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Technology

July 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

X's plan for remedying EU digital law breaches after fine set to be approved
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Data Privacy and Security

July 13, 2026 | Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

North America

US states detail proposed Meta penalties, disgorgement in social media trial
California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 13, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Bonta casts California as backstop to Trump's antitrust retreat

Antitrust View More

Shein pressured suppliers into anticompetitive agreements, Temu tells UK court

July 14, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Shein put pressure on its suppliers to enter into anticompetitive agreements, rival Temu has told a UK competition court. Temu, which is seeking compensation from Shein for the alleged practices, made the comm... (more story)

Client-attorney protection back at EU court in trade association’s cartel pleas

July 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The protection governing client-lawyer communications is back before the EU courts in a cartel appeal that gives judges a chance to decide whether advice remains confidential when passed on by a trade associat... (more story)

Google antitrust remedy committee struggling to staff up, US judge says

July 14, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Google and a US Department of Justice-led coalition on Tuesday confronted fresh issues that are delaying the work of a committee tasked with overseeing fixes to the company’s monopolistic conduct in search and... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI, cybersecurity at center of UK resilience plan

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The rapid growth of AI and new technology are at the heart of the UK’s resilience plan for national security, according to a government paper published on Tuesday. In the year since the country h... (more story)

Australia to establish Office of AI to coordinate national AI policy

July 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian government will establish a new Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate the country's AI policy and develop national AI standards, Prime ... (more story)

UK finance minister to highlight AI opportunities, Mastercard tool in key speech

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mastercard will launch an AI-powered financial tool for UK small and medium-sized businesses, the UK Treasury said in a statement Tuesday ahead of the finance minister’s third Mansion House speec... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Paramount-WBD cleared by EU under Foreign Subsidies Regulation

July 14, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Paramount Skydance has won approval under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation for its plan to acquire rival film and TV studio Warner Bros. Discovery, according to an update on the regulator’s website.

UK security screening sees record filings, fewer intervention orders

July 14, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The number of national security intervention orders imposed in the UK in the 12 months to March was roughly half the total from a year earlier — even as it received a record number of filings under its investm... (more story)

Saipem-Subsea7 merger review assigned to Councilor Alves in Brazil

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Brazilian competition authority has assigned, via draw, the proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7 to Councilor Camila Cabral Pires Alves after Petrobras and oil producers' association AB... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Kaiser’s settlement in US wiretapping case gets final approval

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Kaiser Permanente’s $47.5 million settlement to resolve US claims accusing it of allowing “Third Party Wiretappers” to illegally intercept patient information from its website was granted final a... (more story)

Cookie banner complaint against Belgian broadcaster must be heard on merits, EDPB says

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A General Data Protection Regulation complaint brought by Austrian privacy group Noyb over a cookie banner used by Belgian public broadcaster VRT cannot be dismissed as an abuse of complaint righ... (more story)

TikTok to see more clarity on GDPR fine calculation from EU court

July 14, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, is set to receive guidance from the EU’s highest court on how EU privacy law should be interpreted when an Irish court decides on its appeal against a €530 million privacy f... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU study backs copyright registry pilot for AI training opt-outs

July 14, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

A European Commission study has found that an EU-wide system for copyright holders to opt their works out of AI training would be feasible. It proposed first testing a central search tool linked to industry or... (more story)

Cognizant secures interim win over logo challenge in India trademark dispute

July 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Cognizant secured an interim victory after the Bombay High Court refused to block its corporate logo, finding no prima facie evidence of copying or consumer confusion in a trademark and copyright dispute broug... (more story)

LG appeals Japan video compression patent rejection over industry standard

July 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

LG Electronics has appealed a Japanese patent rejection over video compression technology used in next generation video codecs, in a case testing whether an earlier patent filing can rely on details contained ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK Covid inquiry presses need for accountability, transparency in procurement

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's central and regional governments must have better transparency, governance and accountability for procurement in future public health emergencies, the chair of the country's Covid-19 inq... (more story)

Former soccer officials ask US judge to overturn FIFA corruption convictions

July 13, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Several former soccer officials, and the estate of one deceased official, are asking a US judge to vacate their corruption convictions under a writ of error coram nobis, saying factual errors and... (more story)

Cuban state-owned entities sanctioned by US

July 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department sanctioned 10 entities to further the Trump administration's push to overturn the Cuban government's activity, including state-owned entities that funnel revenue to the government.

Financial Services View More

EU ambassadors' vote for chair of markets watchdog likely on July 22

July 14, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU ambassadors look set to vote on July 22 on Carlo Comporti's appointment as chair of the EU markets watchdog. Only a simple majority of 14 countries is needed to secure the appointment of Comporti, who would... (more story)

UK rules for asset managers to be streamlined under FCA proposals

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Asset managers would see streamlined UK rules under plans by the financial markets regulator now out for consultation. The Financial Conduct Authority estimates its proposals would cut regulatory... (more story)

Stronger role for EU bodies in bank competitiveness considered by EU Commission

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: While acknowledging that the European Commission is the primary EU institution responsible for executing the EU's competitiveness and competition mandate, the bloc's executive arm is considering ... (more story)

Trade View More

EU dual-use goods exporters asked for input on review of export control policies

July 14, 2026 | Yuqing Yang

Europe

The European Commission will this week open a consultation on the EU's strategic export control policy, seeking feedback from exporters of dual-use goods as part of a broader review of the bloc's economic secu... (more story)

EU renews calls for WTO reforms on rules, governance, state intervention

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has renewed its call for changes at the World Trade Organization to reflect global economic realities, strengthen rules on state intervention and improve the organization's governance foll... (more story)

EU-US trade ties to remain volatile despite Turnberry deal, EU official says

July 14, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU expects transatlantic trade relations to remain volatile even after completing its side of the Turnberry tariff deal, a European Commission official has told lawmakers. Brussels will press Washington to... (more story)

State Aid View More

Budget raises for two Spanish fuel-price aid plans win EU clearance

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two Spanish programs to back up companies active in agriculture and fishery facing rising fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict may get budget increases by a total of 65 million, the Europe... (more story)

France's extended support for Banque Postale approved under EU state aid rules

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France's plan to extend support for La Banque Postale by three years to 2029 totaling €682 million to facilitate access to banking services has been approved under EU state aid rules, the Europea... (more story)

M&A deals may see reduced FSR scrutiny in the EU by 2027 (update*)

July 14, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Asia, Europe

M&A dealmakers may face fewer foreign subsidy checks by EU regulators, after the European Commission said it might raise the notification threshold for mergers and ease rules on disclosing certain types of for... (more story)

Energy View More

Smartwatches, other products exempted from EU user battery replacement rules

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Six more product categories, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, electric toys and explosion-proof industrial equipment, have been exempted from EU rules that ensure consumers are able to r... (more story)

EU's electrification push has affordability at its heart

July 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Lowering electricity bills and narrowing the price gap between electricity and gas sits at the heart of the European Commission's Electrification Action Plan, with a leaked draft pairing reforms to electricity... (more story)

No immediate EU winter gas supply risk despite Mideast tensions, task force says

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: There is no immediate concern for gas supplies for winter 2026-27 despite continued tensions in the Middle East, with gas storage targets on track and sufficient LNG import capacity to meet seaso... (more story)

Technology View More

Bayer asks US court to dismiss Latham's claims over seed market monopoly

July 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Bayer CropScience has asked a US federal court to dismiss Latham Quality's antitrust claims accusing it of unlawfully monopolizing the seed market on grounds that the complaint relies on impermissible group pl... (more story)

Report finds gaps in Big Tech's measures to tackle online child abuse in Australia

July 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Significant gaps remain in how major online platforms, including Apple, Google, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, Microsoft and WhatsApp, are tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse, particular... (more story)

Epic, Google return to US court as economist questions revised Play injunction

July 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Google and Epic Games will return to US court Thursday for another attempt to secure approval of a settlement in their long-running antitrust dispute over the Play Store. But concerns from a court-appointed ec... (more story)