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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

June 01, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Florida first US state to sue OpenAI, alleging deception
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Financial Services

June 01, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US Fed Governor Powell calls for 'respect for the rule of law’
Anthropic

Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

June 01, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

EU cybersecurity agency set to get access to Anthropic’s AI model

Antitrust View More

Major supermarkets still dominant in New Zealand, competition watchdog says

June 02, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The New Zealand Commerce Commission's 2025 Annual Grocery Report, published Tuesday, shows major supermarkets still dominate more than 80 percent of the market, with prices rising and a limited o... (more story)

Amazon, FTC economists to testify at Dec. 4 hearing ahead of US antitrust trial

June 01, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Amazon’s and the US Federal Trade Commission’s lead economic experts will testify at a Dec. 4 hearing before the judge overseeing their antitrust dispute, offering an early preview of arguments expected at trial in March.

Microsoft taking kickbacks to not compete on price with Valve, US gamers allege

June 01, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Two US video game players have sued Microsoft over its alleged taking of kickbacks from competitor Valve Corp., which owns Steam, as remunerations for agreeing not to compete with Steam on prices for video games.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Anthropic submits confidential S-1 to SEC in advance of IPO

June 01, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Anthropic has submitted its draft S-1 form to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in advance of a possible public stock offering sometime this year. The wide spectrum disclosures contained ... (more story)

Florida AG sues OpenAI, Sam Altman alleging harm to children

June 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the company, under Altman's leadership, violated Florida consumer protection law because of misrepresentations about t... (more story)

UK privacy regulator to publish new AI strategy this year after government request

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK’s privacy regulator is developing a new AI workplan for 2026/27 that will focus on boosting public trust in AI and giving businesses more certainty on how data protection law applies to AI... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Sun Pharma, Organon filed HSR May 21, waiting period expires June 22

June 01, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Sun Pharmaceuticals and Organon & Co. filed their Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification on May 21, setting up a June 22 expiration, Organon said in a US securities filing.

Spare EU scale-ups 'unnecessary' competition-law obstacles, lawmakers say

June 01, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The EU lacks large companies able to compete globally, and its competition rules should not seek to prevent business scaling up, according to a draft European Parliament document. The non-binding annual compet... (more story)

Auchan-ITM food-retail joint venture to be reviewed in France

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Plans by Auchan and ITM Entreprises to form a joint venture that would run more than 160 food-retail shops under the Intermarché or Netto banners in mainland France will be assessed by the French... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan, Philippines sign memorandum on data-protection cooperation

June 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary' Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission and the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation amid growing demand for cross-border enforcement coordi... (more story)

South Korea details new CPO, breach-notification requirements under privacy law

June 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Public consultation began Tuesday on South Korea’s draft decree to strengthen prevention and early response to personal-data breaches, with comments due by July 13. According to the Personal Info... (more story)

Brazil's ANPD launches complaint portal for child online safety law

June 01, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: The National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has unveiled a reporting platform to receive complaints related to noncompliance with the Digital Statute for Children and Adolescents, known as ECA Dig... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Google backed by PTAB practitioners, law professors, generic drugmakers at SCOTUS

June 01, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A campaign to persuade the US Supreme Court to hear Google LLC's challenge to the US Patent and Trademark Office's revamped discretionary denial framework drew support Friday from a diverse coalition of amici curiae.

Three years in, lawmaker says more EU countries should join Unified Patent Court

June 01, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

For the Unified Patent Court to live up to its potential as a tool for supporting the EU's single market, more member states should be convinced to sign up, a veteran German European Parliament lawmaker that h... (more story)

USTR launches Vietnam IP enforcement investigation

June 01, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Asia, North America

The Office of the US Trade Representative announced a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property protection and enforcement mechanisms, seeking to determine whether the country’s IP framewo... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

FTI Consulting resolves US sanctions violations probe involving Russian bank

June 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: FTI Consulting agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle its potential civil liability for its alleged violations of US sanctions targeting Russia's financial sector. The US Treasury Departmen... (more story)

Adani can now deny SEC allegations under amended US settlement documents

June 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

In line with a recent policy rescission, the US Securities and Exchange Commission won’t require Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew not to deny the agency’s claims in a settlement of fraud charges,... (more story)

More harmonized EU rules to tackle corruption take effect

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: More harmonized EU rules for tackling corruption took effect on Sunday with unified definitions for various offenses including bribery, misappropriation, trading in influence, unlawful exercise o... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU securitization talks between lawmakers and EU countries foreseen on June 17

June 01, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers and member states are expected to hold their first negotiation session on June 17 on revamped securitization rules aimed at boosting the bloc's market through loosened capital requirements and str... (more story)

ASEAN concludes negotiations on digital-economy deal

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: ASEAN senior economic officials have concluded negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, or DEFA, resolving all remaining issues and paving the way for the pact’s expected si... (more story)

US SEC issues draft to cancel Biden-era rules on climate change

May 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to withdraw pending Biden-era rules requiring thousands of public companies to disclose their climate-related impacts and the risks they face from global warm... (more story)

Trade View More

Turkish steel dumping order shouldn't be reconsidered, US appeals court rules

June 01, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Europe

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday rejected a Turkish steel producer’s effort to gain reconsideration of the International Trade Commission’s findings in an antidumping order, rejecting ... (more story)

Turkish steel producer fails to overturn 2016 dumping order, appeals court says

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Judges Richard Taranto, Tiffany Cunningham and Leonard Stark ruled against Turkish producer Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları T.A.Ş., which had appeale... (more story)

Subsidies in 15 industries hit 18-year high, OECD says

June 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Industrial subsidies hit levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis across 15 industries, including agriculture, fisheries and fossil fuels, according to a report from the Organization for E... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish state aid for electricity capacity mechanism approved by EU

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain’s plan to provide €9 billion in state aid for electricity capacity mechanisms aimed at safeguarding security of supply has been approved by the European Commission. The measure, which will ... (more story)

Spanish state aid for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs approved by EU

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish plans to provide up to €500 million to farmers facing rising fertilizer costs have been approved by EU state aid regulators. The aid will cover up to 70 percent of the additional fertiliz... (more story)

Tech companies need state-aid rules to better understand their financing, EU states urge

May 28, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU countries including Germany, Belgium, Spain and Poland are pushing for an overhaul of state-aid rules they say are unintentionally blocking support for start-ups, tech firms and social enterprises. At a min... (more story)

Energy View More

EU nuclear sector seeks stronger financing support for new reactors

June 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Stronger financing tools and greater regulatory certainty will be needed to deliver Europe's nuclear ambitions, especially on small modular reactors, EU governments and industry representatives said at a confe... (more story)

Litigation to test EU's plan to build carbon-storage market

June 01, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Fifteen legal challenges brought by EU oil and gas producers against the bloc's Carbon Capture and Storage framework are set to test the legal foundations of a key pillar of the Net-Zero Industry Act. The case... (more story)

Jurisdictional lines at heart of US data center hookup talks

May 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US state utility regulators are awaiting federal guidance that could standardize how energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centers hook up to the electric grid. The process, which kicked off last fall,... (more story)

Technology View More

Online platforms pledge to strengthen CSAM reports after congressional inquiry

June 01, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Eight online platforms, including Meta Platforms, TikTok, SnapChat and Amazon, have all pledged to strengthen the reports of child sexual abuse materials that they send to the National Center for Missing and E... (more story)

X sees delay to deadline for EU regulators’ opinion on its DSA compliance plan

June 01, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

X has seen a deadline for the European Board for Digital Services to issue an opinion on the social media giant's plans to comply with parts of the EU’s Digital Services Act pushed back to mid-June, the Europe... (more story)

Texas AG Paxton celebrates appeals court decision to lift stay on social media law

June 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to allow Texas Senate Bill 2420 to go into effect pending further litigation. The district... (more story)