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Apple, Google criticize UK ‘steering’ demands over mobile platforms August 14, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Apple and Google have criticized proposals from the UK competition regulator to allow app developers to "steer" consumers away from the tech giants' app-based mobile platform payment systems. Apple and Google ... (more story)

Meta takes Messenger DMA fight to EU’s highest court August 14, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

The EU's top judges will examine whether Facebook Messenger should be regulated under the EU's law for digital "gatekeepers," after its owner Meta Platforms appealed a lower-court ruling.

Vietnam plans broader digital-platform market-power tests in competition overhaul August 14, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Digital platforms in Vietnam could face broader competition scrutiny based on their control of data, network effects, ecosystems, users and algorithms under proposed changes to the country's competition law, w... (more story)

South Korean refiners face new antitrust scrutiny over service-station fuel sourcing August 14, 2026 | Jenny Lee

SK Energy, HD Hyundai Oilbank, GS Caltex and S-Oil are facing a fresh antitrust investigation in South Korea over allegations that they restricted service stations carrying their brands from buying or selling ... (more story)

Intuitive loses at US Ninth Circuit over single-brand aftermarket test August 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts

Medical device repair company Surgical Instrument Service prevailed in its appeal of a district court ruling that required the company to satisfy certain criteria to prove its US antitrust claims against Intuitive Surgical.

Google ordered to modify US Play Store search experience for rival app stores August 13, 2026 | Alex Wilts

A US judge ordered Google on Thursday to change a portion of the way Google Play handles searches for third-party app stores as he oversees the implementation of a remedy aimed at restoring competition in Andr... (more story)

Brazil expects digital markets bill to pass soon August 13, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Alexandre Rebêlo Ferreira, an official at the Ministry of Finance and a prominent figure in drafting text of a digital markets bill, is confident the measure will be approved in Congress despite tensions betwe... (more story)

EU branded goods trade curbs gain backing for legislative route August 13, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Anna Ferrari

Restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods within the EU have gained fresh backing for a legislative solution. A newly published letter from six national competition authorities explains why the Europ... (more story)

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US Republicans dial up pressure on South Korea as escalation fears mount August 14, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Chris May

The US and South Korea are walking a tight rope as officials on both sides hold together a trade deal despite mounting allegations from Republicans that Seoul’s policing of digital markets discriminates agains... (more story)

Apple tells EU Commission it can’t get iPhone interoperability August 11, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

When the European Commission ordered Apple to open up the iPhone, it probably didn’t think its own IT team would see an interoperability request rejected. Microsoft, Santander, Meta Platforms and AliPay are am... (more story)

Meta’s French injunction spotlights risks around negotiating power August 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms’ entanglement with French investigators last month shows the antitrust pitfalls for dominant companies in supplying data to partners on the other side of the negotiating table. Meta’s tactic of ... (more story)

New Jersey suit over Amazon delivery drivers puts new spin on labor antitrust August 04, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

Amazon’s e-commerce empire is facing a new kind of antitrust scrutiny after the New Jersey Attorney General filed a suit Tuesday targeting the treatment of workers who deliver goods within a custom-built suppl... (more story)

US Congress eyes barring seed utility patents amid industry consolidation August 04, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Democrats in the US Congress have proposed ending utility patent protection for most future seed innovations, limiting protection instead to the Plant Variety Protection Act and Plant Patent Act. Supporters ar... (more story)

UK funeral business scandal highlights failure to heed regulator’s warning August 04, 2026 | Jon Menon

The jailing of the undertaker responsible for one of the biggest scandals in the UK funeral sector in recent years has highlighted the government's failure to heed warnings that greater oversight of morticians... (more story)

Google, Apple adapt as global authorities reshape compliance in app markets August 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

The app store ecosystems of Google and Apple have been under siege for years as regulators, legislators and litigators across the globe seek more competition among major digital platforms. While that pressure ... (more story)

Trip.com marks China's first antitrust penalty against destructive rivalry August 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's first platform most-favored-nation penalty is about more than just pricing clauses. The Trip.com case illustrates how Beijing is integrating antitrust enforcement into its broader campaign against "inv... (more story)