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As intangible assets grow, IP-backed lending gains traction in US

US announces new Pax Silica initiatives on tech supply chains

Microsoft, AWS are cloud gatekeeper services that need regulating, EU says (update*)

EU tech head pitches digital sovereignty as allied interdependence, not US break

EU eyes standards to help commercialize quantum technology

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

June 25, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

CFIUS national security review just one tool in government's expanding toolkit
Alexandre Barreto, General Superintendent of CADE.

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 25, 2026 | Henrique Santiago and Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Barreto urges review of Brazil merger rules as he exits CADE
Wooden gavel resting next to a black spiral notebook on a light wood surface, with the handwritten words Crypto regulation and sketched bitcoin symbols on the cover. A pen lies at the bottom of the notebook.

Financial Services, Technology

June 25, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Uneven global crypto implementation poses financial stability risks, BIS says
CFIUS national security review just one tool in government's expanding toolkit
Barreto urges review of Brazil merger rules as he exits CADE
Uneven global crypto implementation poses financial stability risks, BIS says

Antitrust View More

Brazil CADE names Roquete interim superintendent amid mounting vacancies

June 26, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil’s antitrust authority has appointed Felipe Leitão Valadares Roquete as interim superintendent. The decision, made by interim president Diogo Thomson, underscores a growing leadership vacuum within the a... (more story)

LivCor deal with states approved by US judge in RealPage litigation

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A North Carolina federal judge entered a final consent judgment after LivCor reached a $7 million settlement with nine US state attorneys general. The settlement resolves allegations that LivCor ... (more story)

Agri Stats US settlement offers 'guide posts' on data sharing, state enforcer says

June 26, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Agri Stats’ recent resolution of claims of anticompetitive data-sharing practices brought by the US Department of Justice and state attorneys general offers antitrust compliance guidance during a time when inf... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Senate Dems against ‘KOSA-Lite’ child safety bill set for House vote next week

June 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

North America

US Senate Democrats are opposing the bipartisan Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which is slated for a vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.

OpenAI limits model release following latest US government intervention

June 26, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

OpenAI announced Friday that it's limiting the release of its latest series of generative artificial intelligence models, GPT-5.6, at the behest of the White House. In doing so, the company confirmed the secon... (more story)

OpenAI announces 'limited preview' of GPT-5.6 at White House's request

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex summary: OpenAI announced that it's launching a "limited preview" of its GPT‑5.6 series of generative artificial intelligence models, at the request of the White House. "As part of our ongoing engagement ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Assefi departs US DOJ, thanks staff in farewell note

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, bid farewell to colleagues Friday and thanked them for "helping move the weighty rock of justice forward e... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE names interim Superintendent after Barreto’s departure

June 26, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary:  The interim president of Brazil’s competition authority has nominated Felipe Leitão Valadares Roquete as temporary Superintendent. He will replace Alexandre Barreto de Souza, who left the watchd... (more story)

FTC's Ferguson says US courts ought to make rules to speed up antitrust lawsuits

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US judicial system would do well by establishing rules that move along antitrust lawsuits more quickly instead of letting them drag on for years, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson told MLex.

Data Privacy and Security View More

USMCA negotiation proposal could undermine US auto reshoring

June 26, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

Negotiations over the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement's auto rules of origin are at a critical juncture as the agreement enters a 10-year sunset period with annual joint reviews if no deal is reached by the July 1 ... (more story)

US publishes list of nations signing Pax Silica AI declaration on regulatory policy

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department published a full list of the nearly three dozen countries that have signed a new declaration under the Pax Silica supply chain initiative in which nations commit to pro-gr... (more story)

Orange wins French court challenge to overlapping sanctions

June 26, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

French telecom operator Orange scored a legal victory after France's Constitutional Council struck down provisions allowing three administrative authorities to impose sanctions for direct marketing without use... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US House approves standalone copyright office; Senate future unclear

June 26, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

While the US House passed a bill this month to separate the US Copyright Office from the Library of Congress and revise how the leaders of both institutions are appointed, the Senate has yet to take up the mea... (more story)

Antitrust economics needs ‘institutional' analysis, US FTC official says

June 26, 2026 | Chris May

North America

The institutional conditions underpinning markets facing antitrust scrutiny are as fit for economic study as the results of econometric modeling, a senior US Federal Trade Commission official said Friday.

Industry weighs in on EU copyright reform

June 26, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A major consultation on reform of the EU’s copyright regime has closed, drawing hundreds of responses from public bodies and industry and consumer groups. The European Commission will now begin work on shaping... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US asks judge to order Prince Group, founder to respond in civil forfeiture suit

June 26, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US government has asked a judge to order Cambodia's Prince Group and its founder, Chen Zhi, to respond to interrogatories sent in a civil asset forfeiture lawsuit seeking billions in bitcoin ... (more story)

Pfizer beats former compliance director's US whistleblower lawsuit

June 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A US judge granted Pfizer's motion for summary judgement in a lawsuit filed by a a former director of global compliance analytics who had alleged that he was retaliated against and eventually fir... (more story)

Florida businessman appeals US conviction, sentence for money laundering

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Alain Bibliowicz Mitrani, a resident of Miami, Florida, and a citizen of France and Colombia, filed a notice of appeal against his conviction and 12-year prison sentence for his role in a sprawli... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Differences emerge between US banking regulators over FDIC resolution plan

June 26, 2026 | Neil Roland

Europe, North America

Differences have emerged among two top US banking regulators, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Travis Hill, over the FDIC’s proposal Thursday to trim r... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker fights US push for confidential source evidence in bribery trial

June 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker is battling with federal prosecutors over the inclusion of evidence from a confidential source who is not expected to testify at his upcoming corruption trial. The banker has made... (more story)

US SEC, CFTC aim to improve risk management efficiency for portfolio margining

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to further harmonize regulatory frameworks... (more story)

Trade View More

Korean MAMMOs injure US industry, USITC finds

June 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission determined that a US industry is materially injured by dumped imports of multifunctional acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers (MAMMOs) from South... (more story)

US producer files for dumping, subsidy duties on Chinese choline salts

June 26, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A US producer this week filed for antidumping and antisubsidy duties on choline salts from China, requesting that the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission impose trade relief for the domestic industry.

US wooden cabinet importer appeals trade court ruling on China duties

June 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US importer of wooden cabinets and vanities appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit a Court of International Trade ruling that upheld a Customs and Border Protection evasion de... (more story)

State Aid View More

Shipyards body flags concern over state-backed Asian firms in EU public tenders

June 26, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

European shipbuilders are facing increased competition for EU public tenders from Asian firms with state backing, maritime manufacturing industry association Sea Europe has told the European Commission, minute... (more story)

Romania's €1bn capital increase to boost investment bank BID wins EU approval

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's investment and development bank, Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare, or BID, may receive a capital increase of €1 billion to strengthen its capacity, the European Commission said Friday,... (more story)

Mead Johnson Nutrition should lose tax state aid appeal, says EU court opinion

June 25, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Baby food maker Mead Johnson Nutrition should lose its appeal against an EU state aid investigation into its tax arrangements in Gibraltar, according to a legal opinion prepared for the EU's top ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ministers clash over plans for automotive sector's green transition

June 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU ministers have clashed over the European Commission's plans for the automotive sector's green transition, with disagreements between France, Germany and Italy over technological neutrality, biofuels and reg... (more story)

Energy storage agreement signed by EU, industry, member states

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Energy storage developers, manufacturers and energy-intensive industries on Friday signed an agreement with the European Commission and 22 member states, under which they committed to expand stor... (more story)

TotalEnergies must include emissions from product use in risk plan, French court says

June 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A Paris court ordered French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies to revise its vigilance plan —  for identifying and preventing human rights and environmental risks — within six months to include gre... (more story)

Technology View More

US judge overseeing MultiPlan antitrust case lets plaintiffs amend complaints

June 26, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

A Chicago federal judge overseeing US antitrust litigation against MultiPlan allowed plaintiffs to amend their complaints to include 17 new defendants, some of which had protested a lack of a causal link betwe... (more story)

G7 data watchdogs consider minors’ privacy risks with age verification, smart devices

June 26, 2026

Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: A joint declaration regarding data protection for minors was signed on Friday by the privacy watchdogs of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. The regulators met as part of ... (more story)

US FTC budget increase bid necessitated by expensive lawsuits, Ferguson says

June 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Expensive lawsuits and the need to hire antitrust economists, lawyers and paralegals justifies the US Federal Trade Commission's request for a nearly $45 million increase in the latest budget proposal, Chairma... (more story)