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Financial Services

July 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Warsh pledges central bank independence will be 'sacrosanct'

Data Privacy and Security

July 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Apple defeats CSAM claims as US judge says Section 230 bars complaint

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Calif. AG says Paramount CEO’s film pledge carries little weight in merger fight

Antitrust View More

Google’s €1.5bn AdSense fine should be reinstated, EU’s top court told (update*)

July 15, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

The European Commission petitioned the EU's top judges Wednesday to reinstate a €1.49 billion fine against Google for allegedly hampering competition in online advertising. It said that lower-court judges, who... (more story)

Genentech, Samsung Bioepis, Novartis, Biogen face key antitrust hearing July 28

July 15, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Drugmakers Genentech, Samsung Bioepis, Novartis and Biogen are set to appear before Italian antitrust officials on July 28 for their final defence against allegations they conspired to delay the launch of bios... (more story)

Test and measurement equipment companies fined in Germany for cartel conduct

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Three suppliers of test and measurement equipment in Germany have been fined a total of €453,000, for coordinating key price components over a period of at least six years. The companies — CalPlu... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Lack of metrics for the UK's Regulatory Innovation Office criticized by lawmakers

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s Regulatory Innovation Office is facing criticism from lawmakers over the lack of metrics to measure its performance, with chair David Willetts pressed to show evidence of its impact on the British eco... (more story)

China's AI push is running into employment reality

July 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first appearance at the country’s flagship artificial intelligence conference this week, underscoring the technology’s rising political weight. His keynote in Shangha... (more story)

Malaysia's digital rules could reduce startup investment by $194m a year, study says

July 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Malaysia's digital regulations could reduce venture capital investment by about 792 million  Malaysian ringgit ($194 million) a year between 2026 and 2035 if the regulatory environment becomes mo... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Bouygues, Iliad, Orange’s SFR carveup to be reviewed in France after EU referral

July 15, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad and Orange’s €20.35 billion carveup of their rival SFR is set to be reviewed by France’s competition authority, after the European Commission agreed to transfer its scrutiny of Iliad’s ... (more story)

Danone-Huel deal under formal antitrust review in UK

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK review of French food giant Danone’s acquisition of British protein-shake maker Huel has started, the country’s merger regulator has said. The Competition and Markets Authority is due to d... (more story)

Irish law enabling procurement-data screening expected this year, watchdog says

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Legislation introducing new powers to screen public procurement data for signs of cartel activity is expected before the end of the year, Ireland's competition authority said this week, when issu... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

UK govt names seven privacy regulator board members, opens chair recruitment process

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s incoming Information Commission has appointed seven non-executive members to its board, while the government has opened recruitment for its chair, the government has said in a statement.... (more story)

Vietnam's proposed data security law sparks overlap concerns

July 15, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia

Vietnam's proposed data security law is intended to address gaps in the country's data protection framework, but stakeholders say overlapping data classification and cross-border data transfer requirements cou... (more story)

Google, Meta must face privacy lawsuit over BlueChew trackers, US judge rules

July 14, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Google and Meta Platforms must face privacy claims that they illegally obtained personal information of users visiting telehealth company BlueChew via the use of their website-tracking tool, a US judge ruled.

Intellectual Property View More

OpenAI loses EU trademark fight over its name (update*)

July 15, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

OpenAI has lost its challenge to an EU trademark refusal, after General Court judges found its name too descriptive of the AI-related goods and services covered by the application. The EU Intellectual Property... (more story)

Australian PM announces national AI framework, legislation expected in 2027

July 15, 2026 | Saloni Sinha and Sean Maguire

Oceania

The Australian government plans to introduce legislation early next year establishing a national framework of Australian standards for artificial intelligence, the country’s prime minister has announced. In a ... (more story)

Chinese scholar urges criminal penalties for patent agencies over fabricated filings

July 15, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese intellectual property scholar has called for criminal liability for patent agencies and attorneys that knowingly file fabricated patent applications, saying years of administrative enforcement have f... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Mobile phone providers face new UK rules for cracking down on scammers

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mobile phone providers must crack down on scam calls and messages under new UK rules published by the sector regulator Ofcom. Companies must identify and block numbers used by scammers, prevent f... (more story)

Massachusetts man convicted in US of violating sanctions against Iran

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  A Massachusetts man was found guilty in Boston federal court following a 14-day jury trial on charges related to a scheme to illegally export sophisticated electronic components from the US to Iran. 

US widens sanctions on Iranian businessman’s illicit shipping network

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, widened its efforts to disrupt and degrade the illicit shipping and sanctions evasion network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK payment services and electronic money regime set to be modernized

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s payment services and electronic money regime will be modernized to support innovation, while minimizing prudential risks and maintaining consumer protection, the UK's finance ministry sa... (more story)

Implement derivatives-trading rules in full, EU tells 21 countries

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened legal proceedings against 21 EU countries for failing to fully implement new rules on risks linked to derivatives trading. The measure aims to provide a uniform... (more story)

Most EU countries face legal action over incomplete Listing Act rollout

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has begun legal action against 18 EU countries for their failure to fully implement new rules designed to make public capital markets more attractive, especially for small... (more story)

Trade View More

Broaden China countervailing duties, German machinery group urges EU

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU should impose countervailing duties on broad product groups, and should consider requiring Chinese exporters to prove they don’t benefit from unfair state support, the Verband Deutscher Ma... (more story)

EU duties on Chinese graphite electrode systems will lapse in 2027

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU dumping duties of up to 74.9 percent on imports of graphite electrode systems from China are scheduled to expire on April 8, 2027. The measure will be phased out, unless trade officials receiv... (more story)

Indonesia wins partial WTO ruling in EU fatty acid antidumping dispute

July 15, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Statement: Indonesia's Trade Ministry said a World Trade Organization panel had partially upheld the country's challenge to European Union antidumping duties on Indonesian fatty acid imports, finding inco... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultur... (more story)

Japan backs Tower Semiconductor with up to $1 billion subsidy

July 15, 2026

Asia, Middle East

MLex Summary: Israel-based chip foundry Tower Semiconductor said Tuesday that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide up to $1 billion (160 billion yen) in subsidies toward the company's p... (more story)

EU's FSR notification threshold could rise to €600m, official says

July 14, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Asia, Europe

The threshold for notifying deals for review under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation could be raised by 20 percent to €600 million given that very few deals have merited in-depth scrutiny so far, a senior ... (more story)

Energy View More

All EU countries face action over delayed building energy rules

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All 27 EU countries have been warned by the European Commission for failing to fully implement new rules on the energy performance of buildings. The measures set renovation targets, energy standa... (more story)

New York Gov. Hochul enacts statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order creating a one-year moratorium on the construction of new hyperscale data centers. “New York has always been at the forefront of innov... (more story)

EU methane rule recommendations due hopefully next week, senior official says

July 14, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is hoping to release recommendations next week aimed at addressing concerns about the implementation of EU legislation for reducing methane emissions from the energy sector, a senior of... (more story)

Technology View More

Indonesia expands online gambling crackdown to target financial ecosystem

July 15, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, or Komdigi, said Tuesday it is expanding its crackdown on online gambling by targeting the financial infrastructure supporting illegal p... (more story)

Google, Epic withdraw bid to modify US Play Store injunction

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google and Epic Games told a California federal judge that they're withdrawing their renewed joint motion to modify remedies imposed after a jury found that Google unlawfully acquired and maintai... (more story)

Default social media curfews, autoplay curbs confirmed for older teens in UK

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Social media platforms in the UK will have to impose midnight-to-6am curfews by default for 16- and 17-year-olds, and must automatically disable autoplay and infinite-scroll feeds for these users... (more story)