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US DOJ supports unwinding Delta-Aeromexico alliance, cites potential loss of competition August 12, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The US Justice Department supports the US Department of Transportation’s tentative decision to not renew antitrust immunity for the alliance between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico, according to a comment submi... (more story)

Roku will fight dismissal of US lawsuit seeking global FRAND terms to HEVC pool August 12, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

The question of US court jurisdiction over requests for fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory license terms to portfolios containing foreign standard essential patents could be before the US Court of Appeals ... (more story)

Epic Games triumphs in Australian antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Google August 12, 2025 | Saloni Sinha and James Panichi

Apple and Google suffered a damaging defeat in an Australian antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games today, with a landmark court ruling finding both tech giants abused their market power — although the judge ... (more story)

Alten, Expleo, Bertrandt appeal French fine on no-poaching August 12, 2025 | Jean Comte

All three companies fined in June by the French competition authority for agreeing not to hire each others' employees are appealing their sanction at the Paris Court of Appeals, MLex has learned. The ruling wi... (more story)

Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats face additional KFTC raids amid MFN probe August 12, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Baedal Minjok and Coupang Eats are undergoing fresh on-site inspections by South Korea’s antitrust regulator over allegations they forced restaurant partners to offer them the most favorable commercial terms a... (more story)

South Korea's Yanolja, YeogiEottae fined for abuse of superior bargaining position August 12, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea’s online lodging platforms, Yanolja and YeogiEottae, have been hit with a combined 1.5 billion won (about $1.1 million) fine for abusing their superior bargaining position over small and mid-sized ... (more story)

Brazilian regulator targets Itapoá over alleged anticompetitive port fee August 11, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition agency has targeted Itapoá Terminais Portuários over a controversial fee, which the agency's Superintendence considers a potential violation of competition law.

Algorithmic pricing probes to increase as use grows, US DOJ’s Slater says August 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Investigations into potential collusion by way of pricing algorithms can be expected to ramp up as deployment of the technology becomes more prevalent across the US economy, Gail Slater, chief of the US Depart... (more story)

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EU’s X investigation under DSA delayed by procedures, not politics August 12, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Amid tense EU-US talks over trade tariffs, the European Commission has become sensitive about how it communicates enforcement of its digital rules — the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. A gene... (more story)

China's top cement group eyes rare antitrust exemption in bid to end price wars August 12, 2025 | MLex Staff

The China Cement Association is urging industry players to consider a controversial antitrust exemption tied to market downturns, hoping it can provide legal cover for coordinated pricing and end the price war... (more story)

Asset managers’ Big Tobacco moment looms as US antitrust case over ESG advances August 08, 2025 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street’s failure to stop a controversial antitrust lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general has opened the door for litigation driven by a long-dormant economic theor... (more story)

The road to Damascus of Australian regulators on banking competition August 08, 2025 | James Panichi

A low-profile report on banking published this week marked a turning point for Australia’s financial regulators, as they called for a raft of changes to stimulate competition in the normally sluggish banking s... (more story)

Japan moves forward with mobile regulation to rein in Google, Apple August 08, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese competition agency is preparing to regulate Apple and Google — as dominant mobile-operating system operators — by finalizing implementation rules for a smartphone-software competition law, set to ... (more story)

Apple, Brazil CADE in settlement talks over App Store probe as regulatory stakes rise August 07, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple and Brazil’s competition authority have begun negotiating a settlement agreement over a probe into the company's App Store practices, MLex has learned – a move that signals more than procedural formality... (more story)

Trump reshapes US merger control, giving rise to uncertainty August 06, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger, Wesley Brown and Ilana Kowarski

Lobbying the White House or pitching the US Attorney General promise to become standard practice for companies seeking merger approval as the administration of US President Donald Trump reshapes merger law enforcement.

White House AI plan could complicate US antitrust scrutiny of Nvidia August 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The White House’s new initiative to bolster American leadership in artificial intelligence raises questions about how it could influence US antitrust enforcement in AI-related markets — including an ongoing in... (more story)