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Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

July 10, 2026 | Mike Swift and Alex Wilts

North America

Musk turns to antitrust claims over OpenAI-Microsoft alliance after charity loss
U.S. Representative Greg Casar

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

July 10, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Tailored design, privacy rules drive latest US chatbot bill

Antitrust, Data Privacy and Security

July 10, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil's ex-ante digital markets draft bill faces pushback

Antitrust View More

New Zealand lawyers warn antitrust agency overhaul could broaden regulator's powers

July 13, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A bill to overhaul New Zealand's antitrust agency would give the regulator powers that are too broad and lack sufficient safeguards, the country’s lawyers have warned. The proposed functions include issuing wa... (more story)

KFTC seeks study on executive disqualification for repeat cartels

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s antitrust watchdog is soliciting bids for a four-months study on introducing executive disqualification and suspension orders to deter repeat cartel conduct. According to the notice... (more story)

China alcohol association seeks new innovation path for online platforms

July 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

The China Alcoholic Drinks Association said online alcohol-sales platforms remain focused on livestreaming and low-price promotions, and instead should increase investment in supply-chain digitalization, block... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Japan government AI trial puts vendor know-how safeguards in focus

July 13, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Digital Agency will test three domestically developed large language models on the government cloud, moving its public sector AI project into a phase where model development history, training data comp... (more story)

South Korea unveils plan for free, unlimited homegrown AI chatbot service

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea announced Monday that it will launch the "AI for All" initiative, under which two or three private companies will be selected by August to develop a general-purpose artificial intelli... (more story)

China AI infrastructure player seeks European foothold via Italian tie-up

July 13, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Chinese tech company Shenzhen Xunce Technology is advancing into Europe through Italy's Lutech, highlighting the push by Chinese AI companies to expand across the continent despite stricter regulatory regimes ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FTC's Loctite-Liquid Nails case focuses on hardware store sales

July 10, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

If corporate consolidation binds Loctite to Liquid Nails, the two glue heavyweights will have the potential to dominate the construction adhesive retail market, the US Federal Trade Commission is set to argue ... (more story)

XXXLutz may have breached merger rules with Porta deal, EU regulator says

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: XXXLutz, an Austrian furniture retailer, is under formal EU investigation over possible gun-jumping in its proposed takeover of German rival Porta, the European Commission said on Friday. Regulat... (more story)

XXXLutz faces EU gun-jumping probe over Porta deal (update*)

July 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Furniture seller XXXLutz faces a "gun-jumping" probe by the European Commission for moving ahead with its acquisition of Porta without seeking approval. The EU regulator said it had "become aware of conduct th... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Under-13s shouldn’t be allowed unsupervised social media use, report for EU says

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Children under the age of 13 shouldn't be allowed unsupervised access to social media and other digital services, including AI companions, a report commissioned by the European Commission said. T... (more story)

EU social media age curbs to be proposed after summer, Von der Leyen says

July 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Social media and other digital platforms operating in the EU are to face new child-access restrictions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, with a proposal to be presented after ... (more story)

China's banks, insurers face proposed cybersecurity rules

July 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's National Financial Regulatory Administration released draft rules on Friday to strengthen cybersecurity oversight of banks, insurers and financial holding companies, as regulators seek to... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal

July 13, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported appl... (more story)

Google denied interim relief in India trademark appeal

July 13, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Google failed to secure a stay of an Indian court ruling holding its AdWords keyword advertising program liable for trademark infringement, leaving intact a previous judgment with broader implications for onli... (more story)

Apple sues OpenAI, former employees in US for trade secrets theft

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Apple is accusing OpenAI and two former employees of trade secret theft, alleging that the artificial intelligence lab took the iPhone maker's trade secrets to develop its consumer hardware, acco... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Epoch Times finance chief pleads guilty in US to money laundering scheme

July 10, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The Epoch Times' former chief financial officer pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to launder at least $67 million in illicitly obtained funds to benefit the newspaper company. He pleaded guilty t... (more story)

Former CFO of Epoch Times pleads guilty in US to role in money laundering scheme

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Weidong Guan, the former chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, pledaed guilty to participating in a conspiracy to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds as part of a transnation... (more story)

Iranian leader's financier, exchange houses sanctioned by US

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Iranian financial facilitator Ali Ansari, who oversees a sprawling global network of assets benefitting Iran’s ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Circle gets final US OCC approval to establish national trust bank

July 10, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Circle Internet Group received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank, a passage expected to strengthen the infrastructure of USDC, the world's ... (more story)

EU govts committed to market integration deal by October, with refocused talks

July 10, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU finance ministers on Friday committed to reaching an agreement by October on the Market Integration and Supervision Package. Ireland is steering focused negotiations on core provisions — including the scope... (more story)

Digital finance push, tokenization rules clarity backed by Eurozone ministers

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurozone finance ministers have backed faster development of digital finance, including a possible digital euro, with central-bank money remaining at its core. In a statement, they called for clo... (more story)

Trade View More

EU Pekin Duck dumping probe lacks fairness, Chinese business group says

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s dumping investigation into imports of Pekin Duck lacks reasonable justification and risks disrupting agricultural trade and cultural ties, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU said in... (more story)

Hunan Hualian China's appeal against EU ceramics dumping tariff hike published

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The summary of Hunan Hualian China Industry's appeal against a higher EU duty to counter dumping of ceramic tableware and kitchenware imports from China was published Monday in the Official Journ... (more story)

Appeal by Huaheng biotech group against EU duties on Chinese valine released

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A legal challenge brought by companies in the Chinese biotechnology group Huaheng was formally released on Monday. In its appeal from May, the group says that the European Commission wrongly base... (more story)

State Aid View More

Hungary’s development bank wins EU approval for €2bn capital injection

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary’s development bank Magyar Fejlesztési Bank has secured EU approval for a 760 billion-forint (€2 billion) capital injection funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Europea... (more story)

France’s €63bn support for offshore wind farms wins EU approval

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France has won EU approval to give €63 billion of state support for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. The European Commission said the 11 farms, which would be in the North S... (more story)

Bus operator McGill files subsidy claim against Scottish government

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bus operator McGill has filed a claim against the Scottish government over an alleged breach of subsidy rules through zero emissions funding, according to the action lodged with the Competition A... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon border tax certificate sale, repurchase draft opened for feedback

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies covered by the EU’s carbon border tax can provide feedback until Aug. 6 on draft European Commission rules setting conditions for the sale and repurchase of CBAM certificates, the commi... (more story)

Updated EU electricity grid connection rules for generators open for consultation

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on planned updates to binding electricity grid connection rules for generators and electricity users. The changes aim to prepare the power system for m... (more story)

Indonesia adopts revised trading rules for carbon exchange

July 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sectors, said that it has adopted revised rules governing trading through the country's carbon... (more story)

Technology View More

US DOJ's Mimi Vishio to leave Antitrust Division

July 10, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Mimi Vishio, the acting director of civil enforcement at the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, is leaving the agency, MLex has learned, marking yet another high-profile departure in recent months.

Lowered Meta abatement request from New Mexico seeks $953 million; judge eyes remedies

July 10, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

As New Mexico Judge Bryan Biedscheid considers remedies against Meta Platforms following a state trial, Attorney General Raul Torrez significantly reduced the monetary amount the state is seeking for abatement... (more story)

Big social media firms would have to give users more feed control under UK plans

July 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, X and other platforms listed on the top tier of a new UK online safety register would need to give users a chance to filter out harmful but legal content on their feeds under plans p... (more story)