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US FERC Chair Laura Swett

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

July 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

FERC will maintain independence in wake of Slaughter decision, chair says
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Trade

July 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk and Henrique Santiago

Latin America, North America

Unfair trade practices tariffs on Brazil signal new stage in relations with US

Financial Crime

July 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Swedbank fined by NY regulator for failing to disclose Panama Papers ties

Antitrust View More

Indonesia online lending cartel appeal tests regulator's trade association guidance

July 17, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia's largest cartel case is testing whether the Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, can hold businesses liable for conduct carried out through trade associations without first defining when such... (more story)

Japan ruling party lawmaker urges new JFTC bureau for fair transactions

July 17, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

The Japanese antitrust agency should establish a dedicated bureau overseeing fair transactions across supply chains as its responsibilities continue to expand, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democra... (more story)

Japan's Diamond Electric faces corrective recommendation over free mold storage

July 17, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Diamond Electric Manufacturing received a corrective recommendation from Japan's antitrust regulator on Friday for violating the Subcontract Act. Diamond Electric require... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China proposes global cooperation initiative for trusted, interoperable AI agents

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s Cyberspace Administration on Friday proposed a Global Cooperation Initiative on Mutual Trust, Connectivity and Interoperability for AI Agents at the main forum of the 2026 World Artificia... (more story)

Australia's creative industry welcomes Albanese's national AI framework

July 17, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Artists and creators in Australia have welcomed the prime minister’s assurance that copyright is not “up for grabs” to train artificial intelligence models, urging AI companies to strike licensing agreements w... (more story)

China AI summit chair's statement backs global AI cooperation

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference called for stronger international cooperation on AI governance in a chair’s statement issued Friday. The statement highlighted open-source de... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Rossel-IPM media merger decision published by Belgian authority

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Belgian competition authority has issued a public version of its decision to clear media company Rossel's acquisition of IPM's press activities, with conditions. The regulator approved the de... (more story)

Sika AG's proposed acquisition of Akkim cleared in Australia

July 17, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Swiss chemicals company Sika AG’s proposal to acquire 100 percent of the equity in Akkim Yapı Kimyasalları Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, Akfix Kimya Lojistik Hizmetleri Limited Şirketi, Akde ... (more story)

JFTC seeks comment on revised merger-review guidelines

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex summary: The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced Friday that it is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its merger-review guidelines, which would update Japan's merger-review framework to ref... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

23andMe fined €2.4m in Spain for failure to safeguard genetics data

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Genetic testing company 23andMe was fined €2.4 million on Thursday by the Spanish privacy watchdog after a 2023 cyberattack that compromised over 2,600 Spanish users’ genetic, health, and ethnici... (more story)

Thailand issues rules on personal-data access requests under privacy law

July 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Committee has issued rules governing how data controllers must process requests from individuals seeking access to or copies of their personal data, including ... (more story)

Australian regulator says Big Tech falling short on countering sexual extortion

July 17, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's online-safety regulator says major technology companies are failing to fully deploy tools that could detect and prevent sexual extortion and child sexual abuse, despite increasing reports of sexual... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Geoblocking in copyright protection spotlight as ECJ ruling changes landscape

July 17, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Companies publishing copyrighted material online face new challenges and opportunities following a significant recent decision by the EU’s highest court that puts geoblocking at the heart of copyright protection strategies.

Japan court overturns patent rejection after JPO changes rejection grounds on appeal

July 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has overturned the patent office's rejection of an application filed by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, ruling that the patent regulator d... (more story)

As AI blurs reality, trademarks could become badges of authenticity

July 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

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

As AI blurs the line between genuine and fabricated content, trademarks could come to signify not only who made a product, but also that it is authentic.

Financial Crime View More

Former US coal sales exec cites Supreme Court decision in move to vacate verdict

July 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former coal sales executive pointed to a little-noticed recent US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of criminal defendants as a potential reason to vacate his conviction over his role in a scheme ... (more story)

Former US coal exec asks to introduce new argument for acquittal in bribery case

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Charles Hunter Hobson, a former vice president of sales at Corsa Coal, asked a US judge for permission to allow his new defense team to make a new argument for post-trial acquittal after he was f... (more story)

Smartmatic cofounder cites DOJ official's Adani letter in vindictiveness claim

July 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, the cofounder of Smartmatic who faces charges of corruption, pointed to a senior US Justice Department official's letter seeking dismissal for Indian billionaire ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposes e-delivery for required regulatory information

July 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a rule that would make required regulatory information more accessible by removing the requirement to obtain affirmat... (more story)

PwC fined £3.2m over 'serious breaches' in Babcock audit

July 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been fined £3.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over the accounting firm’s audit of defense company Babcock, which contained “serious breaches.” The fine is the second the Big Fo... (more story)

UK drive to weed out misleading motor finance claims continues, watchdog says

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A joint UK regulatory crackdown on misleading motor finance claims has continued with the removal or amending of 170 adverts in June, the Financial Conduct Authority said. A joint taskforce invol... (more story)

Trade View More

EU developing-country tariff scheme to shrink as beneficiaries get wealthier

July 17, 2026 | Yuqing Yang

Europe

The number of countries benefiting from the EU's preferential tariff scheme for developing countries is set to decline from next year as economies move to higher income status or conclude free trade agreements... (more story)

EU, Turkey strengthen customs cooperation with trusted trader deal

July 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Turkey have agreed to mutually recognize their trusted trader programs, allowing customs authorities to consider operators’ status when assessing risks and determining controls, the Eu... (more story)

Indonesia legislative panel backs ratification of Peru trade pact

July 17, 2026

Asia, Latin America

MLex Summary: Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission VI has approved ratification of the Indonesia–Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, or IP-CEPA, clearing the way for the government to... (more story)

State Aid View More

China opposes British Steel nationalization, vows strong measures

July 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it expressed strong opposition to the UK government’s decision to nationalize British Steel and would take strong measures to protect the interests o... (more story)

€300m Irish aid for energy intensive industry wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland has won EU state aid approval for €300 million of temporary support for energy-intensive companies. The program requires companies to reinvest a “significant share” of the aid into decarb... (more story)

Czech support for market-wide energy storage wins EU approval

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czechia has secured EU state aid approval for a “market-wide” program to ensure sufficient capacity to produce and store electricity. The European Commission said the clearance was the first for ... (more story)

Energy View More

Extend EU Emissions Trading System cap closer to 2050, ten countries urge

July 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ten EU member states, including Italy and Poland, have called for a broad overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System, urging the European Commission to extend the ETS emissions cap closer to 205... (more story)

Next round of EU grids legislation negotiations scheduled for October

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The first technical discussions on EU plans to strengthen cross-border electricity interconnections are due in September, followed by another round of negotiations on the legislation between representatives of... (more story)

Decision on 21st EU sanctions package against Russia postponed until July 23

July 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries delayed a decision on freezing the Russian oil price cap until July 23 after failing to reach agreement on the bloc's 21st sanctions package. The proposal would suspend the cap's automatic adjustm... (more story)

Technology View More

EU lawmakers to discuss trade, security, AI during China visit

July 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee will travel to China on Tuesday for meetings with senior officials, including Foreign Minister Wang Yi, to discuss trade and economic imbalance... (more story)

On Google Play injunction, US judge takes 'proactive' approach to oversight

July 16, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

North America

Google will be required to submit monthly quantitative reports detailing the implementation of a court-ordered injunction requiring changes to the Play Store, a California federal judge said Thursday as he pus... (more story)

Latest UK social media safety package leaves plenty of questions unanswered

July 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The latest UK child safety legislative package confirms default curfews and feature restrictions for older teens, mandatory AI chatbot breaks for under-18s and no immediate plans to restrict VPN use. But key q... (more story)