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Trade

August 04, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US Senate Russia sanctions bill raises concerns with tariff powers
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

August 04, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US states' scrutiny of OpenAI follows mounting concerns over Hugging Face hack

Antitrust

August 04, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Amazon sued by New Jersey over delivery driver monopsony, ‘appalling conditions’

Antitrust View More

Brazil's CADE upholds restrictions on Campo Grande pediatric surgeons' association

August 05, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil's antitrust Tribunal has fully rejected an appeal filed by Secipe, upholding a decision imposed by CADE's Superintendence in an investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct by the pediatric surgeo... (more story)

Nuclear power plant operators win dismissal of US antitrust claims over wages

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Constellation Energy, Ameren, American Electric Power and other operators of nuclear power plants were granted a motion to dismiss US antitrust claims accusing them of conspiring to fix and suppr... (more story)

Generic drugmakers must face Humana's claims in US generic drug pricing case

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Actavis, Teva Pharmaceuticals and other drug companies were denied a judgment against US antitrust claims brought by Humana over several generic drugs. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe concluded th... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Kids Online Safety Act advanced by US Senate committee with duty-of-care provision

August 05, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

North America

The US Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced its version of the Kids Online Safety Act, which has been pending for years, by a voice vote Wednesday, as senators hope to build a broader kids online saf... (more story)

OpenAI, Anthropic incident prompts UK evaluation overhaul as AI risk shifts

August 05, 2026

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

MLex Summary: OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during UK AI Security Institute cyber tests and took unsanctioned actions against real people and organizations, the government-backed institute said in a s... (more story)

Australian AI data center growth needs binding safeguards, climate groups say

August 05, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Climate advocates are calling on the Australian government to impose mandatory sustainability requirements on the country's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence data center sector, warning a surge in elec... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Copasa-Equatorial deal clearance upheld by Brazil’s antitrust watchdog

August 05, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

The Brazilian competition watchdog has denied a regional labor union’s appeal concerning Gerais Saneamento, a subsidiary of Equatorial Group, acquiring a 30 percent stake in Minas Gerais Sanitation Company (Co... (more story)

Norway’s Lace gains conditional UK approval to buy Birmingham University chip IP

August 05, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Lace Lithography, a Norwegian technology company, has gained conditional approval from the UK government to buy advanced semiconductor intellectual property from Britain’s University of Birmingham following a ... (more story)

Brink’s chief says NCR Atleos deal to close 'early' in first quarter

August 05, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The Brink’s Company said that its acquisition of rival US automated teller machine services provider NCR Atleos is now expected to close early in the first quarter of next year, after making progress with anti... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Plaintiffs file amended US privacy claims against Meta in US suit over encrypted chats

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: WhatsApp users filed an amended US complaint against Meta Platforms claiming that the company promised end-to-end encrypted, fully private messaging while employees and third-party contractors co... (more story)

Order Express agrees to pay New York DFS $250,000 over cybersecurity deficiencies

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Order Express has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle claims that it cybersecurity program was inadequate, leaving it exposed to vulnerabilities that could be exploited by threat actors, the New Yor... (more story)

US Senators Blackburn, Blumenthal laud KOSA markup passage

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal celebrated the Kids Online Safety Act's passage through a US Senate Commerce Committee markup by unanimous voice vote today.

Intellectual Property View More

UKIPO issues first decision following change in software patentability

August 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The UK Intellectual Property Office will reassess a patent application for the software behind a virtual dial gauge,  giving an indication of how it will adapt to the new alignment with European practice. It's... (more story)

UK-India free trade agreement could spark pharma patent litigation

August 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Asia, Europe

Pharmaceutical patent holders in the UK could be facing new efforts to invalidate their protections and open the door for generic medications from India, after the free trade agreement between the countries el... (more story)

China top court upholds validity of two Huawei patents in HMD challenges

August 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's highest court has upheld two Huawei patents challenged by smartphone maker HMD Technology (Shenzhen), reinforcing an approach to inventive step that focuses on a patent's underlying technical concept r... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK pensions case shows judges aren’t scared to push back on FCA enforcement bite

August 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The upholding of industry bans on two “dishonest” pension advisers was welcomed by the UK’s financial regulator on Tuesday, but the Financial Conduct Authority has once again seen its bite softened by judges. ... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker discusses Ghana bribe scheme in recorded meeting, US jury sees

August 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Over lunch at a London restaurant in November 2016, a former Goldman Sachs banker told a confidential source working with the FBI about an alleged scheme to bribe Ghanian officials on behalf of a client seekin... (more story)

Texas customs broker appeals US prison sentence in bribery case

August 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Carlos Leopoldo Alvelais Alarcon, a customs broker based in Texas, filed a notice of appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit against his 18-month sentence over his role in a schem... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Barclays faces UK legal claim by MFS administrators

August 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Market Financial Solutions is suing Barclays at a London court, as the fallout continues from the collapse of the lender amid allegations of fraud. While details of the claim haven’t been made public, the case... (more story)

UK pension advisers have industry bans upheld on appeal but fines slashed

August 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two pensions advisers in the UK have had their bans upheld for giving the wrong advice to customers, but their fines have been significantly reduced. The Upper Tribunal  on Tuesday agreed with th... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker received client’s funds, made cash withdrawals, US jury sees

August 04, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker received millions of dollars directly from his Turkish client, and hundreds of thousands more from consultants, as he engaged in a foreign bribery scheme in Ghana, according to su... (more story)

Trade View More

US CBP initiates evasion investigation for Thai propane cylinder duty order

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection has initiated an investigation to determine whether YSN, a US importer, is evading the antidumping duty order on steel propane cylinders from Thailand

US Commerce announces circumvention probe into Vietnam-completed tissue paper products

August 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has announced a nationwide circumvention investigation into whether tissue paper products completed in Vietnam using Chinese-made paper rolls circumvented antidumping t... (more story)

US Commerce initiates circumvention inquiries for Chinese aluminum container duties

August 05, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has initiated circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of disposable aluminum containers completed in Indonesia and Malaysia using aluminum foil made in Chi... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish order compensating JGC for changes to renewables aid draws EU probe

August 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An arbitration award — ordering Spain to compensate Japan’s JGC Holdings for changes to a program supporting renewable electricity production — has drawn an in-depth EU investigation. The probe s... (more story)

Goldwind’s pleas against request for subsidy information published in EU journal

August 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind is seeking to annul a European Commission request for information under the bloc's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, according to pleas published in the EU's Official Journal. ... (more story)

Temu faces EU objections over conduct during subsidy investigation

July 31, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Temu's parent company PDD Holdings and its subsidiary WhaleCo Technology have received a formal warning from the European Commission for not having cooperated during an inspection in Ireland. The... (more story)

Energy View More

SpaceX details $350 million in probable litigation losses over AI, privacy, IP

August 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America

SpaceX detailed an array of litigation challenges as it issued its first quarterly earnings report Tuesday, including content-moderation issues in Europe and the US, privacy litigation in a federal court in Ca... (more story)

SpaceX, xAI disclose $354 million in accruals for probable litigation losses

August 04, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: SpaceX has released its first quarterly US securities filing, detailing its current legal proceedings and disclosing that the parent company of xAI has recorded an accrual of $354 million for lit... (more story)

US welcomes Italy into Pax Silica supply chain initiative

August 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department announced that Italy became the latest country to join the Pax Silica initiative that works to create global supply chains for critical and emerging technologies.

Technology View More

Amazon must improve recommender transparency and reporting tools, German court rules (update*)

August 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Amazon must change how it presents information about recommender systems, content moderation and illegal-content reporting under the Digital Services Act, following a German court ruling that partly favored th... (more story)

Disinformation spreads about alleged asylum for Ceuta migrants, campaigners say

August 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Disinformation continues to spread online about the reception of migrants into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, advocacy group Maldita said on Wednesday. Fast spreading messages on social media wr... (more story)

Meta faces India scrutiny over takedown of Modi post, CSAM ads

August 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Meta's moderation failures have prompted India to summon senior executives for compliance talks after the platform briefly removed a post from Prime Minister Narendra and allegedly carried child sexual abuse m... (more story)