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UK banks, sector supervisors eye AI cyber risks amid resistance to regulate

New head of EU trade department inherits China challenge

Carney says Canada is 'part of the solution' amid USMCA tensions

Arla-DMK merger cleared after EU Commission finds no competition concerns

Paramount closes in on WBD notification to EU

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

May 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

EU probe of JD.com-Ceconomy is first test of Chinese M&A distortion
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Data Privacy and Security

May 29, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

EU Chips Act 2.0 draft shifts focus toward stimulating demand

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Paramount makes no formal 30-film promise, but US DOJ appears satisfied
EU probe of JD.com-Ceconomy is first test of Chinese M&A distortion
EU Chips Act 2.0 draft shifts focus toward stimulating demand
Paramount makes no formal 30-film promise, but US DOJ appears satisfied

Antitrust View More

French report disputes link between trade curbs and consumer prices, suppliers say

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A French Senate report undermines claims that restrictions on EU cross-border trade of branded goods are a key driver of higher consumer prices, supplier representatives said in a statement. AIM,... (more story)

Morellato to appeal landmark Italian ruling on resale pricing, marketplace bans

May 29, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Jewelery maker Morellato is planning to appeal against a landmark Italian €25.9 million ($30.2 million) fine it received for anticompetitive distribution agreements between July 2018 and December 2025, MLex ha... (more story)

US FTC’s appeal of Meta trial win won’t solve agency’s AMG problem

May 29, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to overturn a major trial loss in antitrust litigation seeking a breakup of Meta Platforms is unlikely to fix a broader issue with the agency’s ability to police past ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US NIST renames AI consortium and seeks new members, dropping 'safety' from title

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has renamed its AI Safety Institute Consortium as the NIST AI Consortium, saying the new name reflects the group's "newly expanded goals." NIST ... (more story)

Microsoft’s Choi says AI needs new IP playbook as patent commons seeks members

May 29, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The rapid development of artificial intelligence requires a combination of intellectual property tools, a view that underpins Microsoft’s support for the Shared AI License Foundation, or SAIL, Associate Genera... (more story)

South Korea takes multilayered approach to AI-powered cyberattacks

May 29, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Amid growing concerns over artificial intelligence-powered cyberattacks, South Korea is taking a proactive and multilayered approach to cybersecurity with immediate and longer-term plans to transform the count... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US Sen. Markey questions TikTok, Oracle on national security concerns

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Edward J. Markey announced that he wrote to Adam Presser, President of TikTok USDS, and Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia, Chief Executive Officers of Oracle, requesting details on the im... (more story)

QXO-TopBuild merger gets US, Canadian antitrust approvals

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Building material supplier QXO’s $17 billion acquisition of insulation and roofing firm TopBuild elicited a “no action” letter from the Canadian Competition Bureau on May 28, and the deal’s US an... (more story)

Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs deal needs Romanian approval

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Semiconductor company Texas Instruments' acquisition of wireless technology company Silicon Laboratories is under review by Romania's competition authority, the watchdog said in a statement sent ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Many firms collecting data improving on privacy, Canada’s privacy commissioner finds

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published its latest survey on Canadian businesses concerning privacy issues. According to the poll, nearly three-quarters of businesses are highl... (more story)

South Carolina’s broad Age-Appropriate Design Code to affect array of companies

May 29, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Companies that never had to comply with children’s online regulations are prepping to submit audits to South Carolina’s attorney general under the state’s new Age-Appropriate Design Code that took effect earlier this year.

US firm challenges Canada’s oil pipes dumping order

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US producer Maverick Tube Corp. requested a binational panel review under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to challenge an April affirmative antidumping ruling from Canada on oil country tubular goods from the US.

Intellectual Property View More

Private companies can become ‘trusted flaggers,’ EU digital law draft guidance says

May 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)

Chinese regulator extends trade-secret protection to unpublished short-drama scripts

May 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's fast-growing short-drama market gained new legal protection after a Chongqing regulator brought unpublished scripts under trade-secret protection, marking a first for the city and strengthening safegua... (more story)

US DOJ to argue at high-stakes Corteva-Inari hearing in seed patent deposit row

May 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture will ask a federal judge Friday to decide whether biotechnology companies can restrict downstream use of biological materials they were required to deposit publicly in... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Celsius Network founder Mashinsky moves pro se to vacate US prison sentence

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Alexander Mashinsky, the founder of the crypto lender Celsius Network, has moved pro se to vacate his 12-year prison sentence for fraud, citing ineffective counsel and the "fruit of a poisonous tree."

Former TD Bank employee pleads guilty in US to facilitating fraud schemes

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cheungkin Lam, a New York-based former employee of TD Bank also known as Kelvin Lam, pleaded guilty to defrauding TD Bank customers and bribing an employee at another financial institution to fal... (more story)

TD Bank provides update on anti-money laundering compliance program

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a quarterly earnings statement, TD Bank provided an extensive update on its anti-money laundering compliance program in the wake of a landmark settlement with US authorities over decade-long d... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK retail banks to provide annual reporting on business models to FCA

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK retail banks and building societies are set to send annual regulatory reporting on their business models to the Financial Conduct Authority, under a policy released on Friday following a consu... (more story)

Six EU countries specify key demands for market integration talks

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's six biggest economies support the European Commission's plan to further integrate the bloc's capital markets, with a phased approach to the transfer of supervisory powers to the EU marke... (more story)

Senator Warren presses Bilt Rewards over payment issue concerns

May 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to credit card rewards program Bilt Rewards Chief Executive Ankur Jain over reports of significant transaction and payments issues.  She also noted that ... (more story)

Trade View More

US importer challenges Commerce oil pipes scope order

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US importer Commercial Steel Products filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's April final scope determination concerning oil country tubular goods from China.

US Commerce initiates antidumping investigation into Chinese rubber vulcanization agent

May 29, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has initiated antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations into Chinese imports of rubber vulcanization accelerant N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS).

EU power grid faces no widespread electricity supply risks this summer, report says

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU electricity supply is expected to remain secure this summer despite a decline in coal- and gas-fired generation capacity, the European Commission said, citing the latest assessment by European... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish state aid for electricity capacity mechanism approved by EU

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain’s plan to provide €9 billion in state aid for electricity capacity mechanisms aimed at safeguarding security of supply has been approved by the European Commission. The measure, which will ... (more story)

Spanish state aid for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs approved by EU

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish plans to provide up to €500 million to farmers facing rising fertilizer costs have been approved by EU state aid regulators. The aid will cover up to 70 percent of the additional fertiliz... (more story)

Tech companies need state-aid rules to better understand their financing, EU states urge

May 28, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU countries including Germany, Belgium, Spain and Poland are pushing for an overhaul of state-aid rules they say are unintentionally blocking support for start-ups, tech firms and social enterprises. At a min... (more story)

Energy View More

EU gas market adapted to lower Russian supplies in 2024-25, report says

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Pressure on the EU gas network eased in 2024 and 2025 as the market adapted to lower Russian gas supplies and higher LNG imports, according to a report by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Ene... (more story)

EU industrial energy use remains on downward trend, Eurostat says

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU industrial energy consumption remained on a long-term downward trend in 2024, falling 8.1 percent from levels a decade earlier, according to Eurostat data. Electricity and natural gas remained... (more story)

EU methane-import penalties could be suspended through 2029, draft says

May 29, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Penalties for breaches of the EU methane regulation's import requirements could be suspended from 2027 through 2029 under a draft European Commission recommendation, issued in response to the Middle East crisi... (more story)

Technology View More

Mobile telecom industry urges unlimited-duration licenses in EU rules revamp

May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The mobile telecom industry said Friday that the Digital Networks Act’s move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules would help boost investment and the bloc’s global competitiveness.

EU's proposed telecom rule revamp should include network fee debate, lawmaker says

May 29, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The debate over whether US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should contribute to their upgrade should be part o... (more story)

Consultation on new guidance for platforms' trusted flaggers opened by EU

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Draft EU guidance for how certified expert organizations that are responsible for flagging illegal content to digital platforms should operate has been set out by the European Commission so stake... (more story)