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CFPB Director Rohit Chopra.

Data Privacy and Security

July 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

US FTC fields ideologically charged comments for X privacy petition

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 09, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Zuckerberg, Mosseri, Spiegel ordered to appear at US social media trial

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 09, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Nexstar-Tegna challengers lose DC Circuit bid to force FCC on bureau order

Antitrust View More

Hungarian antitrust fines in 2025 exceeded $7m

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary’s competition authority started proceedings in five cartel cases and closed three cases in 2025, levying a total of more than 2.2 billion forint (more than $7 million) in antitrust fines.... (more story)

Can Japan's co-regulatory model deliver better business dealings with Big Tech?

July 10, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Asia

Five years after Japan launched oversight of major technology platforms, the industry ministry is shifting its co-regulatory framework from assessing procedural compliance toward demanding measurable outcomes ... (more story)

Sanofi’s flu vaccine antitrust commitments market-tested by EU Commission

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in Sanofi's proposal to make changes to how it communicates about flu vaccine Fluad — with a view to ending a dominance-abuse probe into concerns that Sanofi misled doctors or ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China IP advisers urge faster, more flexible protection for AI, other technologies

July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China should adapt its intellectual property system more quickly to the needs of artificial intelligence, data-intensive technologies and other emerging industries by combining faster administrative measures w... (more story)

South Korean shipbuilders bet on floating data centers as AI accelerates

July 10, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korean shipbuilders are moving into the floating data-center sector as surging AI-driven demand for computing infrastructure exposes the limits of expanding land-based facilities. HD Korea Shipbuilding &... (more story)

Indonesia proposes unified government-data integration under One Data bill

July 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, or Komdigi, said Thursday that the proposed One Data Indonesia bill would use the Government Service Connectivity System to integrate vi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Orange, APG takeover of Nexera open for views in EU

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties interested in the plan by French telecom operator Orange and pension fund APG to jointly acquire Polish fiber operator Nexera have 10 days to provide comments to the European Commission. ... (more story)

China puts Axcelis-Veeco deal under normal review

July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's top merger-control regulator is reviewing the proposed $4.4 billion combination of US-listed semiconductor-equipment suppliers Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments under its normal review process... (more story)

Leidos, Analogic security joint venture under review in Australia

July 10, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A proposed joint venture that would combine Analogic Corporation with the assets and entities that comprise Leidos’s Security Enterprise Solutions and Industrial and General Automation businesses... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed privacy safeguards over new police powers

July 10, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A parliamentary committee has recommended the Policing Amendment Bill be passed after declining the New Zealand privacy regulator’s request for regulation-making powers to impose safeguards on the law enforcem... (more story)

Western Australia privacy regulator not consulted on police biometric trials

July 10, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The privacy regulator in Western Australia said it is aware of the live facial-recognition technology trial announced in June but was not invited to participate in any formal consultation process... (more story)

South Korea financial regulator stresses using AI to fight AI-aided attacks

July 10, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The head of South Korea’s top financial regulator on Friday vowed to expedite efforts to strengthen the framework for helping the local financial industry better combat cyberthreats, which are ev... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan court upholds Panasonic win against Nikon in RED camera patent dispute

July 10, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the invalidation of a video-camera patent developed by US cinematic camera maker RED.com, rejecting an appeal after Japanese camera maker Nikon acquired the ... (more story)

Center for Investigative Reporting files amended US complaint against OpenAI

July 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Center for Investigative Reporting filed its second amended US complaint accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of using the nonprofit news organization’s content without permission or offering compen... (more story)

US consensus could bolster global push for WIPO design treaty

July 09, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

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

A request for input on whether the US should join the World Intellectual Property Organization's Riyadh Design Law Treaty has generated a unified, affirmative response from key stakeholders, strengthening the ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US bank regulators’ enforcement actions fell over last decade, study says

July 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banking regulators’ enforcement actions declined over the last decade, with the drop especially precipitous at the Federal Reserve, a study by the left-leaning Brookings Institution think tank said. The fal... (more story)

Smartmatic's January 2027 trial date set aside by US judge

July 09, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Kathleen M. Williams has set aside the January 2027 trial date for Smartmatic, its co-founder and a former executive, according to the court docket.

Indian billionaire Adani ordered to give sworn affidavit in US fraud case

July 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was ordered by a US judge to give a sworn affidavit answering whether he was aware of anything promised, agreed to or exchanged for the US government’s decision to dismiss crimi... (more story)

Financial Services View More

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)

Capital markets integration tops eurozone ministers’ agenda through mid-2027

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurozone finance ministers will prioritize deeper capital markets through June 2027, aiming to channel savings into investment, improve funding for innovative companies and reduce barriers to cro... (more story)

Indonesia's crypto overhaul shifts challenge to implementation

July 10, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia has completed its shift to centralized regulation of crypto and digital financial assets under the Financial Services Authority, or OJK. The reforms promise greater legal certainty and a broader regu... (more story)

Trade View More

Final USTR forced labor hearing considers textiles impact

July 09, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The final day of an interagency US government panel considering Section 301 duties on 60 economies for alleged forced labor imports heard from a range of sectors but primarily focused on a dispute over a propo... (more story)

US trade commission says Chinese fiberglass door panel imports harm industry

July 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission found that Chinese imports of fiberglass door panels determined to be sold at less than fair value are materially injurious to US industry. Commissioners Jas... (more story)

US Commerce finds Cambodian paper plates evaded Chinese antidumping duties

July 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department issued a preliminary determination of circumvention of antidumping duties for paper plates completed in Cambodia using Chinese-produced paperboard.

State Aid View More

EU Commission loses German state aid appeal over power cogeneration plants

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission's appeal in a state aid case against Germany over high-efficiency cogeneration plants has been dismissed by the EU's highest court. The commission was challenging an earli... (more story)

Ryanair loses two EU lower court challenges over Italian Covid airline aid

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has lost two EU court challenges to the European Commission's approval of aid granted by Italy to compensate airlines for damage caused by the Covid pandemic. Judges at the EU General Cou... (more story)

EU competition policy needs tweaks to suit today's world, lawmakers urge

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU competition policy should promote EU champions, improve the bloc's strategic autonomy and clamp down on US giants, members of the European Parliament said in a non-binding report approved on T... (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

Strategic drive against finfluencers and other harms is working, UK's FCA says

July 09, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says a crackdown on illegal promotions by "finfluencers," insider dealing and more is evidence that the first year of its five-year strategy is working. The regulator used ... (more story)

Sky Österreich can’t deny withdrawal rights, EU court says

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sky Österreich can't require customers to give up their 14-day withdrawal right before starting a streaming subscription if the service adapts to users’ behavior, the EU Court of Justice said tod... (more story)

Porn platform fined in UK for lack of age checks, failing to respond to Ofcom

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The provider of fapello.com, a pornographic website, has been fined £600,000 in the UK for not having age checks in place as mandated under the Online Safety Act, and a further £30,000 for failin... (more story)