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Ingredion-Tate & Lyle deal needs approvals in several countries

DHL-CTT deal decision shows EU watchdog's evolving stance on efficiency claims

EU industrial plan’s first political battle is over where ‘Europe’ ends

US House framework would preempt state AI development laws for three years

SEP holders turn their attention to medtech

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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 08, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FCC, Nexstar say challenges to approval of Tegna deal premature
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Data Privacy and Security

June 08, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

Meta fined €100,000 in Germany for delay removing war criminal claims on Facebook
Washington, United States. 31st Jan, 2024. CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News - Image ID: 2YRF6XY

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

June 05, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

North America

Meta questioned continuing research in light of leaks, US documents show
US FCC, Nexstar say challenges to approval of Tegna deal premature
Meta fined €100,000 in Germany for delay removing war criminal claims on Facebook
Meta questioned continuing research in light of leaks, US documents show

Antitrust View More

Apple blames EU gatekeeper rules for delaying rollout of Siri AI

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple said its new AI-powered Siri assistant will not ship on new versions of its operating system in the EU because of objections by the European Commission over compliance with the Digital Mark... (more story)

NFL profits from 'overstretched antitrust exemption,' US House report says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Football League's improvement in economic circumstances since 1961 has largely arisen from a television rights structure and revenues "built on an overstretched antitrust exemption,"... (more story)

Telenor-GlobalConnect consumer deal wins conditional Norwegian approval

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's antitrust authority has said that broadband company Telenor may acquire its rival GlobalConnect's consumer business, under certain conditions. These include the sale of overlapping fiber... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

UK government establishes AI Economics Institute to inform policymaking

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has established the AI Economics Institute to assess the economic impact of AI and inform its future policymaking. The research organization established by the finance ministry ... (more story)

Nvidia expands South Korean partnerships across AI infrastructure value chain

June 08, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Nvidia and South Korean companies signed a series of long-term agreements during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Seoul this week covering advanced AI chips, AI factories and cloud infrastructure, deepening ... (more story)

Naver Cloud, Samsung SDS, Elice selected for South Korea's $1.4 bln GPU project

June 08, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Naver Cloud, Samsung SDS and Elice have been selected to participate in South Korea’s 2.08 trillion won ($1.4 billion today) government-backed project to secure and operate advanced artificial in... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Charter proposed settlements alleviate other parties' concerns, CETF argues

June 08, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

The California Emerging Technology Fund argued in a reply brief that a number of the issues raised by non-settling parties to the Charter-Cox merger review in California are solved by Charter Communications’ p... (more story)

France's three-way SFR deal to test EU's approach to telecom consolidation

June 08, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange's €20.35 billion deal to carve up rival French telecom operator SFR promises to test the way EU regulators apply their new draft merger guidelines and challenge the tradition... (more story)

Charter proposed settlements would satisfy standard for CPUC approval, CETF says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The proposed settlement agreements between Charter Communications, the California Emerging Technology Fund and Cal Advocates would satisfy the California Public Utilities Commission's standard fo... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Canada eases US trade tensions with streaming pullback, but questions remain

June 08, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Canada pulled back on tougher streaming service regulations amid high tensions with the Trump administration over trade and the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a potential implication of O... (more story)

US SEC, CFTC adopt standards for data reported by firms

June 08, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission established technical standards for data submitted to some financial regulators under a 2022 law. The two agencies were... (more story)

Claro, Serasa probed over alleged customer data-sharing violations

June 08, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has notified telecom provider Claro and credit bureau Serasa about suspected irregularities in the sharing of customers’ personal data. Claro will ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Optis footnote elevated to rule as US appeals court undoes $11.5m patent award

June 08, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

What was arguably advisory in a 2025 decision was made explicit last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: juries must be informed of an underlying abstract idea and instructed it cannot sup... (more story)

Google trademark defeat may reshape platform liability in India

June 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Google lost its safe harbor immunity after an Indian court concluded in May that its keyword advertising system monetized and exploited proprietary trademarks, creating what the Delhi High Court described as a... (more story)

Nanonoble says it's shieled from movie studios' US copyright claims

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nanonoble told a US federal judge that the terms of service for its Hailuo AI tool protect it from any copyright claims brought by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery. Nanonoble filed co... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Eleven importers evaded dumping order on Chinese lawn groomers, US Customs says

June 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection determined that 11 importers evaded an antidumping duty order on Chinese tow-behind lawn groomers. 

FTX founder Bankman-Fried applies for Trump pardon

June 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of customer deposits and investor funds provided to his cryptocurrency exchange, has asked President Donal... (more story)

UK regulator takes further action against ex-star fund manager Woodford

June 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces further action by the UK’s financial regulator over a subscription-based investment platform set up following the collapse of his eponymous fund. Woodford was banne... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK banks call for closer financial services 'partnership' with EU ahead of summit

June 08, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK banking and finance industry is pushing the government to enhance regulatory ties with the EU in financial services as part of efforts at a leaders’ summit for next month intended to "reset" the UK-EU r... (more story)

EU lawmakers close in on digital euro deal ahead of key vote

June 08, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The draft digital euro regulation has cleared a key hurdle in the European Parliament, after lawmakers reached agreement on core provisions. Technical work will continue this week before a committee vote on June 23.

UK market integrity at risk from proposed equity tape rules, LSE chief says

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The chief of the London Stock Exchange has warned the Financial Conduct Authority against "playing fast and loose with market integrity" in a statement on the proposed rules for the UK equity con... (more story)

Trade View More

South Korean producer challenges US Commerce steel plate order

June 08, 2026

Africa, North America

MLex Summary: South Korean producer POSCO filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's May review of an antisubsidy order on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length ... (more story)

Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant

June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

Review of climate maritime laws backed by EU ministers if global measures take effect

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers have called for an assessment of whether certain EU shipping climate rules may need to be adjusted if new global measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from shipping take effect... (more story)

State Aid View More

Tiberis case puts Italy's renewable-energy incentives before EU judges

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy’s highest administrative court has asked EU judges whether a European Commission state-aid approval decision prevents national courts from assessing whether Italy’s renewable-energy support... (more story)

Mail operator PNS challenges aid to Czech Post at EU court

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Private postal services operator První novinová společnost, or PNS, is challenging the European Commission's approval of compensation for Czech Post for its universal service mission for the peri... (more story)

Italy can provide €23bn in state aid to support renewable energy production

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An Italian plan to provide €23 billion to support electricity production from renewable energy sources has been approved by EU state aid regulators. "Italy will support the production of renewabl... (more story)

Energy View More

EU energy-intensive industries set for easier access to electricity tax relief

June 08, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Electricity would be favored over natural gas in national tax systems, while energy-intensive industries would find it easier to qualify for reduced electricity taxes, under a European Commission draft seen by... (more story)

Diversity Lab ceases operations following probe, US FTC says

June 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission said Diversity Lab, a for-profit diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy, has permanently ceased operations following an FTC investigation into anticompe... (more story)

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)

Technology View More

UK announces absolute ban on nude images on minors’ devices

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nude images will be completely banned from under 18s' smartphones and tablets within the next three months, UK prime minister Keir Starmer said on Monday during a speech at London Tech Week. Unde... (more story)

Big Tech companies to face steady stream of EU digital-law actions, official says

June 08, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Large digital platforms, including TikTok, Meta Platforms and X, are facing key steps in the European Commission’s enforcement of its content-moderation rules as the regulator plans monthly enforcement actions... (more story)

Cybersecurity and AI are Dutch supervisor’s focus in 2026, annual report says

June 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Better infrastructure, cybersecurity and its new role as AI supervisor will be the Dutch digital regulator’s focus, it said in its annual report published on Monday. While both digital dependency... (more story)