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US Third Circuit charts antitrust path for AI pricing algorithms

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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’
US Senate Russia sanctions bill raises concerns with tariff powers
US states' scrutiny of OpenAI follows mounting concerns over Hugging Face hack
Amazon sued by New Jersey over delivery driver monopsony, ‘appalling conditions’

Antitrust View More

Seven petrochemical companies in South Korea raided over alleged cartel

August 05, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Hanwha Solutions, LG Chem and five other petrochemical producers were raided by South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday over suspected price-fixing across a range of products. The Seoul Central District Prosecut... (more story)

South Korean pork suppliers indicted over price-fixing, evidence tampering

August 05, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Major South Korean pork suppliers, including Dodram Food, De Heus Korea and Daesung Trading, and their executives have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to fix prices for pork products supplied to E-mart,... (more story)

Malaysia delayed merger control to bolster antitrust watchdog, MyCC chief says

August 05, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia postponed plans to introduce economy-wide merger control to give the Malaysia Competition Commission time to strengthen its investigative and enforcement capabilities before assuming broader competiti... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

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)

China warns against duplication as provinces race into future industries

August 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is warning that an accelerating nationwide race into future industries could undermine innovation and distort competition, as nearly every province pursues many of the same strategic sectors despite sign... (more story)

South Korea opens broadcast, video data in safe zone for AI development

August 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s media and communications regulator said Wednesday that it will open access to about 1.17 million broadcast and video data records through a designated safe zone for artificial intel... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Grab says Foodpanda Taiwan deal on track for year-end close

August 05, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Grab Holdings said its planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan business remains on track to close by year-end, as the Southeast Asian technology company pushes ahead with its market entry despite strict regu... (more story)

Merivale Group's bid for Sydney pub under review by Australian watchdog

August 05, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Merivale Group's proposed acquisition of The Sackville Hotel in Rozelle, New South Wales, is under review by Australia's competition watchdog. The transaction would see Hemmes Trading and JH 7 Pr... (more story)

Petalite-Cinven Discovery among deals unconditionally cleared in China July 27-Aug. 2

August 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Petalite Investment’s proposed acquisition of about 32 percent of the equity interests in Cinven Discovery Holdings and its subsidiaries; the proposed joint venture between Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China sets first mandatory safety standard for higher-level automated driving

August 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has unveiled its first mandatory national safety standard for higher-level autonomous driving systems, setting a unified regulatory baseline that could accelerate the commercialization of self-driving ve... (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)

Japan's Chubu Electric Power reports possible data leak affecting 74,000

August 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Chubu Electric Power, a regional power utility based in central Japan, said Tuesday that unauthorized access to one of its systems may have exposed the personal details of about 74,000 people, in... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

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)

US patent lawsuit volume hits decade high before sharp decline in 2026

August 05, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

US patent case filings reached their highest level in a decade last year before falling back in early 2026, while petitions at the US Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board dropped over th... (more story)

Anthropic says music publishers still can't show copyright infringement in US case

August 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic moved to dismiss amended US copyright claims filed by Universal Music, Concord Music Group and ABKCO Music, saying the complaint lacks any example of an allegedly infringing output by A... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

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)

Freeze on Alison-Madueke's UK cash ended following bribery trial acquittal

August 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has had tens of thousands of pounds unfrozen by UK enforcers following her acquittal on bribery charges. The former head of the Organization of the Petroleum... (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

China probes imported office equipment over foreign software

August 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday said that it has opened a national security investigation into imported office equipment with printing and copying functions that runs on foreign system ... (more story)

China orders stricter review of dual-use drone exports to US

August 05, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China will require strict case-by-case reviews for exports to the US of drones, key components and related technologies included on its dual-use control list, with exporters ineligible for simpli... (more story)

US testing company barred from transactions, cooperation in China

August 05, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Compliance Testing has been added to China’s countermeasures list and barred from transactions, cooperation and other activities with organizations and individuals in China, the Ministry of Comme... (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

Instagram benefits don't erase harms to vulnerable teens, Tennessee expert says

August 05, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A psychologist testifying for Tennessee defended her view that Instagram's design can worsen body-image concerns and diminish vulnerable teens' control over their use of the platform, saying evidence that most... (more story)

US Senators to unveil bill to tackle surveillance pricing ‘soon’

August 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US Senator Josh Hawley is planning to unveil bipartisan legislation to combat surveillance pricing — the “scam” of companies from Jet Blue to Walmart setting different prices for different customers at the sam... (more story)

US appeals court mulls constitutionality of Texas app store law

August 04, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dug into debate Tuesday over the constitutionality of the Texas App Store Accountability Act, with the court hearing argument on whether app... (more story)