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U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell

Artificial Intelligence

June 30, 2025 | Emma Whitford

North America

Amended US plan targeting state AI laws would apply for five years, not 10
Apple store sign against a blue sky

Antitrust

June 30, 2025 | Lewis Crofts and Anna Ferrari

Europe

Apple says ‘moving target’ of EU compliance poses risks for users, developers

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

June 26, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford

North America

OpenAI must continue retaining ChatGPT conversation logs, US judge affirms

Antitrust View More

Apple fails to dismiss US DOJ, states' smartphone monopolization suit

July 01, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Apple's motion to dismiss claims of monopolization in the smartphone market brought by the US Department of Justice were denied by a US federal judge who ruled the iPhone maker imposes restrictions on app deve... (more story)

Apple faces new US antitrust complaint from Proton over App Store

July 01, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

Proton sued Apple today, accusing it of eliminating competition and extracting “supracompetitive profits from app developers through a web of exclusionary conduct.”

California AG lauds US court ruling denying Apple motion to dismiss suit

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Apple is dominating the smartphone market because it has created a monopoly that insulates itself from competitors and makes it hard for consumers to leave, and not because it's competing on the ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

What's happening behind South Korea's delayed AI law decrees

July 01, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

After missing the self-imposed deadline to disclose decrees and rules for its basic artificial intelligence law, all eyes in South Korea are now on the implications of the delay as well as how the major conten... (more story)

UK starts trial app for government services, to gain AI chat, digital ID functions

July 01, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Government services will now be available via a smartphone app in an initial stage of the ongoing personalization of access. The first version of the GOV.UK App, released in beta today, essential... (more story)

US Senators Cantwell, Markey issue amendment to strike state AI law pause

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex summary: US Senate Commerce Ranking Democrat Maria Cantwell of Washington and Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey introduced an amendment seeking to strip a provision from Congress's budget reconci... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Australian government finalizes merger rules, cost-recovery model

July 01, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian government has registered the final rules as the new merger regime takes effect today on a voluntary basis. In the final legislative instrument, the government has updated the cost... (more story)

Request by Pioneer founder Scott Sheffield, US FTC for litigation stay granted

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Pioneer Natural Resources founder and longtime petroleum industry executive Scott Sheffield joined the US Federal Trade Commission in their request for an extension until July 30 of the pre-exist... (more story)

HPE-Juniper settlement inadequate, American Economic Liberties Project says

June 30, 2025

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: The American Economic Liberties Project said the US Department of Justice's settlement with HPE and Juniper is "woefully inadequate" and "a stunning about-face on the eve of trial against a deal ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Google asks US judge to delay trial in Texas adtech case

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Google asked a Texas federal judge to reset the liability trial date for states' challenge to its adtech business, from Aug. 11 to a date 60 days after final judgment is entered in the US Departm... (more story)

Section 230 must be re-examined with eye to algorithms, Tennessee AG says

June 30, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act should be re-examined given the way algorithms now help control what people see online, and regulators must be able to hold companies accountable for the "worst... (more story)

US states tell appeals court CDA does not bar social media addiction claims

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Vermont, New Hampshire and nine other states told a US appeals court that social media addiction claims are not barred by the Communications Decency Act, and the CDA provides only immunity from u... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Inventors relieved as US litigation finance tax hits Senate parliamentarian snag

June 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

An obscure section of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that had small inventors in crisis is expected to be removed from the legislation today after a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian. A provision that would have... (more story)

Former USPTO acting director backs challenges to PTAB denial guidance

June 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Former US Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Joe Matal has filed an amicus brief that lends weight to Motorola’s mandamus petition targeting the office’s recent withdrawal of its guidance on discretio... (more story)

Matal files amicus brief against USPTO discretionary denial policy

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Former USPTO Acting Director Joe Matal filed an amicus brief on behalf of industry groups in support of Motorola's petition for writ of mandamus, challenging the USPTO's new discretionary denial ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former US lawmaker pleads not guilty to lobbying for sanctioned Venezuelan mogul

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: David Rivera, a former US congressman from Miami, Fla., pleaded not guilty to charges that he had provided consulting and lobbying services to sanctioned Venezuelan businessman Raul Gorrin withou... (more story)

US ends Syria sanctions program, maintains blacklist of Assad-linked associates

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump today signed an executive order terminating the Syria sanctions program. The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action to impleme... (more story)

Money-services business, owners charged in Canada over $29 million laundering scheme

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Northwest Region Federal Policing’s Integrated Money Laundering Investigative Team (IMLIT) has charged two individuals and one company with 29 charges relating t... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU financial firms urged to automate post-trade operations in view of 2027 T+1 shift

June 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU financial firms have been urged to automate their post-trade operations in view of the bloc's move to a one-day trade settlement cycle, or T+1. In the first industry report, the EU taskforce c... (more story)

UK banks told they’re not doing enough for net zero; public money was needed

June 30, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK government has committed to investing billions of pounds to finance the transition to net zero because banks aren't doing enough to channel their capital into green initiatives, John Flint, the head of ... (more story)

Sustainable finance one of five key growth target areas, UK minister says

June 30, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Sustainable finance will be one of the five key growth areas in the UK government's forthcoming Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, the UK minister responsible for financial services policy said today.

Trade View More

North Koreans charged in US over remote IT worker cryptocurrency theft scheme

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Four North Korean nationals were charged in a five-count wire fraud and money laundering indictment arising from a scheme to be hired as remote IT workers and then steal and launder over $900,000... (more story)

USITC institutes antidumping, antisubsidy investigations into Indian paprika

June 30, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and antisubsidy duty investigations into oleoresin paprika from India. 

Chinese vanillin materially injures US industry, USITC finds

June 30, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission determined that dumped and subsidized vanillin imports from China materially injure US industry. The Department of Commerce will now impose an antidumping an... (more story)

State Aid View More

Ryanair, Malta Air challenge French and Dutch aid to Air France-KLM at EU court

June 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair and Malta Air are contesting France and the Netherlands' 10.4 billion-euro support measures in favor of Air France-KLM. In their appeal filed in April and published today the airlines arg... (more story)

DB Cargo sees more details of cleared German aid published by EU watchdog

June 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: DB Cargo, a unit of the state-owned German railway operator Deutsche Bahn, has seen details released by the European Commission of the regulator's decision last year to approve Germany's 1.9 bill... (more story)

EU, South Africa seek deal on clean trade and investment partnership

June 26, 2025 | Patrick Hatzis

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America

The European Union is aiming to complete a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership with South Africa by November, a senior EU official said. Christina Miranda, a senior official at the European Commission, note... (more story)

Energy View More

Google signs world's largest nuclear fusion deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems

June 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Google announced today the world’s largest nuclear fusion deal with US-based company Commonwealth Fusion Systems. The tech giant has entered into a power purchase agreement for 200 megawatts of c... (more story)

EU companies to get new platform for energy and raw materials procurement

June 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU companies sourcing raw materials, hydrogen, natural gas and biomethane will benefit from a new EU energy and raw materials platform, the European Commission said today. The platform, developed... (more story)

EU extending economic restrictions against Russia to January 31, 2026

June 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's economic restrictions on Russia will be extended by a further six months to January 31, 2026, in light of the country's ongoing actions in Ukraine, the EU said today. It was appropriate ... (more story)

Technology View More

Tech group sues to stop new Arkansas social media laws following US court victory

June 30, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

Tech trade association NetChoice is suing Arkansas to halt two new laws from going into effect. The laws passed earlier this year seek to implement age-verification requirements that are already subject to an ... (more story)

EU data protection rules should face 'targeted' revision, Denmark says

June 30, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Denmark, which will lead discussions among EU governments for the second half of the year, has proposed re-opening the EU’s landmark data protection rules for a 'targeted revision" to ease administrative burde... (more story)

EU Commission warns of overblocking in Italian anti-piracy draft law (update*)

June 30, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

The European Commission has asked Italy to revise its draft anti-piracy regulation to better align with the EU's Digital Services Act, warning of inadequate protections against erroneously taking down online c... (more story)