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TikTok’s EU probe may trigger addiction ‘guardrails’, not business overhaul

US judges stay true to ‘substantial similarity’ test in weighing AI output claims

Ticketmaster must be divested to remedy monopoly, states tell US court

UK SFO agents paid bribes in London Mining probe, defense filing alleges

YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice

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Antitrust, Technology

May 26, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court
SNCF

Antitrust

May 26, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Italy regulators to clash at May 27 hearing over SNCF’s rail entry
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media at the end of a visit to the Netherlands on June 24, 2025.

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 26, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer
TikTok’s growth 'irrelevant' in Meta monopoly suit, FTC tells US appeals court
Italy regulators to clash at May 27 hearing over SNCF’s rail entry
Push for UK social media ban risks being seen as political lifeline for Starmer

Antitrust View More

Finnish wild berry cartel companies should be fined €9.4m, watchdog tells court

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Arctic International, Kaskein Marja, Marja Bothnia Berries and Polarica should be fined a total of around €9.4 million for coordinating purchase prices for domestic wild berries including blueber... (more story)

Indonesia to revise e-commerce rules, tighten oversight of online platforms

May 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Trade Ministry is preparing revisions to the country’s e-commerce rules to strengthen oversight of online trade and create a more level playing field between online and offline busine... (more story)

Norwegian banking sector faces preliminary competition inquiry

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A group of 14 banks in Norway will be required to provide information to the country's antitrust watchdog as part of a preliminary inquiry into competition in the sector. If the inquiry to gather... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Singapore AI sandbox highlights shift toward deployment-level governance

May 27, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Enterprise AI governance is increasingly shifting away from abstract model risks toward operational oversight of how autonomous AI systems behave once deployed in the real world. That shift was evident in the ... (more story)

China's justice ministry, top court step up AI legislative push

May 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s Justice Ministry and top court are stepping up efforts to build a legal framework for artificial intelligence, placing comprehensive AI legislation and AI-related adjudication rules on their respective... (more story)

OpenAI launches Korea cyber action plan with expanded AI security access

May 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: OpenAI on Wednesday said it is expanding the access of South Korean government agencies, public institutions and companies to its advanced AI cyber-defense capabilities under a new "Korea Cyber A... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

China's Luxshare fined by SAMR for gun-jumping in Wingtech acquisition

May 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Chinese electronic-components manufacturer Luxshare Precision was fined 900,000 yuan ($132,000) by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for gun-jumping in its acquisition of part of... (more story)

Danone buyout of Huel to be reviewed in UK

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Danone’s acquisition of protein shake maker Huel is set to be investigated by the UK antitrust regulator, which is seeking views on the deal until June 10. The Competition and Markets Authority h... (more story)

Manipal gets second gun-jumping penalty for Aakash Educational deal in India

May 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Manipal Group has again been fined for allegedly consolidating control over Aakash Educational Services without prior approval from India’s antitrust watchdog. The Competition Commission of India fined the gro... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Telecom, satellite companies see EU plan to split spectrum for mobile services

May 27, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Telecom operators and satellite service providers, such as EchoStar and Viasat, will see an EU plan to divide spectrum for government and commercial uses, after the EU executive faced intense scrutiny to allow... (more story)

Japan parliament approves intelligence council bill despite privacy concerns

May 27, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to strengthen Japan’s intelligence-gathering capabilities won parliamentary approval Wednesday despite opposition concerns over privacy rights and potential surveillance of... (more story)

Japan telecom regulator panel proposes stronger subsea cable protections

May 27, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s telecom regulator on Tuesday proposed strengthening protections for subsea cables, citing their growing importance to national and economic security as demand for data traffic surges. In ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP Court says Mitsui High-tec cured motor patent flaws after earlier reversal

May 27, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a Mitsui High-tec patent covering a method for securing magnets inside electric-motor components, rejecting Toyota Boshoku’s latest attempt to invalidate the pat... (more story)

Honor wins trademark appeal as Chinese court imposes punitive damages

May 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Honor Terminal has won a trademark appeal raising compensation to 30 million yuan ($4.4 million) from 12 million yuan after a Shanghai court imposed punitive damages over continued sales of infringing laptops ... (more story)

India's patent boom faces reality check over delays, weak commercialization

May 27, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India’s patent filings are surging, but experts warn that weak commercialization, regulatory delays and poor monetization frameworks could prevent the country from realizing one of its most prized ambitions — ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Smartmatic says US resists providing discovery behind charging decision

May 26, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Smartmatic has asked a US judge to order the government to provide discovery related to the decision to indict the company in a foreign corruption case. The government has resisted the company's ... (more story)

US waives response to request that Supreme Court take corporate transparency case

May 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US government has waived its right to respond to a petition urging the Supreme Court to take a case that would review the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money la... (more story)

Adani hearing in SEC case adjourned as US judge weighs settlement

May 26, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis adjourned an upcoming hearing in the Securities and Exchange Commission's civil fraud suit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, as he... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK banks’ capital requirements definitions move into PRA’s own rulebook

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority confirmed on Wednesday it is going ahead with plans to move key banking definitions from the UK Capital Requirements Regulation into its own rulebook. The... (more story)

Policy action needed on non-banks amid high financial stability risks, ECB says

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The outlook for euro area financial stability is being shaped by geoeconomic stress and energy supply disruptions, and the severity and duration of the fallout remain uncertain, the European Cent... (more story)

Early supervisory intervention is key to heading off bank failures, BIS chief says

May 26, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Early intervention by bank supervisors is essential to heading off the kind of systemic failures that occurred in 2023, said Pablo Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements. T... (more story)

Trade View More

How far will Brussels go to shield European industry from Chinese overcapacity?

May 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

As the European Commission weighs measures to counter Chinese overcapacity and reduce strategic dependencies, the question is how far Brussels is willing to go. Divisions among member states and Europe’s conti... (more story)

EU's agriculture commissioner visits Thailand to advance trade talks, boost exports

May 27, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: EU Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen will visit Thailand on Thursday and Friday with a delegation of more than 90 European agri-food companies as Brussels seeks to boost exports... (more story)

EU must ensure better application of its trade defense tools, industry says

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Europe's industry wants the European Commission to make the bloc's trade defense toolbox more effective, by ensuring that the unit tasked with conducting trade investigations has sufficient staff... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czech plan for two new nuclear units open for feedback in EU until June 29

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in plans by Czechia to support the construction and operation of two new nuclear units at the Dukovany site have one month to provide input to the European Commission. In Decem... (more story)

French support for fishing companies hit by Middle East crisis wins EU approval

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has granted state aid clearance for €13 million of French support for fishing companies hit by rising fuel prices due to the crisis in the Middle East sparked by the US-Is... (more story)

Utiledulci's request to suspend state aid claw-back gets skeptical EU ruling

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Utiledulci’s request to suspend a Portuguese action to recoup illegal state aid has suffered a set-back after top EU judges said the bloc’s state aid rules trumped national procedural rules, whic... (more story)

Energy View More

No urgent need to revamp commodity derivatives framework, EU Commission says

May 26, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The financial sector's consultation on the EU commodity derivatives framework and analyses of market trends "did not point to an urgent need to make substantive changes," even though certain amen... (more story)

Cross-border bottleneck fees should support domestic grids, EU lawmakers say

May 26, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Socialist and conservative EU lawmakers are proposing to keep income generated by bottlenecks on cross-border power lines, known as congestion revenues, tied primarily to grid projects in the countries where t... (more story)

Agrifood, emissions are top priorities for EU-UK talks, Irish minister says

May 26, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Concluding EU-UK negotiations on agrifood standards and emission trading schemes are a top priority, the Irish minister for foreign affairs said on Tuesday. The EU and UK agreed last year to wrap up the talks ... (more story)

Technology View More

EU proposes selection procedure for mobile satellite services

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A new selection procedure for upcoming authorized mobile satellite providers was proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday, as part of the new simplified regime. After the current licenses... (more story)

Porn operator Youngtek fined £600,000 in UK for lack of age verification

May 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Porn website operator Youngtek Solutions has received a £500,000 fine in the UK for failing to install effective age assurance on its platform as mandated under the Online Safety Act, regulator O... (more story)

Dozens of US state AGs oppose House kids online safety bill

May 26, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

More than 40 state attorneys general sent a letter to US congressional leadership on Tuesday opposing the House's version of a kids' online safety bill known as the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, or KID... (more story)