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Financial Services

July 14, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed’s Warsh pledges central bank independence will be 'sacrosanct'

Data Privacy and Security

July 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Apple defeats CSAM claims as US judge says Section 230 bars complaint

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 14, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Calif. AG says Paramount CEO’s film pledge carries little weight in merger fight

Antitrust View More

Glenmark reaches $29m settlement with US states in generic drug antitrust case

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals reached a $29 million settlement with a coalition of 49 attorneys general to resolve claims that it conspired to artificially inflate generic drug prices and reduce compe... (more story)

Google, Epic Games abandon effort to modify US Play Store injunction

July 15, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Google and Epic Games withdrew their request to modify a US injunction requiring changes to the Play Store after a court-appointed economist raised concerns about the companies' proposal. US District Judge Jam... (more story)

US FCC to vote on repealing national broadcast ownership cap

July 15, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

The US Federal Communications Commission will vote during its Aug. 6 open meeting on an order that would repeal the national television multiple ownership rule, according to a release from the agency. Chairman... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

California AG defends data disclosure law before US appellate court

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta told a US appeals court that its training-data-disclosure law only regulates commercial speech, asking it to affirm an order that denied xAI’s request for an... (more story)

UK financial watchdog to assess govt-driven and internal AI plans in concert

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority will assess a new government-commissioned AI adoption plan alongside existing recommendations from one of its executive directors, MLex understands. The plan calls for clea... (more story)

UK cyber bill ignores threats from AI, lawmakers warn

July 15, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

Senior lawmakers have warned that the UK’s Cyber Resilience and Security Bill does not effectively incorporate AI, as the government faces growing pressure to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technological ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

WGA tells court Faust, states' cases against Paramount, WBD should be considered 'related'

July 15, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The Writers Guild of America told the US District Court for the Northern District of California that the Faust and state attorneys general's cases against Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Disc... (more story)

Saipem, Subsea7 urge Brazil's CADE to dismiss appeals against deal clearance

July 15, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Saipem and Subsea7 have asked Brazil's antitrust watchdog to reject appeals filed by Petrobras and industry association ABEP against the unconditional clearance of their planned merger, arguing the challengers... (more story)

US FCC plan to raise national cap 'unlawful,' Commissioner Gomez says

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Communications Commission plan to raise the national television ownership cap through a vote in August is "unlawful," Commissioner Anna M. Gomez said. "The 39 percent cap is not an... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta seeks to dismiss amended US privacy class action over Android browsing

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta is urging a US judge to dismiss a proposed privacy class action accusing it of secretly linking Android users’ web browsing to their Facebook or Instagram accounts, arguing that users consen... (more story)

UK child-safety plans include mandatory AI chatbot breaks; no VPN ban

July 15, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

AI chatbot providers and social media platforms will face new UK child safety duties, including mandatory breaks for under-18s using chatbots and default social media curfews for 16- and 17-year-olds under gov... (more story)

Trustworthiness of data flows is focus of UK consultation

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The extent to which the UK’s data regime is enabling trusted data flows is the core question asked by a government consultation opened on Wednesday. Lawyers, data protection officers and other ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US Copyright Office to raise fees for first time in six years

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Copyright Office’s 43 percent average increase in fees, set to go into effect this fall, makes up for recent inflation and fee levels that haven’t adequately offset the office’s costs since the last adj... (more story)

AI could improve confusion analysis in trademark examination

July 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

IP offices around the world should expand their use of AI technology in the trademark examination process, a new report by the International Trademark Association argues, holding up the tech as a powerful tool... (more story)

UK govt's SEP, design consultation responses delayed due to political upheaval

July 15, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The future of the UK's standard-essential patent and design law regimes will remain uncertain for longer after the UK Intellectual Property Office delayed its response to major consultations on proposed reform... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Indian billionaire Adani denies investment offer was tied to US fraud case

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani told a judge that an offer to invest in the US had nothing to do with federal prosecutors deciding to dismiss charges against him in a high-profile fraud and corruption case. Th... (more story)

Ex-Goldman banker loses bid to block confidential source’s video from US trial

July 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A US judge ruled Wednesday that federal prosecutors can show jurors video clips of a 2016 meeting at a London restaurant between a confidential source and a former Goldman Sachs banker at his upcoming corruption trial.  

Three convicted of fraud in UK court over Covid protective-clothing scam

July 15, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Europe

Three individuals were convicted of fraud and money laundering in a UK court on Wednesday over their involvement in a multimillion-dollar Covid scam purporting to supply personal protective clothing. The court... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Final rules under insurance framework review issued by EU insurance regulator

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has completed the rules needed for the revised EU insurance framework, Solvency II, due to apply from January 30, 2027. The package, pub... (more story)

UK financial services stronger from competitiveness strategy, govt says

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's financial services industry has seen steps over the past year to strengthen it and boost economic growth, the government has said in a first anniversary review of its Financial Services ... (more story)

UK payment services and electronic money regime set to be modernized

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s payment services and electronic money regime will be modernized to support innovation, while minimizing prudential risks and maintaining consumer protection, the UK's finance ministry sa... (more story)

Trade View More

White House releases balance-of-payments research findings

July 15, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House's Council of Economic Advisers released research findings on measuring a balance-of-payments deficit, in which they assert that "a deficit in the current account has long been a w... (more story)

Three producers petition for US duty orders on pipes from India, Turkey, UAE

July 15, 2026

Asia, Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: US producers Bristol Pipe and Tube, Felker Brothers, and Primus Pipe and Tube have petitioned the US Commerce Department and the US International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and antisu... (more story)

EU steel quotas turn overcapacity fight into trade-law balancing act

July 15, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU's new steel import quotas and tariffs regime designed to shield the bloc's producers from excess foreign output could be vulnerable to challenge at the World Trade Organization or within bilateral trade... (more story)

State Aid View More

Czech agri businesses lose appeal to state aid recovery order at EU court

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Czech agricultural companies Úsovsko Agro and Úsovsko Eko have lost their legal challenge to a European Commission decision that required Czechia to recoup illegal aid granted to large agricultur... (more story)

Japan backs Tower Semiconductor with up to $1 billion subsidy

July 15, 2026

Asia, Middle East

MLex Summary: Israel-based chip foundry Tower Semiconductor said Tuesday that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide up to $1 billion (160 billion yen) in subsidies toward the company's p... (more story)

EU's FSR notification threshold could rise to €600m, official says

July 14, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Asia, Europe

The threshold for notifying deals for review under the EU's Foreign Subsidies Regulation could be raised by 20 percent to €600 million given that very few deals have merited in-depth scrutiny so far, a senior ... (more story)

Energy View More

Liese will lead on EU Parliament's Emissions Trading System review

July 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

German politician Peter Liese has been named the European Parliament's rapporteur for the review of the EU Emissions Trading System, putting him in charge of steering negotiations on one of the bloc's flagship... (more story)

All EU countries face action over delayed building energy rules

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: All 27 EU countries have been warned by the European Commission for failing to fully implement new rules on the energy performance of buildings. The measures set renovation targets, energy standa... (more story)

New York Gov. Hochul enacts statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers

July 14, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order creating a one-year moratorium on the construction of new hyperscale data centers. “New York has always been at the forefront of innov... (more story)

Technology View More

X’s action plan to remedy DSA breaches accepted by EU Commission

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: X has received European Commission approval for its action plan to remedy breaches of the Digital Services Act linked to its advertising repository and researcher access to public data, the EU ex... (more story)

AI chatbots face mandatory breaks for UK users under 18

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AI chatbots will have to introduce mandatory breaks for users under 18 in the UK, the government has said in its latest response to a wide-ranging consultation about child safety online. The resp... (more story)

Mobile phone providers face new UK rules for cracking down on scammers

July 15, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mobile phone providers must crack down on scam calls and messages under new UK rules published by the sector regulator Ofcom. Companies must identify and block numbers used by scammers, prevent f... (more story)