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US carves out exemptions, limits stacking with new global tariffs

Caronte & Tourist sees Italian antitrust fine overturned over faulty probe

What will the UK tech ministry's abolition mean for policy and regulation?

Airbus-Air France JV is poster child for early EU talks on merger benefits

Paramount, Warner postpone closing while US merger challenges proceed

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Technology

July 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Meta restricted internal study showing harms to young users, US jury hears
Jay Penske, Chairman, Founder & CEO, Penske Media Corporation and CEO, Dick Clark Productions

Antitrust

July 28, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Penske's 'clandestine scheme' monopolized Hollywood markets, US complaint says
University of Tennessee football fans on campus on game day

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 27, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents
Meta restricted internal study showing harms to young users, US jury hears
Penske's 'clandestine scheme' monopolized Hollywood markets, US complaint says
US lawsuit against Anthropic highlights hidden value in aging AI patents

Antitrust View More

US DOJ says co-conspirator testimony will prove Sioux Erosion bid-rigging scheme

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice submitted its trial brief for its case against BG Dale Biscoe, Randall David Shelton and Sioux Erosion Control, which are charged with conspiring to fix prices and ri... (more story)

US Sioux Erosion defendants warn against conflating competition with bid rigging

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In the US Department of Justice's price-fixing case against Sioux Erosion Control, its partial owner BG Dale Biscoe and estimator Randall Shelton, the defendants submitted a trial brief addressin... (more story)

Teva’s criminal drug price-fixing deal with US DOJ leads to civil violations

July 28, 2026 | Chris May

North America

Teva Pharmaceuticals’ admissions in a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice’s criminal antitrust enforcers render the company liable for separate civil antitrust violations alleged b... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Indonesia consults digital platforms, media on AI copyright framework

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is consulting digital platforms, media companies and other stakeholders as it develops a copyright framework for the artificial intellige... (more story)

South Korea launches alliance to foster AI data-center industry

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The South Korean government on Wednesday launched a public-private alliance to spearhead efforts to foster businesses involved in the design, construction and operation of artificial intelligence... (more story)

Indonesia to pursue AI law after presidential regulation lays groundwork

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia plans to introduce dedicated artificial intelligence legislation after implementing a presidential regulation establishing the country's AI governance framework, Deputy Communications a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Skyworks, Qorvo announce substantial compliance with US FTC second request

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo have each substantially complied with the second request issued by the US Federal Trade Commission regarding their proposed merger, according to a Skyworks securities... (more story)

Covetrus-MWI Animal Health deal draws US FTC information requests to third parties

July 28, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission has begun seeking information from customers and other market participants through civil investigative demands as part of its review of Covetrus's proposed acquisition of MWI An... (more story)

Brazilian clearance of CBO-OceanPact deal published in Official Journal

July 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

MLex Summary: Clearance by the Brazilian competition authority of CBO's incorporation into OceanPact, resulting in a combined publicly listed company, has been published in the country's Official Journal. The ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Minnesota officials defend state ban on nude deepfakes after xAI challenge

July 29, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Minnesota officials said they will defend a state law barring nude deepfake images after xAI filed a federal lawsuit challenging the statute on free-speech grounds. 

xAI challenge to California AI training transparency law has national significance

July 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A federal appeals court is poised to consider xAI's novel challenge to California's Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act, which requires high-level disclosures about model-training datasets. xAI argues... (more story)

NetChoice says win against Texas law supports stay of Mississippi child-safety law

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice told a US appeals court that a recent decision against Texas’ youth online-safety law supports affirming an injunction against Mississippi’s social media age-verification law. “Here, th... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China leads humanoid robotics patent race in volume, US retains quality edge

July 28, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

China has established a clear lead in the global race to develop humanoid robotics technology by the volume of its patent holdings, while US inventions continue to outperform on quality, according to a new analysis.

New patent litigation front could open after UK Supreme Court's Tesla ruling

July 28, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Patent pools could face legal challenges over their rates for licensing standard-essential patents in the wake of a significant ruling by the UK's highest court this week. The Supreme Court ruled for the first... (more story)

Meta's French order to restart talks with press publishers on remuneration published

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The French competition authority has disclosed the public version of its decisions ordering Meta to restart negotiations with press publishers' representatives APIG and DPV on an agreement settin... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Goldman banker paid bribes to officials in Ghana, US tells jury

July 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker bribed officials in Ghana to help a client win a contract to build a power plant, US prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his corruption trial, while the defense said the gove... (more story)

UK lawyer Osmond fails to overturn SFO 'tipping off' conviction

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A London lawyer convicted of tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation involving Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has lost a bid to overturn his conviction at the UK’s appeal court on T... (more story)

EY fined by UK audit regulator over Made.com work

July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

EY has been fined £1.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over its work on collapsed furniture retailer Made.com. An audit engagement partner, Jule Carlyle was also fined £49,000 for her work on the company, ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia's OJK expands tokenization initiative for SME financing

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sector, said Monday it is expanding the use of digital financial innovation, including real-wo... (more story)

Hong Kong banks lag on quantum threat preparations, HKMA survey finds

July 28, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's banking sector remains largely unprepared for quantum computing security risks, with many institutions yet to establish formal governance or migration plans for post-quantum cryptography, according... (more story)

Pan-European pension rules overhaul proposed in parliament draft

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A European Parliament draft report proposes changes to pan-European personal pension rules, to make the product easier for consumers to understand and use. It seeks stronger protection against di... (more story)

Trade View More

China welcomes WTO ruling against Turkey's EV import restrictions

July 29, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China welcomed a World Trade Organization panel report released Tuesday that found Turkey’s restrictions on imports of electric vehicles and other types of vehicles from China breach global trade... (more story)

China vows support for research institutions targeted by US sanctions

July 29, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Chinese research institutions targeted by new US sanctions will receive support from Beijing, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Wednesday. The ministry expressed dissatisfaction... (more story)

US bans imports of robots, inverters

July 28, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of robotics, including humanoids and quadrupeds. The FCC also banned imports of connected power inverters. The products were ad... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

Swedish aid for farmers, fishers hit by rising fuel prices gets EU clearance

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has received EU state aid clearance for 1.6 billion kronor (€149 million) of support to agricultural, fishing and aquaculture companies hit by increased fuel and fertilizer prices resultin... (more story)

Marubeni sees EU decision on Factor Energia's acquisition published

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has disclosed the non-confidential version of its decision allowing Japanese business Marubeni to acquire Spanish power supplier Factor Energia. The deal was cleared witho... (more story)

Energy View More

EU Commission weighs using critical raw materials amendments to establish hub

July 27, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission is considering creating its planned Critical Raw Materials Centre through ongoing amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act, MLex has learned. Several member states, however, questio... (more story)

EU and Canada add EV charging, permitting to CETA regulatory cooperation agenda

July 27, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The EU and Canada have broadened regulatory cooperation under their trade agreement, CETA, by launching new work streams on heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, environmental permitting and geos... (more story)

TotalEnergies appeals ruling over downstream emissions under French due-diligence law

July 27, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TotalEnergies has appealed a Paris court ruling on its climate-vigilance plan, arguing that France's corporate due-diligence law does not require companies to manage risks arising from customers'... (more story)

Technology View More

xAI liable for enabling Grok's deepfake sexualized images, UK lawsuit argues

July 28, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

xAI should be held liable for its chatbot Grok creating deepfake sexualized images because the underlying model's design enabled it to generate such content, according to new filings in a UK legal challenge. L... (more story)

Meta, Amazon breach EU transparency rules via AI ‘doctors’ on Instagram, report says

July 28, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

AI-generated Instagram accounts posing as health experts are wrongfully verified with blue check marks, according to a Spanish advocacy group. Fundación Maldita accuses both Meta and Amazon of breaching Europe... (more story)

Austria notifies EU of under-14 curbs for risky video-sharing platforms

July 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Austrian draft legislation introducing a minimum user age of 14 for certain video-sharing platforms was notified to the European Commission on Tuesday. The draft targets platforms with features c... (more story)