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As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive

EU seeks investors for Europe's first AI gigafactories

Latest US trade salvo against Canada signals new stage of USMCA hardball

Uber’s breakup of Delivery Hero likely to test limits of EU merger jurisdiction

US carves out exemptions, limits stacking with new global tariffs

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Artificial Intelligence

July 30, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US AI bill on horizon with Senate leader as cosponsor, Senator Klobuchar says
Pile of white-colored papers with "M&A" written on top page, and blue marker

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 30, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

US merger settlements increase, probes flat through June, Dechert finds

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US Senate, House take different paths for social media as clock runs down
US AI bill on horizon with Senate leader as cosponsor, Senator Klobuchar says
US merger settlements increase, probes flat through June, Dechert finds
US Senate, House take different paths for social media as clock runs down

Antitrust View More

New Zealand committee recommends narrowing antitrust agency's warning powers

July 31, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended narrowing the scope of the competition watchdog's proposed power to issue warnings under legislation overhauling the regulator by clarifying that the funct... (more story)

Japan's FM Kyoto receives JFTC recommendation over freelance-law breaches

July 31, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

FM Kyoto, a radio broadcaster based in Kyoto, received a corrective recommendation from Japan's antitrust watchdog on Friday for violating Japan's freelance worker protection law by failing to disclose transac... (more story)

US FTC, Southern Glazer's seek longer stay to finalize Robinson-Patman settlement

July 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission and Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits asked a California federal judge to extend the stay in their Robinson-Patman Act dispute as they work to finalize their sett... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China targets AI infrastructure bottlenecks, pushes AI law under new 5-year plan

July 31, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China’s top economic planner pledged to reduce resource waste and improve efficiency in the buildout of computing infrastructure while advancing artificial intelligence legislation and other initiatives to pro... (more story)

Why South Korea's AI ambitions should extend beyond dominating chips

July 31, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea’s dominance in high-bandwidth memory chips has strengthened its position in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, but industry experts warn that hardware leadership alone may prove unsus... (more story)

Delhi High Court to test India's approach to AI-assisted patents

July 31, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

The Delhi High Court is set to consider whether India's patent regime should recognize inventions involving artificial intelligence, in a case that could test whether the country adopts a more flexible approac... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Accenture’s proposal to acquire Dragos reviewed in Australia

July 31, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A proposal by Accenture Venture Holdings, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture plc to acquire about 80-90 percent of the shares in Dragos, Inc., is being reviewed by the Australi... (more story)

Accenture-runZero deal to be reviewed by Australian antitrust watchdog

July 31, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The proposal to acquire runZero, Inc. by Accenture Venture Holdings, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture plc, is facing regulatory review in Australia. In a statement on Thursday, th... (more story)

Heidelberg's bid for Maas cleared by Australian watchdog with conditions

July 31, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Germany-based Heidelberg Materials has won conditional approval from Australia's competition watchdog to acquire Maas Group Holdings' construction-materials business after agreeing to divest thre... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Thai privacy regulator probes health app, investor portal over data incidents

July 31, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Asia

Thailand's privacy regulator is investigating separate incidents involving the Ministry of Public Health's Mor Prom application and the Thailand Securities Depository's investor portal to determine whether the... (more story)

Shopify privacy class action survives renewed US dismissal bid

July 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A California federal judge revived a consumer privacy class action against Shopify after finding that new allegations plausibly linked the company's 2019 data-collection practices to a shopper's transaction an... (more story)

Shopify must face privacy claims in US suit over data collection

July 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Shopify, an e-commerce platform that offers payment processing services, must face a proposed class action lawsuit over its collection and use of consumer data, a US federal judge ruled in denyin... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP Court rejects trade secret appeal over alleged cloud access

July 31, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's IP High Court upheld the dismissal of a trade secret lawsuit brought by a recruitment company, finding the company failed to prove that a former employee improperly obtained confidential information th... (more story)

First aerospace patent pool in China's Guizhou to boost strategic-technology use

July 31, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has launched the first specialized aerospace patent pool in Guizhou Province, as authorities step up efforts to commercialize patents and strengthen collaboration across the country's strategic aerospace supply chain.

IP licensing and business: July 17-July 30

July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

Sisvel's Willy Chang, the company's head of AI pools, told MLex the company is developing new patent pools for AI networking and optical communications. Other licensing activity spanned wireless technology, el... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Ghanian official awaited ‘holy rain’ of bribes, US jury hears at ex-banker’s trial

July 31, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A senior Ghanian government official was awaiting a “holy rain” of bribes after helping to secure approvals necessary for a power plant deal, jurors in New York were told at a former Goldman Sachs banker’s corruption trial. 

Mahan Air sales agents sanctioned by US

July 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned six entities and individuals in China, India, Russia and Iran, including multiple companies serving as general sales agent... (more story)

Airbus fined record £6.4m over export controls breaches

July 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Airbus Operations has been fined £6.4 million for breaching the UK's Strategic Export Controls rules. The UK's tax authority said the defense company had self-reported the breaches after failing ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Insolvent UK minibond marketer EFG censured for hiding steep commissions

July 30, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Closed investment company Equity for Growth (Securities) has been publicly censured by the UK financial markets watchdog for approving misleading financial promotions that failed to disclose large commission p... (more story)

UK businesses searched in car finance nuisance marketing probe

July 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Multiple premises linked to five companies in the UK have been raided as part of a crackdown on unwanted calls, texts and emails about car finance claims, the data protection regulator said in a ... (more story)

KPMG’s audit of John Wood Group comes under UK scrutiny

July 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: KPMG's audit of UK oilfield company John Wood Group has come under the scrutiny of the Financial Reporting Council. The regulator said it was investigating the Big Four auditor's work on John Woo... (more story)

Trade View More

China, EU hold 20-plus trade consultations ahead of fall mechanism meeting

July 31, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China and the EU have held more than 20 working-level consultations since the first meeting of their trade and investment consultation mechanism on June 29, China’s Ministry of Commerce said at a... (more story)

China raises concerns over trade curbs in talks with US counterparts

July 31, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng held a video call Thursday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss stabilizing bilateral trade ties, expandin... (more story)

Brazil seeks WTO dispute consultations over US Section 301 tariffs

July 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Brazil has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United States regarding additional US duties on products originating in Brazil as a result of two investigations by the United States under... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czech, French, Dutch, Slovak tweaks to energy price support win EU clearance

July 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech, French, Dutch and Slovak amendments to state aid programs supporting energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from Europe's emissions-trading rules have received ... (more story)

Romanian compensation for solar energy investors draws in-depth EU probe

July 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has drawn an in-depth EU investigation into whether an arbitration award ordering it to compensate 10 solar energy investors breaches state aid rules. In 2011, the European Commission cle... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

Goldman walked away from Ghana deal due to red flags, exec says in US bribery trial

July 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Goldman Sachs walked away from a lucrative power plant deal in Ghana after its client, a Turkish energy company, wouldn't address red flags concerning its local partner, an executive of the investment bank tes... (more story)

xAI, MZX Tech say Mississippi residents' claims over data center plant 'meritless'

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: xAI and MZX Tech are seeking to dismiss public nuisance, negligence and emotional distress claims in a proposed class action filed by Mississippi residents alleging that a power plant fueling nea... (more story)

SpaceX argues it doesn't belong in Mississippi lawsuit over noise from data center power plant

July 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: SpaceX is asking to be dismissed from a proposed class action filed by Mississippi residents alleging that a power plant fueling nearby data centers is creating inescapable noise pollution becaus... (more story)

Technology View More

Former Meta executive wraps crucial testimony in Tennessee addictive design trial

July 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Capping four days of testimony in Tennessee's addictive design trial against Meta Platforms, Arturo Bejar, the social media giant's former director of engineering, parried a series of aggressive questions from... (more story)

UK defense ministry's Afghan data breach a systemic failure, lawmakers say

July 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Ministry of Defence’s 2022 data breach — the leak of a spreadsheet containing detailed personal information from more than 18,500 Afghan relocation applications — was a foreseeable systemi... (more story)

Hugging Face on EU radar over alleged AI-generated sexual abuse content (update*)

July 30, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Hugging Face, a popular platform for hosting open-source AI models, is under EU scrutiny after a research report alleged that it facilitates access to tools capable of generating non-consensual intimate images... (more story)