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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 08, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

North America

Boston latest US city to sue social media companies over alleged harm to kids

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Paramount says it won't close its merger with Warner Bros. before July 22

Antitrust View More

EU competition rules have improved fairness, resilience for farmers, report says

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU competition rules and investigations have helped farmers to achieve fair market conditions and improve their “economic resilience,” according to a new report by the European Commission. The re... (more story)

SAP heralds improved ‘clarity, choice’ in commitments to end EU probe

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: German software company SAP said EU commitments in an antitrust probe would "strengthen customer choice and predictability" by making policies more transparent and giving users flexibility and gu... (more story)

Ferry operators SAS, GNV, Moby defeat Grimaldi court challenge to commitments

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ferry operators SAS, GNV and Moby successfully defended the Italian watchdog's decision accepting commitments to resolve antitrust concerns, a newly published ruling said. An Italian lower court ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China cybersecurity unit warns against Anthropic's Claude Code

July 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

A cybersecurity alert center affiliated with China's industry ministry has raised alarms about Anthropic's AI coding tool over a potential security backdoor, underscoring Beijing's growing scrutiny of foreign ... (more story)

South Korea adopts job security support plan amid AI, green transition

July 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s government adopted the Basic Plan for Employment Stability in Industrial Transformation on Thursday, aimed at minimizing labor-market disruption and expanding job opportunities duri... (more story)

Australian businesses seek clarity on scope of obligations in ADM guidance

July 09, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia's business community has called on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to adopt a risk-based approach to transparency guidance on automated decision-making, warning that an overly b... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

French competition watchdog made record M&A decisions in 2025, annual report says

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French competition authority has taken a total 328 decisions related to mergers or acquisitions in 2025, according to the watchdog's annual report issued on Thursday, noting that this is a re... (more story)

Zoetis-Neogen genomics business deal raises antitrust concerns in New Zealand

July 09, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Global animal health company Zoetis’ proposed acquisition of Neogen Corporation is raising antitrust concerns for New Zealand’s competition regulator. In a statement on Thursday, the New Zealand ... (more story)

Ravensburger can acquire majority stake in Steiff, German watchdog says

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ravensburger, a toymaker, has won approval from Germany's competition authority to acquire a majority stake in teddy-bear brand Margarete Steiff, the watchdog said on Thursday. Despite the deal c... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Platforms in EU await decision on potentially restoring voluntary CSAM detection rules

July 09, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Platforms will have to wait longer to regain an EU legal basis to voluntarily detect and report online child sexual abuse material, after lawmakers on Thursday adopted two encryption-related amendments. The ad... (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)

Hong Kong, mainland discuss framework for cross-border autonomous vehicles

July 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Hong Kong is in discussions with mainland Chinese authorities on cross-border autonomous-vehicle shuttle services via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, focusing on regulatory coordination, safet... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

French orders for Meta to negotiate neighboring rights welcomed by publishers

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: APIG and DVP, two associations representing French press publishers, have welcomed interim orders by the country's antitrust watchdog forcing Meta to restart negotiations on an agreement setting ... (more story)

China upholds hospital trademark despite original registrant's hoarding history

July 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A Chinese court ruled that trademarks acquired from bad-faith registrants should be assessed on their own merits, overturning an earlier decision that invalidated a hospital's trademark because of its original... (more story)

US pharma, Brazilian IP groups differ on US tariff response

July 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Latin America, North America

Organizations representing the American pharmaceutical industry and IP policy groups encouraged the Office of the US Trade Representative this week to move forward with punitive action against Brazil following... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Rising tide in UK sanctions enforcement signaled by intelligence-sharing deal

July 09, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Sanctions enforcement is rising up the agenda in the UK, most recently with the country’s largest penalty to date for a breach of financial sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine war. In this context, a recent m... (more story)

Former Goldman banker faces skeptical US judge over confidential source evidence

July 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge was skeptical of arguments Wednesday from lawyers for a former Goldman Sachs banker over evidence from an unnamed confidential source they want to block from his upcoming corruption trial.

Trader asks for time served after cooperating in US Halkbank probe

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reza Zarrab, a trader who was born in Iran and grew up in Turkey, asked a US judge to impose a sentence of time served after nine years of cooperating with US authorities, according to a court filing.

Financial Services View More

UK car finance lenders trying to write their own rules, FCA says in court defense

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Car finance lenders are trying to set their own conditions for mis-selling redress payments, the UK's financial markets regulator has said in its defense to a legal challenge by the companies, in... (more story)

Digital euro talks with EU governments cleared after parliament approval

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Lawmakers have backed the European Parliament's negotiations* with EU governments on rules for a digital euro, with 416 votes in favor, 169 against and 22 abstentions. The vote clears the way for... (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)

Trade View More

EU public-procurement revamp targets origin, green requirements in draft law

July 09, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU would give public buyers new powers to favor European bidders and greener products, under a draft public-procurement overhaul seen by MLex. The proposal would allow buyers to restrict or downgrade non-c... (more story)

EU lawmakers eye plenary vote on Industrial Accelerator Act in December

July 09, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

Lawmakers of the European Parliament are eyeing a plenary vote on the European Commission's proposed clean industry law, the Industrial Accelerator Act, or IAA, in December. In a document seen by MLex, the cen... (more story)

Pekin Duck imports from China hit with dumping probe in EU

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Imports of Pekin Duck meat from China into the bloc are now under investigation by EU trade officials to see if the product might have been unfairly priced, the European Commission said Thursday.... (more story)

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

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)

US received 78 AI export program applications, Commerce says

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said it received 78 applications under its new AI export program and will now advance to the next step, which will include review and final decisions.

Greece told to comply with EU rules for F-gas technicians within two months

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Greece must comply with EU rules on the mutual recognition of certificates for fluorinated greenhouse gas technicians within two months or it could face a formal written warning that it is failin... (more story)

Technology View More

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)

Amazon’s Italian logistics group must comply with postal rules, EU court opinion says

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Amazon's logistics, delivery and locker businesses in Italy provide postal services in the country and as a result, a law that requires its businesses to obtain a postal authorization is in compl... (more story)

Australian online hate code pitched as bridge to digital duty of care

July 09, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's online safety regulator wants to make a voluntary online hate code mandatory as an interim step while broader digital duty of care reforms are developed. Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inma... (more story)