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Technology

July 27, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Competitive pressure on Meta sidelined addiction concerns, Tenn. jury hears
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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents
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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK online safety regime and regulator face new parliamentary scrutiny
Competitive pressure on Meta sidelined addiction concerns, Tenn. jury hears
US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents
UK online safety regime and regulator face new parliamentary scrutiny

Antitrust View More

Teva’s criminal drug price-fixing deal with US DOJ leads to civil violations

July 28, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Teva Pharmaceuticals’ admissions in a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice’s criminal antitrust enforcers render the company liable for separate civil antitrust violations alleged b... (more story)

Nielsen's non-compliance with US injunction 'ruinous,’ Cumulus says

July 28, 2026 | Chris May

North America

The Nielsen Co.’s refusal to provide national radio ratings data on commercially reasonable terms is running afoul of a New York federal judge’s injunction, Cumulus Media said late Monday.

Hollywood Foreign Press files US monopolization claims against Penske, Golden Globe

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association filed a US complaint against Penske Media and the Golden Globe Foundation over an alleged scheme to fraudulently acquire the Golden Globe Awards, dismantle... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

xAI liable for enabling Grok's deepfake sexualized images, UK lawsuit argues

July 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

xAI should be held liable for its chatbot Grok creating deepfake sexualized images because the underlying model's design enabled it to generate such content, according to new filings in a UK legal challenge. L... (more story)

Meta, Amazon breach EU transparency rules via AI ‘doctors’ on Instagram, report says

July 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

AI-generated Instagram accounts posing as health experts are wrongfully verified with blue check marks, according to a Spanish advocacy group. Fundación Maldita accuses both Meta and Amazon of breaching Europe... (more story)

UK lawmaker Asato seeks court order to stop xAI’s Grok generating deepfakes of her

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A UK lawmaker is seeking a High Court order to make Elon Musk’s xAI stop its Grok chatbot from generating deepfake sexualized images of her. Jess Asato, of the Labour Party, filed a lawsuit again... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Covetrus-MWI Animal Health deal draws US FTC information requests to third parties

July 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission has begun seeking information from customers and other market participants through civil investigative demands as part of its review of Covetrus's proposed acquisition of MWI An... (more story)

Brazilian clearance of CBO-OceanPact deal published in Official Journal

July 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

MLex Summary: Clearance by the Brazilian competition authority of CBO's incorporation into OceanPact, resulting in a combined publicly listed company, has been published in the country's Official Journal. The ... (more story)

Saipem says antitrust probes for Subsea7 deal are understandable

July 28, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

In-depth probes of the intended tie-up between energy-services companies Saipem and Subsea7 are understandable considering the size of the merger and the business, the CEO of Saipem told analysts during an ear... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

NetChoice says win against Texas law supports stay of Mississippi child-safety law

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice told a US appeals court that a recent decision against Texas’ youth online-safety law supports affirming an injunction against Mississippi’s social media age-verification law. “Here, th... (more story)

Modernized German data protection framework is open for feedback

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An updated version of German data protection policy is currently open for feedback. The proposal, set out during the June meeting of states’ watchdogs, includes suggestions for simplification of ... (more story)

Austria notifies EU of under-14 curbs for risky video-sharing platforms

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austrian draft legislation introducing a minimum user age of 14 for certain video-sharing platforms was notified to the European Commission on Tuesday. The draft targets platforms with features c... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge

July 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has established a clear lead in the global race to develop humanoid robotics technology by the volume of its patent holdings, while US inventions continue to outperform on quality, according to a new analysis.

New patent litigation front could open after UK Supreme Court's Tesla ruling

July 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Patent pools could face legal challenges over their rates for licensing standard-essential patents in the wake of a significant ruling by the UK's highest court this week. The Supreme Court ruled for the first... (more story)

Meta's French order to restart talks with press publishers on remuneration published

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French competition authority has disclosed the public version of its decisions ordering Meta to restart negotiations with press publishers' representatives APIG and DPV on an agreement settin... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK lawyer Osmond fails to overturn SFO 'tipping off' conviction

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A London lawyer convicted of tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation involving Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has lost a bid to overturn his conviction at the UK’s appeal court on T... (more story)

EY fined by UK audit regulator over Made.com work

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

EY has been fined £1.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over its work on collapsed furniture retailer Made.com. An audit engagement partner, Jule Carlyle was also fined £49,000 for her work on the company, ... (more story)

Former coal sales exec should raise new acquittal argument on appeal, US says

July 27, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former coal salesman Charles Hunter Hobson should raise his argument about a US Supreme Court decision concerning the rights of defendants on appeal, rather than in a motion for post-trial acquit... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Hong Kong banks lag on quantum threat preparations, HKMA survey finds

July 28, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's banking sector remains largely unprepared for quantum computing security risks, with many institutions yet to establish formal governance or migration plans for post-quantum cryptography, according... (more story)

Pan-European pension rules overhaul proposed in parliament draft

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A European Parliament draft report proposes changes to pan-European personal pension rules, to make the product easier for consumers to understand and use. It seeks stronger protection against di... (more story)

EU ESG rating providers get new rules on disclosures, conflicts of interest

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New rules for companies that provide environmental, social and governance ratings were published on Tuesday in the EU’s Official Journal. The measures require providers to publish standard inform... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court upholds new calculations for Canadian softwood lumber dumping orders

July 28, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

The US Court of International Trade upheld the Commerce Department’s revised methods for calculating the dumping margins for Canadian softwood lumber imports after Commerce was ordered to discontinue the Cohen... (more story)

EU opens applications for €1.5bn battery manufacturing loan program

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission opened applications for its €1.5 billion Battery Booster Facility, offering interest-free loans of up to €500 million per project to help battery cell manufacturers scale ... (more story)

US Commerce to consider partial revocation of duty orders on Chinese solar cells

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has announced a “changed circumstances review” for certain Chinese imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products, as well as considerations of possible revocatio... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU Commission suggests changes to regional state aid guidelines

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is requesting feedback on proposed changes to the regional state aid guidelines. These set out the legal framework governing the granting of state aid for regional develop... (more story)

Swedish aid for farmers, fishers hit by rising fuel prices gets EU clearance

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has received EU state aid clearance for 1.6 billion kronor (€149 million) of support to agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies hit by increased fuel and fertilizer prices resultin... (more story)

Marubeni sees EU decision on Factor Energia's acquisition published

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has disclosed the non-confidential version of its decision allowing Japanese business Marubeni to acquire Spanish power supplier Factor Energia. The deal was cleared witho... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub

July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

EU and Canada add EV charging, permitting to CETA regulatory cooperation agenda

July 27, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada have broadened regulatory cooperation under their trade agreement, CETA, by launching new work streams on heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, environmental permitting and geos... (more story)

TotalEnergies appeals ruling over downstream emissions under French due-diligence law

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TotalEnergies has appealed a Paris court ruling on its climate-vigilance plan, arguing that France's corporate due-diligence law does not require companies to manage risks arising from customers'... (more story)

Technology View More

Utah, Meta clash over proof tying Instagram features to teen harms

July 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A Utah judge will decide whether the state has enough evidence to take its consumer protection case against Meta to trial, pressing lawyers to show that allegedly addictive Instagram features — rather than soc... (more story)

Meta's Tennessee, New Mexico defenses similar as second state trial gets underway

July 27, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms' defense so far in a consumer protection lawsuit brought by the Tennessee attorney general mirrors that used in the New Mexico trial it lost earlier this year.

WhatsApp’s AI incognito mode under 'monitoring' for possible EU AI Act breach

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: WhatsApp’s AI incognito mode is currently being “monitored,” European Commission vice-president Henna Virkkunen said in response to a question from lawmakers on Monday. Some European Parliament m... (more story)