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CADE Tribunal preserves AI providers’ access to WhatsApp Business API March 04, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian Competition Tribunal upheld on Wednesday the preventive measure that requires Meta to suspend its new WhatsApp Business API terms that would effectively block external artificial‑intelligence pro... (more story)

AI chatbot’s potential to become web 'gateways' set for French opinion by July March 04, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

The potential for AI chatbots to evolve into a “gateway” for access to internet services will be addressed in French conclusions in “late June or early July,” according to a senior official at the national com... (more story)

Salmon producers-targeted UK class action must go to trial, tribunal told March 04, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

A proposed UK collective claim targeting salmon production companies Mowi, SalMar, Lerøy, Scottish Sea Farms and Grieg over cartelized pricing must advance to trial, a judge was told Wednesday by the suit's cl... (more story)

Motorola-targeted UK mass claim trial scheduled to start in 2027, tribunal says March 04, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

The trial of a UK mass claim against Motorola Solutions over alleged inflated prices paid by emergency services for its Airwave telecom network is proposed as scheduled to start in June next year, the UK compe... (more story)

Booking sees Dutch court find that hoteliers' damage claim falls short March 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Hotels will have to demonstrate “more clearly” that they suffered damage due to contractual clauses used by Booking between 2006 and 2016 for their claim to succeed, an Amsterdam court has ruled. The portal is... (more story)

EU job ad to seek new head of competition department March 04, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The European Commission is moving forward its search for the new director-general of its powerful competition department, agreeing Wednesday to publish an ad for the position, MLex has learned. Olivier Guersen... (more story)

Stillwater says generators' 'late rebidding' was deliberate in Australian antitrust appeal March 04, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

“Late rebidding” by electricity generators Stanwell and CS Energy was a deliberate choice designed to maximize price spikes rather than a routine response to changing market conditions, Stillwater Pastoral tol... (more story)

Japan opens Microsoft cloud probe, calls for public comments March 04, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Microsoft over a potential violation of the Antimonopoly Act in connection with its Azure cloud computing service practices, and on Wednesday cal... (more story)

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Why South Korea's antitrust surge puts KFTC's credibility on the line March 03, 2026 | Jenny Lee

President Lee Jae Myung’s aggressive rhetoric on collusion and pricing can be read as a politically understandable push to restore market order and relieve pressure on households. But for the Korea Fair Trade ... (more story)

US DOJ maintains enforcement focus on anticompetitive information sharing March 02, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in a price-fixing case over Circana’s PotatoTrack product, maintaining a focus on anticompetitive information sharing and further clarifying the condi... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC invite lobbying with call for input on collaboration guidelines March 02, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice and US Federal Trade Commission’s joint inquiry over potential reissuance of guidance on collaboration between competitors is a green light for heavy lobbying from the antitrust ba... (more story)

Global SEP injunction debate gains steam in Washington February 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US policymakers have shown an increased interest in standard-essential patents (SEPs) in recent months, as stakeholders tell MLex that 2026 will be critical for both patent owners and standard implementers. Wi... (more story)

Japan's watchdog under pressure after disappointing Apple, Google mobile reports February 26, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act was meant to be a tougher answer to years of frustration with Apple and Google’s grip over the country’s $16.5 billion app market. But the first compliance reports under... (more story)

VoiceAge win signals tougher line on patent antitrust defenses in Germany February 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Germany’s top court backed VoiceAge in its standard essential patent dispute with HMD, ruling that companies must provide prompt financial security to rely on EU antitrust defenses. Judges rejected a rigid rea... (more story)

Councilor’s sudden exit clouds succession at Brazil competition watchdog February 20, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Uncertainty has arisen after Councilor Victor Oliveira Fernandes left the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) three months before concluding his term, and more resignations by top officials are ... (more story)

Calif. antitrust reform proposed as AG tests limits of Cartwright Act February 19, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The first legislation to emerge from the California Law Revision Commission’s review of state competition laws would broaden California’s primary antitrust statute, the Cartwright Act, to cover anticompetitive... (more story)