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US FTC's Section 5 policies give states more tools but worry businesses, Texas enforcer says February 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

Whenever the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice come out with new antitrust policy statements, it gives state attorneys general another tool to think about, but it also creates concerns ... (more story)

Spotify request for static text promos in Apple settlement rejected by Brazil CADE February 11, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority has declined to consider a petition filed by Spotify Brasil that sought immediate permission for app developers to use static text to communicate external offers within the ... (more story)

Football associations Libra, LFU require deal notification, Brazil's CADE finds February 11, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority found on Wednesday that the structures created by football associations Libra and Liga Forte União (LFU) must be treated as deals subject to mandatory notification. The authority... (more story)

USAP asks court for summary judgment against US FTC monopolization suit February 11, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

US Anesthesia Partners asked a federal judge to impose a summary judgment against the Federal Trade Commission's monopolization lawsuit, which the medical group characterizes as a factually unsubstantiated cas... (more story)

Travelers urge Hawaii court to deny Alaska Air motion to stay discovery February 11, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Consumers seeking to unwind the $1.9 billion Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines merger filed an opposition in the US District Court for the District of Hawaii to Alaska Air’s motion to stay discovery, arguing that the r... (more story)

Innsworth wins bid to challenge tribunal’s Mastercard UK ruling (update*) February 11, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Litigation funder Innsworth Capital has won permission to challenge the distribution of a settlement over a UK mass claim against Mastercard, following a ruling Wednesday by the UK High Court. Innsworth funded... (more story)

UK ministries failed to keep minutes of CMA meetings over housebuilders probe February 11, 2026 | Jon Menon

Two UK government ministries didn't keep internal notes or minutes of meetings with the Competition and Markets Authority during a live cartel probe of big housebuilders, freedom of information requests reveal... (more story)

China guesthouse group pivots OTA antitrust push to court-ready evidence February 11, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Yunnan guesthouse industry group is shifting its antitrust campaign against online travel agency platforms from planned regulatory complaints to evidence gathering for potential follow-on lawsuits, after Chi... (more story)

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Meta’s AI-agent fight will test EU regulator on infrastructure, access and fees February 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

The nascent market for AI assistants is at the heart of a fight between Meta Platforms and the European Commission that will see the two sides clash over how important WhatsApp is as a distribution channel for... (more story)

Court-appointed economist in US Epic-Google case could become model for judges February 06, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

A US judge’s decision to appoint an economist to scrutinize Epic Games’ settlement with Google could serve as a blueprint for courts tasked with determining whether negotiated resolutions truly protect the pub... (more story)

As South Korea plans higher antitrust fines, questions grow over balance and fallout February 06, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

In a timely convergence, politics and regulation have aligned for South Korea's antitrust watchdog as it sets out a new framework for dramatically higher antitrust fines. President Lee Jae Myung has publicly e... (more story)

Apple faces similar tech laws in EU, Japan, but the results may differ February 06, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Sachiko Sakamaki

The iPhone maker is navigating new tech platform regimes across the globe. Differences between the EU and Japan's rules and Apple's compliance will provide a real-time experiment in how policy can foster compe... (more story)

US FTC deploys spoliation playbook used in other monopolization cases February 05, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that Amazon manipulated and deleted evidence mirror strategies the agency, the Department of Justice and other plaintiffs have pursued in recent antitrust cases — ... (more story)

Has the EU reached a dead end on Standard Essential Patents? February 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Now that Germany has shut the door on EU guidance for Standard Essential Patents — with the federal court siding with VoiceAge in its dispute with HMD — the European Commission's strategy for the heated techno... (more story)

Google search faces groundbreaking UK demands, but questions over scope remain February 05, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

The UK competition agency’s proposed conduct demands aimed at Google over its search business are being scrutinized over their sufficiency. While the Competition and Markets Authority's measures target longsta... (more story)

Unsupported resilience claims won't stop EU cartel fine, Alchem decision shows February 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Alchem failed to convince EU investigators that discussing the weather and harvest yields with competitors in the pharma sector improved “resilience” in the supply chain and didn’t constitute cartel conduct. T... (more story)