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UK pensions providers, regulators brace for implementation of major reforms

US relationship with frontier AI developers takes the spotlight

US eyes complete critical minerals shift from China, administration official says

How far can Australian court orders go in Apple-Epic antitrust case?

Telecom sector will cheer EU merger guidelines' championing of scale

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight

Antitrust

May 06, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Google flags security, innovation risks in EU’s AI interoperability case
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

New Mexico lays out remedy trial case for Meta age-verification, monitor
DC Circuit scrutiny of Nexstar-Tegna puts FCC delegated decisions in spotlight
Google flags security, innovation risks in EU’s AI interoperability case
New Mexico lays out remedy trial case for Meta age-verification, monitor

Antitrust View More

Jura coffee machine distributor, retailers fined over resale prices in Latvia

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Rickman Trade, an exclusive distributor of Jura coffee machines, and retailers Eugesta and Innocent PRO have been fined a total of more than half a million euros by Latvia's competition authority... (more story)

Brazil's CADE to rule on Big Tech gun-jumping cases, others

May 07, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

MLex Summary: The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) is set to vote on May 13 on five Big Tech gun-jumping investigations. The agenda includes separate cases involving Google–Character Technolo... (more story)

Land machinery company Avanterra Tech probed in Spain over possible cartel

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Avanterra Tech, a company formed by way of a merger between Quiles Maquinaria Agrícola and Agronímer, is under investigation by the Spanish competition authority to see if it engaged in customer ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU's simplified AI rulebook creates 'dangerous loopholes,’ consumer group warns

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's simplified rulebook on artificial intelligence “creates dangerous loopholes” in the law, said consumer group BEUC on Thursday. The AI Omnibus, which was adopted early on Thursday, “rolls... (more story)

Growing role as AI watchdog is 'defining feature' of 2025, says EU data regulator

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Artificial intelligence was once again a key topic in 2025, said the European data regulator on Thursday in its annual report, calling its growing role as AI watchdog a “defining feature” of the ... (more story)

South Korea passes special law to speed AI data-center expansion

May 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s parliament passed a special law to accelerate the construction and promotion of artificial intelligence data centers, a key part of the government’s push to build AI infrastructure.... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Mowi's EU clearance decision on Nova Sea deal published

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The public version of Mowi's EU regulatory clearance of its acquisition of rival Nova Sea has been published by the European Commission. The EU merger regulator said in October that the Norwegian... (more story)

Welltower's deals may harm competition in 30 locations, UK watchdog says

May 07, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Welltower’s acquisitions of multiple care homes may harm competition in relation to services for the elderly in 30 local areas, the UK antitrust regulator said after an initial review of the buyouts. In a phas... (more story)

Eli Lilly, Centessa filed HSR Act premerger forms on April 21

May 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Eli Lilly and Centessa Pharmaceuticals filed their Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger forms with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on April 21, according to a US securities fili... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China court orders halt to AI agent in landmark unfair competition case

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has ordered a developer to stop the operations of an artificial intelligence agent in a closely watched unfair competition dispute that could shape how Chinese law governs autonomous AI softwar... (more story)

EU lawmakers reach deal on amendments to EU's AI Act

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers reached an agreement on amendments to the EU's AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a more centralized governance framework, and changes to how the regulatio... (more story)

Meta presses state witnesses on scope of New Mexico’s proposed monitorship

May 07, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Lawyers for Meta Platforms pressed New Mexico's witnesses Wednesday on the state's proposed five-year compliance monitor, which it framed as unprecedented, prompting a state judge overseeing a remedies trial t... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

ZTE could get $640 million from Samsung for SEP use, German court says

May 07, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

ZTE could enjoy a $640 million lump sum payment from Samsung for use of the Chinese company’s standard essential patents, a German court has said. The decision from the Munich Regional Court 1 demonstrates the... (more story)

Abuse claims, mystery filers shadow VLSI patent fight at US Federal Circuit

May 07, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Many of the conditions that led to cancellation in 2023 of a high-value VLSI Technology patent are no longer in play at the US Patent and Trademark Office. But that could take a back seat Friday to the agency’... (more story)

Europe's intellectual property offices push IP-backed finance, but banks balk

May 07, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

European intellectual property offices are promoting IP-backed financing for SMEs, but speakers warn that weak valuation frameworks, accounting barriers and bank risk aversion are limiting uptake. This comes a... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Ultra deal shows firms can slash UK bribery fines despite cooperation hitches

May 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Africa, Europe

A £15 million settlement struck by Ultra Electronics to ward off a bribery prosecution demonstrates that companies can still get significantly reduced penalties through the UK's rarely used deferred prosecutio... (more story)

Two Americans sentenced to prison for role in North Korea IT schemes

May 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department announced the sentencings in separate cases of two US nationals, Matthew Issac Knoot of Nashville and Erick Ntekereze Prince of New York, for their roles in facilitating... (more story)

Corporate lawyers, traders among 30 charged in US insider trading case

May 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced unsealed charges against 30 defendants in connection with a large-scale, decade-long insider trading scheme that netted tens o... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU governments' market supervision debate inching forward amid strong divisions

May 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU finance ministers on Tuesday provided guidance on what they want from reforms to further centralize financial markets supervision across the bloc, but governments remain highly divided on the scope of direc... (more story)

Euro-area financial integration has improved, but outlook uncertain, EU says

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Financial integration improved in the euro area last year, but the impact of geopolitical developments on integration remained uncertain, the European Commission said in its annual European Finan... (more story)

Banking groups say US senators' stablecoin yield compromise 'falls short’

May 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Banking groups said a proposed stablecoin compromise agreed to by Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Democratic Senator Angela Alsobrooks still “falls short,” prompting a response from the senators that they “... (more story)

Trade View More

EU and Japan pledge to deepen critical minerals, batteries cooperation

May 07, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Japan pledged to deepen trade and supply chain cooperation at their 7th High-Level Economic Dialogue in Brussels on Thursday, as both sides warned against economic coercion, rising exp... (more story)

Second round of EU talks on US trade deal fails to deliver breakthrough

May 07, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

A second round of negotiations in Brussels on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement concluded without a breakthrough on Wednesday night. Last week US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tarif... (more story)

China's first-ever blocking order targets spillover of US sanctions

May 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has activated its blocking mechanism for the first time, ordering companies not to comply with US Iran-related sanctions imposed on five Chinese refiners. The move marks the first public use of China’s 2... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany’s €5b decarbonization support wins EU approval

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s plan to invest €5 billion to help companies decarbonize their production processes has won EU state-aid approval. The program applies to companies introducing “fundamental technological... (more story)

EU seeks feedback on French state support for EDF plan for six nuclear reactors

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties wishing to comment on France’s plan to provide state support for EDF to build and operate six new nuclear reactors have been given one month to provide input to the European Commission. T... (more story)

Austrian, Spanish aid to energy-intensive companies wins EU state aid approval

May 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austria and Spain have won approval from the European Commission to compensate energy-intensive businesses for higher electricity costs due to the impact carbon prices. The measures are designed ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission selects nine hydrogen production projects to support clean transition

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Thursday selected nine hydrogen production projects under the third auction of the European Hydrogen Bank. The projects are expected to provide 1.1 giga-watts of electr... (more story)

Car lobby group calls for looser EU car CO2 rules and lower 2035 emissions threshold

May 06, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Europe’s car industry is pushing for more leeway in EU CO2 rules as automakers struggle with the shift to electric vehicles. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, or ACEA, called on May 6 for a b... (more story)

EU lawmakers back lower road tolls for low-emission trucks and buses

May 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Transport industry operators could benefit from lower road charges under plans backed by EU lawmakers to reward low-emission trucks, buses and efficient trailers. The European Parliament’s Transp... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta challenges UK online safety fees regime; Epic Games intends to join

May 07, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Meta Platforms is challenging the regulations underpinning Ofcom’s fee regime for services regulated under the UK Online Safety Act, arguing that the methodology used to calculate fees and potential penalties ... (more story)

AI developers, users see EU agreement on AI Act changes

May 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman*

Europe

EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the r... (more story)

Political debate points to age restrictions for online platforms, EU official says

May 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Age restrictions for online platforms are under discussion in EU political debates on child protection, a European Commission official said on Wednesday, though no decisions have been made. Recommendations fro... (more story)