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Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

August 05, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Prospective head of US DOJ Antitrust Division commits to 'cautious' enforcement

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

August 05, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

North America

Kids Online Safety Act advances in US Senate with duty-of-care provision

Trade

August 04, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US Senate Russia sanctions bill raises concerns with tariff powers

Antitrust View More

US DOJ secures guilty plea in bovine insemination bid-rigging conspiracy

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Herbert D. Lutz of South Carolina pleaded guilty to rigging bids for cattle purchases in the bovine artificial-semination industry between 2018 and 2024, the US Department of Justice said in a pr... (more story)

National Farmers Union calls for protections against 'monopolies' in farm bill

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Farmers Union urged US federal lawmakers to pass omnibus legislation known as the farm bill with provisions that include "real protections against corporate monopolies" and other mea... (more story)

Nexstar COO says Paramount, Warner could raise US broadcast affiliate prices

August 06, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Nexstar Chief Operating Officer Michael Biard said Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery would give the merged company power to pressure broadcast affiliates to pay more for less content.

Artificial Intelligence View More

US House Democrats introduce bill to tax AI companies, offset layoffs

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The AI Tax and Work Protection Act from US House Democrats Greg Casar of Texas, Valerie Foushee of North Carolina and Sara Jacobs of California would tax large AI companies to establish a Work Pr... (more story)

US judge spares Microsoft expanded AI infringement claims by newspapers

August 06, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot allege deeper involvement by Microsoft in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model training, US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled. The plaintiffs fail... (more story)

US judge denies motion to amend contributory infringement claims against Microsoft

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled that the New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot amend their contributory infringement claims against Microsoft in ongoing copyright litigati... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Drugmakers AbbVie, Apogee obtain US, Austrian, German merger clearance

August 06, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Pharmaceutical firm Apogee Therapeutics announced Thursday in a securities filing that its acquisition by rival AbbVie had received approval from the Federal Cartel Office in Germany, and the deal's antitrust ... (more story)

Virginia Gov. Spanberger to intervene in NextEra-Dominion regulatory review

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said she will intervene in the proposed $67 billion merger between Florida-based NextEra Energy and Virginia-based Dominion Energy — the first time a Virginia... (more story)

Transocean, Valaris receive regulatory nod in Angola, only US and Brazil remain

August 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

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

Transocean’s $5.8 billion acquisition of Valaris received regulatory approval in Angola on Aug. 5, leaving only the US and Brazil left reviewing the deal, according to Transocean President and Chief Executive ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

New CalPrivacy audit officer excited to carry out proactive privacy checks

August 06, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

California, the state that has been leading privacy enforcement in both the US and the world, has a new tool to look into how companies handle data. Sabrina Ross, the person who will be wielding that power, wi... (more story)

Google, TikTok, Meta lose bid to block California 'addictive feed' law

August 06, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Social media feeds to teenagers targeted by algorithms are not "expressive" content protected by the First Amendment, a federal judge in California said in denying motions by Meta Platforms, Google and TikTok ... (more story)

Canada's Privacy Commissioner welcomes efforts to modernize Privacy Act

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has provided his submission to the Treasury Board of Canada on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s consultation on Privacy Act modernization... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

In search of future blockbusters, Big Pharma turns to psychedelics

August 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Eli Lilly's acquisition of AtaiBeckley last month signals that major drugmakers increasingly view psychedelics as a promising source of future psychiatric medicines and new patent-protected drug franchises.

This week at the UPC: July 31-Aug. 6

August 06, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Inbar Preiss

Europe

This week at the UPC, three different disputes were settled out-of-court, with a fourth one being published two weeks after being withdrawn as well. Kodak managed to reverse an injunction and got its €1.72 mil... (more story)

Meta’s French injunction spotlights risks around negotiating power

August 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Meta Platforms’ entanglement with French investigators last month shows the antitrust pitfalls for dominant companies in supplying data to partners on the other side of the negotiating table. Meta’s tactic of ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Senate panel chair Scott pushes majority leader to set crypto act vote

August 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, nudged his party's Senate leader to schedule a vote on a cryptocurrency market structure bill before the chamber recesses. "This is som... (more story)

Former Goldman banker Berko found guilty in US bribery trial

August 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker was found guilty of corruption over bribes he and others paid to Ghanaian government officials to get approvals for the investment bank's Turkish client to open a power plant.

Cuban state-owned companies sanctioned by US for military imports

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department sanctioned several entities and individuals who facilitate Havana’s military relationships and the shipments of arms to the Cuban government.

Financial Services View More

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships, rare metals firms hit by new UK sanctions

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Six Russian banks and six so-called shadow fleet tankers have been targeted in the latest wave of sanctions imposed by the UK government on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. In a statemen... (more story)

EU fund approvals, asset-management supervision text draws Parliament amendments

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European Parliament amendments to the “master directive” — one of three texts in the Market Integration and Supervision Package — have now been published. The package seeks to integrate EU capita... (more story)

What kind of digital euro will the EU get?

August 06, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

The EU is no longer debating only whether to create a digital euro, but what kind of payment instrument it should become. Make-or-break choices are now at the negotiating table of EU lawmakers and governments,... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court considers proposed class action in refund fight

August 06, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade judge overseeing the tariff refund case on Thursday questioned the Department of Justice on its narrow position regarding finally liquidated entries, appearing to agree with... (more story)

US trade commission issues final report on solar cell tariffs

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission released its report on the effectiveness of US import controls for solar cells in effect from 2018 to February 2026. The four-year tariffs were imposed durin... (more story)

US trade panel votes to continue antidumping duties on Chinese hand trucks, parts

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted to retain the current antidumping order for Chinese imports of hand trucks and hand truck parts, finding a revocation would lead to material injury for... (more story)

State Aid View More

Netherlands wins EU approval for €780m plan to support renewable hydrogen

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has secured EU approval for a €780 million state aid plan to support renewable hydrogen projects, the European Commission said Thursday. The aid will fund up to 400 megawatts of e... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

China wants AI, power infrastructure planned together under new grid blueprint

August 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is seeking to bind the expansion of artificial intelligence more closely to its energy transition, planning electricity and computing infrastructure as an integrated system so that power can move toward ... (more story)

Australian government challenges states over national data-center rules

August 06, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

A senior minister says Australia plans to legislate national standards requiring new data centers to fully offset their electricity use with additional renewable generation, despite opposition from Queensland ... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker used ‘corrupt money’ in Ghana, US says as bribery trial closes

August 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker “took advantage” of an energy crisis in Ghana, bribing multiple officials for approvals for a Turkish client to open a power plant, US prosecutors said at the close of his corrupt... (more story)

Technology View More

Facebook posts on Spanish ruling surged during Ceuta crossings, fact-checkers say

August 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Facebook posts about a Spanish Supreme Court ruling related to migration surged during the July 30 mass crossings into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, Spanish fact-checking group Maldita.es said. It found that... (more story)

Germany seeks greater role for member states in EU cybersecurity certification

August 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Germany is proposing changes to the EU's planned cybersecurity certification framework that would give national governments a greater role in deciding how security goals evolve as technology and cyber threats ... (more story)

South Korean telecom operators ordered to revise terms on personal-data liability

August 06, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s three major telecom operators — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus — have revised terms of service that the country’s competition regulator found unfairly limited their liability for perso... (more story)