups on one side and manufacturing sectors that have... (more story)

Technology View More

Chinese commerce ministry responds to EU €550m AliExpress fine

July 22, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said it was dissatisfied with and concerned about the European Commission’s decision to fine AliExpress 550 million euros under the EU Digital Services Act, according... (more story)

Trump formally nominates US FCC's Candeub to be US DOJ antitrust chief

July 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House has formally nominated Adam Candeub, general counsel of the US Federal Communications Commission, to be head of the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

UK's AI strategy gains prominence with minister now at center of government

July 21, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

AI policy has been moved closer to the center of the UK government in a ministerial reshuffle confirmed on Tuesday, with Kanishka Narayan retained as minister for AI. But his role will now sit within both the ... (more story)