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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

June 03, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

EU digital law's national enforcers face test with policing of small porn sites

Antitrust View More

AI is 'natural experiment' for EU gatekeepers' rules, EU official says

June 03, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Artificial intelligence offers a chance to test whether the EU’s rulebook for Big Tech can prevent the sector from becoming dominated by a handful of companies, an EU regulator's official said. Lucia Bonova de... (more story)

Microsoft's Windows operating system favors Edge, Browser Choice Alliance says

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Browser Choice Alliance, a coalition of web browser providers including Chrome, Vivaldi and Opera, said that Microsoft "restrict, distort and subvert user choice" of browser by promoting Edge... (more story)

Tech advocates call for US Supreme Court review of injunction orders against Apple

June 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Computer & Communications Industry Association, Chamber of Progress, NetChoice, and Software & Information Industry Association told the US Supreme Court that by using an injunction and a con... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

More financial services firms to get access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model

June 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sofia Gerace

Europe

More financial services firms are set to be granted access to Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos Preview AI model, MLex understands. The move comes amid growing concerns among financial authorities in the UK... (more story)

Google, Amazon, Microsoft could face hurdles from EU cloud, AI development bill (update*)

June 03, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

US cloud service companies such as Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft could see new hurdles in winning European public procurement contracts under the EU "technological sovereignty" package published by... (more story)

EU data-center efficiency package delayed amid dispute over nuclear power

June 03, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

An expected EU data-center energy-efficiency package has been postponed by the European Commission as EU member states challenge a proposed sustainability rating program that they say discriminates against nuc... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Brazil’s CADE clears Abra Group’s acquisition of Sky Airline

June 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Abra Group’s acquisition of Chile’s Sky Airline has been unconditionally cleared in Brazil following a three-month in-depth review.  Brazil CADE’s Superintendence concluded that the horizontal overlaps and ver... (more story)

Telefónica chief welcomes ‘Copernican’ shift in EU’s merger approach

June 03, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Marc Murtra, the head of Spanish telecom operator Telefónica, has welcomed new EU merger guidelines as marking a “Copernican” shift in approach that should help operators to gain scale. In late April, the Euro... (more story)

Paramount 60 Minutes reporter alleges political interference led to firing

June 03, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley issued a lengthy statement after his firing Tuesday night by Paramount and CBS News, criticizing CBS over its links to US President Donald Trump through Paramount... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Calif. leads coalition opposing federal laws that target state privacy protections

June 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a coalition of 18 attorneys general and state agencies opposing the Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act... (more story)

Minnesota moves to dismiss US court challenge to social media warnings

June 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Minnesota’s attorney general moved to dismiss a US complaint filed by NetChoice over a law that would force websites to display “warning” messages. The brief argued that the law regulates commerc... (more story)

US FTC seeking public input on X Corp.’s petition to modify 2022 privacy order

June 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp. to set aside or modify its 2022 settlement order with the agency.

Intellectual Property View More

EU Commission not reopening IP enforcement law despite patent injunction concerns

June 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The European Commission is resisting calls to reopen the EU's IP enforcement law, despite concerns over inconsistent proportionality in patent injunction cases. Lawmakers are preparing a possible report, while... (more story)

In Kodak-Fujifilm dispute, UPC reasserts extraterritorial reach

June 03, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court has said that it has jurisdiction to rule on the alleged infringement of UK patents. In a dispute between Kodak and Fujifilm, the EU’s highest patent court cited... (more story)

EU parliament report on IP-enforcement rules gets legal-committee approval

June 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Party coordinators have approved a push by the European Parliament to examine whether the EU’s 20-year-old IP enforcement rulebook needs updating, as debate intensifies over patent injunctions and proportionality. 

Financial Crime View More

EU anti-money laundering body consults on business relationships monitoring

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority has opened a 13-week public consultation on draft guidelines clarifying how companies should conduct monitoring of business relationships under money launde... (more story)

UK football clubs warned over deals with unauthorized financial services firms

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Financial Conduct Authority has urged football clubs, mainly in the UK Premier League, not to sign sponsorship deals with financial firms that aren't allowed to operate in Britain. The watchd... (more story)

Iran digital asset exchanges sanctioned by US

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, along with three other Iranian digital asset exchanges, as part of the Tru... (more story)

Financial Services View More

ICT-related incidents report shows growing risk in EU’s financial sector

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Supervisory Authorities on Wednesday published their first annual overview of major ICT-related incidents in the EU financial sector, based on a reporting mechanism established by th... (more story)

Market integration reforms prompt EU securities watchdog to change work plans

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has said it will postpone or cancel several planned rules, consultations and reports because they could be changed or made obsolete by proposed marke... (more story)

UK stablecoin rules must not be delayed, lawmakers say

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Members of Britain’s upper chamber have urged regulators to introduce a regulatory framework on stablecoins soon, to enable the growth of a UK stablecoin market. The Financial Services Regulation... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce says Japan dumping crawler cranes

June 03, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department in a final determination said Japan is dumping lattice boom crawler cranes. Commerce assigned a 16.18 percent dumping rate to all Japanese producers, with separate rate... (more story)

US Commerce finalizes $1.6 billion CHIPS Act funds for USA Rare Earth

June 03, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department finalized definitive agreements with USA Rare Earth, a US rare earth mineral mining and manufacturing company, to continue to build out heavy rare earth mining projects... (more story)

US proposes tariff rates under 301 forced labor probe covering most trade

June 03, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The Trump administration proposed duty rates of up to 12.5 percent on 60 economies, accusing them of failing to impose or enforce prohibitions on forced labor and finding those actions burden US commerce, brin... (more story)

State Aid View More

EFTA states get temporary state aid plan to help mitigate Middle East crisis

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland will be able to provide targeted state aid to sectors affected by high energy costs linked to the Middle East crisis, under a temporary framework ad... (more story)

Spanish aid for farmers facing higher fuel prices gets EU approval

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain’s plan to provide €54 million in state aid for agricultural companies facing increased fuel prices — as a result of the Middle East crisis — has been approved by the European Commission. Th... (more story)

EU leaders aim for agreement on next multiannual EU budget by year-end

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: At the next summit of EU heads of state and government — scheduled to take place in Brussels on June 18 and 19 — they will reiterate their aim to reach an agreement by the end of the year on the ... (more story)

Energy View More

More decentralized energy systems could bolster EU resilience, officials say

June 03, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

More decentralized energy systems, backed by renewables, batteries and grid modernization, could help Europe strengthen its resilience against cyberattacks and other disruptions, energy officials and industry ... (more story)

Be flexible and invest to keep power affordable, EU utilities say

June 03, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The EU's push to accelerate electrification will depend on grid reforms, digitalization and faster connections — rather than on new targets alone — utilities and network operators said at a summit in Finland. ... (more story)

EU opens door to fiscal-rule flexibility for countries’ energy investments

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU countries could get more fiscal leeway to invest under the bloc’s fiscal rules for investments in electricity grids, battery storage and clean-energy generation, the European Commission said i... (more story)

Technology View More

EU tech sovereignty package unveiled, aimed to strengthen digital self-reliance

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Measures aimed at reducing EU reliance on foreign digital technologies were unveiled by the European Commission on Wednesday in a "European Technological Sovereignty Package." The proposals seek ... (more story)

UK telecom firms told to improve connectivity on trains, Ofcom opens consultation

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mobile service on trains must be improved, UK telecom regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday as part of a broader campaign to get mobile companies, local authorities and others to enhance the quality ... (more story)

Japan telecom panel proposes tighter social-media safeguards for minors

June 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: An expert panel under Japan’s telecommunications regulator has proposed stronger online safety measures for minors, citing increasingly diverse risks facing children on social media, including po... (more story)