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Arturo Bejar

Technology

July 27, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Competitive pressure on Meta sidelined addiction concerns, Tenn. jury hears
University of Tennessee football fans on campus on game day

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents

Antitrust View More

South Korea antitrust agency sets out tougher cartel, platform enforcement agenda

July 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Korea Fair Trade Commission chief Ju Biung-ghi told the National Assembly’s National Policy Committee on Tuesday that the regulator will focus this year on addressing bargaining-power imbalances,... (more story)

South Korea approves franchise decree expanding disclosure requirements

July 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s cabinet has approved revisions to the enforcement decree of the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act to expand the information included in franchisors’ disclosure documents, ... (more story)

South Korea revises subcontracting decree to tighten safeguards, penalties

July 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s cabinet has approved revisions to the enforcement decree of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act that will broaden price-indexation rules, which adjust subcontract payments ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Mitsui Fudosan sets up physical AI semiconductor hub

July 28, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Major Japanese real-estate developer Mitsui Fudosan said Monday that it and Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region have established Kumamoto Science Park Community & Management... (more story)

China warns US against sanctions on Chinese AI companies over model distillation

July 28, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China’s Commerce Ministry urged the US to stop threatening investigations and sanctions against Chinese artificial intelligence companies over their alleged use of model distillation and theft of... (more story)

WhatsApp’s AI incognito mode under 'monitoring' for possible EU AI Act breach

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: WhatsApp’s AI incognito mode is currently being “monitored,” European Commission vice-president Henna Virkkunen said in response to a question from lawmakers on Monday. Some European Parliament m... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil clears CBO incorporation into OceanPact without remedies

July 27, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

CBO's incorporation into OceanPact, resulting in a combined publicly listed company, was unconditionally cleared by the Brazilian competition authority Monday. Petrobras is registered as an interested third-pa... (more story)

Santher can't intervene in Brazilian review of Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue deal

July 27, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Santher's request to intervene as an interest third party in the review of Kimberly-Clark’s proposed acquisition of Kenvue’s consumer tissue assets in Brazil has been denied by the country's competition author... (more story)

Charter, Cox push back on requirement to accept or reject CPUC joint settlement

July 27, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Charter Communications and Cox Communications argued Friday in a motion filed with the California Public Utilities Commission that it should defer requirements for settling parties to accept or reject an admin... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australia's Origin Energy says 900,000 customers affected by data breach

July 28, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Origin Energy on Tuesday said the personal information of approximately 900,000 current and former customers was accessed in a cyberattack. The company on Thursday said affected information may i... (more story)

Brazil’s ANPD joins Global Online Safety Regulators Network

July 27, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has confirmed its entry into the Global Online Safety Regulators Network, an international network uniting privacy watchdogs from around the world.... (more story)

UK online safety regime and regulator face new parliamentary scrutiny

July 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s online safety law, and its enforcement by regulator Ofcom, face a new political challenge after lawmakers on Monday launched an inquiry into the effectiveness of the regime, notably whether it is maki... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

GEMA, Suno ruling to test copyright limits for AI music training in Germany

July 27, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

German music rights group GEMA's closely-watched lawsuit against Suno, a generative AI music platform, is due to be decided in Munich’s copyright chamber on July 31. The case promises to be a key test of wheth... (more story)

OpenAI ruling shifts India's AI copyright fight from training to outputs

July 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's first major AI copyright ruling could reshape generative AI litigation by treating model training as potentially lawful while making AI outputs — not training data — the central battleground for copyright disputes.

Servier targeted by fresh claims from UK health authorities

July 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Servier Laboratories has been targeted by fresh claims from UK health authorities over alleged anticompetitive agreements for the blood pressure medication perindopril, according to filings with ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former coal sales exec should raise new acquittal argument on appeal, US says

July 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former coal salesman Charles Hunter Hobson should raise his argument about a US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of defendants on appeal, rather than in a motion for post-trial acquit... (more story)

US continues sanctions modernization effort, removes dozens from blacklist

July 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control took the second major action in its sanctions modernization efforts, announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in May. The action... (more story)

Businessman Saab pleads not guilty to US charges over Venezuelan aid scheme

July 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Colombian businessman Alex Saab pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his alleged role in a money laundering scheme involving the exploitation of a scandal-ridden Venezuelan food-aid progra... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EuroCTP to be EU consolidated tape provider for shares, exchange-traded funds

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EuroCTP has been approved by the European Securities and Markets Authority as provider of the consolidated tape for shares and exchange-traded funds across the EU. The service is intended to impr... (more story)

TotalEnergies appeals ruling over downstream emissions under French due-diligence law

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TotalEnergies has appealed a Paris court ruling on its climate-vigilance plan, arguing that France's corporate due-diligence law does not require companies to manage risks arising from customers'... (more story)

Singapore, Thailand central banks formalize cybersecurity cooperation

July 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank of Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity cooperation and digital-fraud protection, establishing a framework for regu... (more story)

Trade View More

China urges US to cancel 12.5% Section 301 tariff over forced-labor imports

July 28, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce urged the US to reverse its decision to impose a 12.5 percent Section 301 tariff on Chinese goods over alleged imports linked to forced labor, according to a statemen... (more story)

US CIT sustains third remand results for dumping order on Thai pipes, tubes

July 27, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade has sustained the Commerce Department's third remand results for the 2019-2020 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon st... (more story)

Commerce must reconsider subsidy findings for Qatari melamine, US CIT finds

July 27, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Europe, Middle East, North America

The US Commerce Department must reconsider key parts of its final antisubsidy determination on melamine from Qatar, the Court of International Trade ruled, finding that Commerce failed to justify its calculati... (more story)

State Aid View More

Italian aid for road transport sector’s increased fuel prices cleared by EU

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has granted Italy clearance for €300 million of support for road transport companies facing increased fuel prices as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. The regul... (more story)

Dutch support for greening of maritime fleet wins EU clearance

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has won EU state aid approval for €103 million of support to make its maritime fleet more environmentally friendly. The support will involve grants for the purchase of new “clean ... (more story)

State aid guidance on social projects published by EU regulator

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published guidance explaining how countries can grant state aid for projects that provide “social support and social investment.” Such programs can include aid for emp... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub

July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

EU and Canada add EV charging, permitting to CETA regulatory cooperation agenda

July 27, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada have broadened regulatory cooperation under their trade agreement, CETA, by launching new work streams on heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, environmental permitting and geos... (more story)

Singapore, Australia sign FTA protocol to bolster essential supply chains

July 27, 2026

Asia, Oceania

MLex Summary: Singapore and Australia have signed a protocol to their free trade agreement committing both countries to seek to avoid export restrictions on agreed essential supplies, including diesel and liqu... (more story)

Technology View More

Utah, Meta clash over proof tying Instagram features to teen harms

July 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A Utah judge will decide whether the state has enough evidence to take its consumer protection case against Meta to trial, pressing lawyers to show that allegedly addictive Instagram features — rather than soc... (more story)

Meta's Tennessee, New Mexico defenses similar as second state trial gets underway

July 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms' defense so far in a consumer protection lawsuit brought by the Tennessee attorney general mirrors that used in the New Mexico trial it lost earlier this year.

Meta breaches DSA by verifying Instagram accounts made by AI, campaigners say

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta has wrongfully verified AI-generated Instagram accounts through its blue-check system, breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act, according to Spanish advocacy group Fundación Maldita.es. The ... (more story)