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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 06, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Nexstar-Tegna conduct violated 'spirit' of preliminary injunction, US judge rules
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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

US FCC repeals broadcast ownership cap
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Trade

August 06, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US trade court considers proposed class action in refund fight

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Brazil CADE chief disputes calls for regulation to take back seat to 'innovation'

August 06, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The interim president of Brazil’s competition regulator said a long-held notion that “regulation of digital markets must not hinder innovation” needs to be put aside.  Diogo Thomson de Andrade argued that inno... (more story)

US DOJ secures guilty plea in bovine insemination bid-rigging conspiracy

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Herbert D. Lutz of South Carolina pleaded guilty to rigging bids for cattle purchases in the bovine artificial-semination industry between 2018 and 2024, the US Department of Justice said in a pr... (more story)

National Farmers Union calls for protections against 'monopolies' in farm bill

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The National Farmers Union urged US federal lawmakers to pass omnibus legislation known as the farm bill with provisions that include "real protections against corporate monopolies" and other mea... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Snow app operators receive corrective order in Japan over undisclosed paid posts

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The operators of popular photo-editing app Snow received a corrective order in Japan Thursday for failing to disclose that social-media posts promoting the app were paid advertising. The Consumer... (more story)

US Rep. Khanna introduces Data Center Bill of Rights

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Representative Ro Khanna from Silicon Valley has introduced a Data Center Bill of Rights aimed at giving Americans and local communities more control over the construction and operation of AI ... (more story)

US House Democrats introduce bill to tax AI companies, offset layoffs

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The AI Tax and Work Protection Act from US House Democrats Greg Casar of Texas, Valerie Foushee of North Carolina and Sara Jacobs of California would tax large AI companies to establish a Work Pr... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Indonesia's KPPU opens hearing into MUFG Bank's merger notification delay

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Competition Commission, or KPPU, has opened preliminary proceedings against MUFG Bank over the alleged late notification of its acquisition of PT Mandala Multifinance Tbk. In a hearin... (more story)

Indonesia's KPPU cancels iForte merger notification case over procedural flaws

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Competition Commission, KPPU, has dismissed a merger notification case against PT iForte Solusi Infotek after finding that the investigation was based on procedures and legal provisio... (more story)

Japan's Kirin to buy Canadian supplements maker Jamieson Wellness for C$1.9bn

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's Kirin Holdings, a brewer and health science company, agreed Friday to acquire publicly listed Canadian supplements maker Jamieson Wellness in a C$1.9 billion (US$1.35 billion) deal that w... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

WhatsApp age-check pilot puts India's child-privacy rules to the test

August 07, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

WhatsApp's voluntary age-verification pilot tests whether India's child-privacy regime can protect minors while preserving encryption, minimizing data collection and meeting regulators' parental consent requir... (more story)

Surveillance wearables raise privacy questions, Australian watchdog says

August 07, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind on Friday said Australia's privacy watchdog is closely monitoring the rise of surveillance wearables, including smart glasses, to determine whether greater regulat... (more story)

Meta ordered to pay $567 million to fund mental health remedies in New Mexico

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms must create a $567 million fund to remedy the mental health harms to New Mexico minors caused by the addictive design of its Instagram and Facebook platforms, a New Mexico judge ha... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

In search of future blockbusters, Big Pharma turns to psychedelics

August 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

Eli Lilly's acquisition of AtaiBeckley last month signals that major drugmakers increasingly view psychedelics as a promising source of future psychiatric medicines and new patent-protected drug franchises.

US judge spares Microsoft expanded AI infringement claims by newspapers

August 06, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

The New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot allege deeper involvement by Microsoft in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model training, US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled. The plaintiffs fail... (more story)

US judge denies motion to amend contributory infringement claims against Microsoft

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled that the New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot amend their contributory infringement claims against Microsoft in ongoing copyright litigati... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Businessman fights US request for extension in appeal of bribery verdict dismissal

August 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A Texas-based Mexican businessman is opposing a US request for a deadline extension as the government considers whether, and on what grounds, to appeal a federal judge’s decision to throw out his bribery conviction.

Businessman opposes US request for extension in appeal of bribery case dismissal

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Texas-based Mexican businessman is opposing a US request for a deadline extension to file its opening brief in an appeal of a federal judge’s decision to throw out his bribery conviction.

US asks for second extension for opening brief in appeal of bribery case

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department asked for a 21-day extension, its second, on a deadline to submit an opening brief in its appeal of a federal judge’s decision to throw out the conviction of a Texas-bas... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Former Goldman banker convicted in US for bribing Ghanaian officials

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal jury has a convicted dual US-Ghanaian citizen, Asante Kwako Berko, for his role in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a multimillio... (more story)

US Senate panel chair Scott pushes majority leader to set crypto act vote

August 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, nudged his party's Senate leader to schedule a vote on a cryptocurrency market structure bill before the chamber recesses. "This is som... (more story)

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships, rare metals firms hit by new UK sanctions

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Six Russian banks and six so-called shadow fleet tankers have been targeted in the latest wave of sanctions imposed by the UK government on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine. In a statemen... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court upholds Commerce redetermination on phosphate fertilizer imports

August 06, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the International Trade Commission in a July ruling made public Thursday, upholding the USITC redetermination that Moroccan and Russian phosphate fertilizer impor... (more story)

US trade commission issues final report on solar cell tariffs

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission released its report on the effectiveness of US import controls for solar cells in effect from 2018 to February 2026. The four-year tariffs were imposed durin... (more story)

US trade panel votes to continue antidumping duties on Chinese hand trucks, parts

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted to retain the current antidumping order for Chinese imports of hand trucks and hand truck parts, finding a revocation would lead to material injury for... (more story)

State Aid View More

Netherlands wins EU approval for €780m plan to support renewable hydrogen

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has secured EU approval for a €780 million state aid plan to support renewable hydrogen projects, the European Commission said Thursday. The aid will fund up to 400 megawatts of e... (more story)

Spanish order compensating JGC for changes to renewables aid draws EU probe

August 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An arbitration award — ordering Spain to compensate Japan’s JGC Holdings for changes to a program supporting renewable electricity production — has drawn an in-depth EU investigation. The probe s... (more story)

Goldwind’s pleas against request for subsidy information published in EU journal

August 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Goldwind is seeking to annul a European Commission request for information under the bloc's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, according to pleas published in the EU's Official Journal. ... (more story)

Energy View More

China wants AI, power infrastructure planned together under new grid blueprint

August 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China is seeking to bind the expansion of artificial intelligence more closely to its energy transition, planning electricity and computing infrastructure as an integrated system so that power can move toward ... (more story)

Australian government challenges states over national data-center rules

August 06, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

A senior minister says Australia plans to legislate national standards requiring new data centers to fully offset their electricity use with additional renewable generation, despite opposition from Queensland ... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker used ‘corrupt money’ in Ghana, US says as bribery trial closes

August 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker “took advantage” of an energy crisis in Ghana, bribing multiple officials for approvals for a Turkish client to open a power plant, US prosecutors said at the close of his corrupt... (more story)

Technology View More

US Republicans raise concerns about South Korea's Network Act over online speech

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: US House Judiciary Committee members raised concerns about South Korea’s recent amendments to the Information and Communications Network Act that they say could have significant impact on US tech... (more story)

Meta prioritizes teens for revenue growth, Tennessee jury hears

August 06, 2026 | Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms saw teenagers as a key demographic for its revenue growth, an expert witness for Tennessee testified in the trial of the state's case against the company over social media addiction.

Facebook posts on Spanish ruling surged during Ceuta crossings, fact-checkers say

August 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Facebook posts about a Spanish Supreme Court ruling related to migration surged during the July 30 mass crossings into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, Spanish fact-checking group Maldita.es said. It found that... (more story)