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Paramount’s buyout of Warner on track for UK public interest review

Align Technology draws EU probe into ‘tying’ dental products

US Supreme Court allows president to remove FTC commissioners

Blur drummer fails to overturn rejection of UK mass music royalties suit

Impasse in EU digital-rules-reforms talks sparks fresh calls for changes

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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

June 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Emma Whitford, Maria Dinzeo

North America

US House passes KIDS Act, teeing up Senate vote
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 29, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Antitrust regulation to have most suppressive effect on M&A, study says
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Antitrust, Financial Services

June 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attempt to oust US Fed Governor Cook
US House passes KIDS Act, teeing up Senate vote
Antitrust regulation to have most suppressive effect on M&A, study says
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attempt to oust US Fed Governor Cook

Antitrust View More

California AG lauds US DOJ, states' settlement with egg producers Cal-Maine, others

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta lauded a settlement reached between the US Department of Justice, his state, 16 other state attorneys general and egg producers Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and... (more story)

Havas settles with US FTC over 'brand safety' standards

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Advertising agency Havas Media Group has reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it engaged in a conspiracy that led to the demonetization of "disfav... (more story)

NewsGuard tells US appeals court FTC seeks to restrict speech through probe

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NewsGuard asked a US appeals court to reverse an order that denied an injunction against an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agency unfairly used its authority to s... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US regulator of foreign investment eyes agentic AI, data centers

June 30, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Agentic AI programs that can plan, reason, and act out a series of tasks to achieve more complex goals, and the data centers that provide the massive computing power required to train and run the complex model... (more story)

Regulators should check whether current rules are fit for AI, UK central banker says

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK financial regulators should consider whether existing regulatory frameworks are sufficient to tackle the risks stemming from fast-evolving AI technology, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah ... (more story)

China turns AI scrutiny to gateways connecting users to models

June 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's top intelligence and counter-espionage authority has warned about the growing risks posed by a fast-expanding class of artificial intelligence intermediaries that aggregate access to multiple large lan... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

BNP Paribas' Arval-Athlon car leasing deal open for comments in EU

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in BNP Paribas vehicle leasing and fleet management unit Arval's planned acquisition of Athlon Car Lease International from Mercedes-Benz Group have 10 days to provide  observa... (more story)

Paramount-Warner deal may face UK intervention

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lisa Nandy, the UK's culture minister, has said the government is “minded to intervene” over Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, on public interest grounds. There i... (more story)

Patrick Industries, LCI Industries agree to combine in all-stock merger

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Elkhart, Indiana-based Patrick Industries and LCI Industries agreed to combine in an all-stock merger to form a component solutions provider for the outdoor enthusiast, housing and transportation... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Amazon credit-law settlement a first under Mufarrige leadership at US FTC bureau

June 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission sealed a $2.25 million settlement Tuesday with Amazon over the company’s alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in not properly disclosing business records to ident... (more story)

NetChoice says Ohio decision on social media law doesn't support defense of Georgia law

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice filed an opposition to Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr’s argument that a decision in favor of Ohio’s online age verification law supports overturning an injunction against a s... (more story)

Meta files reply for dismissing amended US claims over hackers' actions on Facebook

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms filed a reply in support of its motion to dismiss a third amended US complaint brought by Facebook users locked out of their accounts by hackers, arguing that it fails to cure the ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Litigation funding faces first review at EU’s top court

June 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

Vietnam to fine unauthorized reposting, storage of copyrighted works

June 30, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia

Starting in July, social media users, website operators and social network providers in Vietnam will face fines for unauthorized reposting, sharing or storage of copyrighted works under Decree 174. The new rul... (more story)

Authors file reply for quick appeal in US case against Meta over shadow libraries

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Authors suing Meta Platforms filed a reply in support of their request for an immediate appeal of a summary judgment ruling that Meta's downloading of their books from shadow libraries was fair u... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Binance faces £150m UK lawsuit over derivative 'losses' by investors

June 30, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Crypto trading platform Binance faces a £150 million UK lawsuit brought by investors who claim they made substantial losses after being wrongly sold high-risk complex derivative products that lost them million... (more story)

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo sentenced in US to 30 years in prison

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Miles Guo, an exiled Chinese businessman with multiple aliases, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, securities fraud and money launde... (more story)

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo sentenced in US to 30 years for fraud

June 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo, a self-described crusader against the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison in the US for bilking investors and followers of his mo... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK plan for 'systemic' stablecoin issuers includes joint oversight by BOE, FCA

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Issuers of systemic stablecoins would be given up to three years to comply with stricter UK regulatory requirements, the Bank of England has proposed in a consultation that explains how firms wou... (more story)

Luxembourg bank fined by ECB over capital reporting breach

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Banque Internationale à Luxembourg has been fined more than 3.25 million euros by the European Central Bank, for intentionally using the wrong method to estimate the likely losses for retail and ... (more story)

EU bank-failure authority set to speed up debt-repayment approvals

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Single Resolution Board — the EU's authority for handling failing banks — will from July 1 fast-track requests to repay certain debt early. The SRB promises a decision within one month for an... (more story)

Trade View More

Ruveon petitions US government for antidumping duties on Chinese glyphosate

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Monsanto subsidiary Ruveon LLC has petitioned the US Commerce Department to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese glyphosate imports, arguing material injury to the US industry.

US trade court delivers mixed ruling in German end blocks case

June 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Monday partly remanded the Commerce Department's 2020 final determination in an antidumping order on forged steel fluid end blocks from Germany, finding the latest remand... (more story)

USITC rejects changed circumstances in Mexican tomato case, leaving duties

June 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously that there are not sufficient changed circumstances to revoke an existing antidumping order on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, meaning duties w... (more story)

State Aid View More

PostNord's 2017 capital injection into Post Danmark undergoing state aid probe

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PostNord Group's capital injection of 1 billion Danish krone (approximately €134 million) into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017 is undergoing an in-depth probe to assess whether it was in line... (more story)

Open Markets says US Supreme Court 'grossly usurped' Congress in Slaughter case

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Open Markets Institute said the US Supreme Court has "grossly usurped Congress' constitutional authority" by ruling the president could remove Federal Trade Commission commissioners at will, ... (more story)

US Senator Cantwell says Supreme Court 'gutting' independent agencies

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Maria Cantwell said the Supreme Court, in a decision concerning the president's ability to remove Federal Trade Commissioners without cause, is "gutting" independent agencies created b... (more story)

Energy View More

Low-emission trucks, buses to qualify for road toll reductions under EU deal

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Road tolls for low-emission trucks and buses could be reduced by up to 75 percent until June 30, 2031, and by up to 50 percent thereafter, in member states that exempt zero-emission vehicles from... (more story)

Cross-border electricity trading advances under EU market rules, reports show

June 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European electricity markets made further progress in implementing EU rules on cross-border trading, balancing and capacity allocation over the past year, according to annual reports published by... (more story)

US Sen. Warren slams Supreme Court decision on FTC commissioners

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren issues a statement slamming a Supreme Court decision regarding the president's ability to remove members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, saying that a S... (more story)

Technology View More

UK implementation plans for cyber bill include phased new duties

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The implementation of the UK government's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would include a phased commencement of new duties, consultation on technical thresholds, and powers to update Network ... (more story)

Meta failed to give parental notice of data collection from children, US judge rules

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has not provided parental notice, obtained parental consent or provided a way for parents to review data collected from children, a US federal judge ruled. District Judge Yvonne Go... (more story)

US Supreme Court says president can remove independent agency officials for any reason

June 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Supreme Court has ruled 6-3, in a case involving former US Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, that provisions of the FTC Act stating that members can only removed for... (more story)