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US tariff refund battle heats up after DOJ motion

Meta, others could face expensive resolution of US school suits after settlement

Clarify new services in telecom draft bill, EU lawmaker Vălean says

EU withholding tax exemptions to be widened, draft shows

EU Parliament trade committee approves EU-US trade deal

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Artificial Intelligence

June 02, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Trump AI order with voluntary model review ends weeks of speculation

Intellectual Property, Trade

June 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US dials up pressure on Brazil with proposed 301 tariffs

Data Privacy and Security

June 02, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Amazon defends digital, product-safety rules compliance to EU lawmakers
Trump AI order with voluntary model review ends weeks of speculation
US dials up pressure on Brazil with proposed 301 tariffs
Amazon defends digital, product-safety rules compliance to EU lawmakers

Antitrust View More

US FTC again targeting occupation-licensing barriers, official says

June 03, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission has renewed its focus on occupational licensing under the Trump administration, an agency official said Tuesday, but noted that “the resources of the federal government are stil... (more story)

San Francisco DOJ takes on another complex cartel case: shipping containers

June 02, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

A US Department of Justice criminal case against executives and global shipping container manufacturers is being led by the Antitrust Division’s San Francisco office, highlighting its longstanding role in comp... (more story)

US states concerned about DOJ actions in seed antitrust probe of Bayer, Corteva

June 02, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

At least 20 US state attorneys general have been investigating Bayer CropScience and Corteva, alongside the US Department of Justice, for allegedly anticompetitive practices in the soybean and corn seed indust... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

White House advisor Sacks calls 30-day review period 'game changer' in US AI order

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex summary: David Sacks, co-chair of President Donald Trump's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, said in a post on X that a 30-day voluntary review period for advanced AI models is a "game change... (more story)

NetChoice warns future presidents could distort Trump cyber AI order

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NetChoice, a trade association for online businesses, said in a statement that President Donald Trump's new executive order on AI and cybersecurity could be distorted by future presidents. “While... (more story)

US President Trump signs AI cybersecurity order with voluntary pre-release vetting

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security," which creates a voluntary means for companies to share covered f... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Japan's METI proposes supplementary guidance on corporate takeover rules

June 03, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has proposed supplementary guidance to its 2023 corporate takeover guidelines, clarifying that desirable mergers and acquisitions are those that en... (more story)

Ampol-EG deal approved by Australian competition watchdog with conditions

June 03, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Ampol’s acquisition of EG Australia was approved on Tuesday by the competition watchdog with conditions. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said the proposed merger would likely hav... (more story)

Sysco-Jetro deal gets second request from US regulators, CEO says

June 02, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

US regulators have requested additional information from Sysco in relation to its proposed acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot, Sysco Chief Executive Kevin P. Hourican said at the Deutsche Bank Access Global... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Sequoia’s $8.7 million data breach settlement in US to receive final approval

June 02, 2026 | Yuan Xu

North America

Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services’s $8.7 million settlement to resolve allegations over a 2022 data breach that affected 580,000 people will receive final approval, a US federal judge said.

Amazon sued for alleged US privacy violations involving Ring facial recognition

June 02, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Amazon was sued in a US federal court over its security camera product Ring, which allegedly collects biometric data without consent using facial recognition technology.

Brazil reshaping minors’ online safety with new age-rating framework

June 02, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Brazilian government argues that its age-rating policy, which involves a series of recommendations that can be supported by parental supervision in digital environments, has been successful because familie... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Trump nominates three to fill commissioner vacancies at USITC

June 02, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker and Nick Robertson

North America

President Donald Trump has made three nominations for commissioners to the US International Trade Commission, potentially filling openings that have been vacant for years.

Pappas nomination could add rare patent expertise to USITC

June 02, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The nomination Monday of Peter-Anthony Pappas, who leads IP policy for the Senate Judiciary Committee, to the US International Trade Commission could bring much needed expertise to a quasi-judicial body that's... (more story)

Creative industry, EU Commission clash over AI copyright review

June 02, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Representatives of the creative sector have taken the European Commission to task over its prioritization of licensing deals as its preferred answer to the hotly debated question over the best way to reimburse... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK football clubs warned over deals with unauthorized financial services firms

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Financial Conduct Authority has urged football clubs, mainly in the UK Premier League, not to sign sponsorship deals with financial firms that aren't allowed to operate in Britain. The watchd... (more story)

Iran digital asset exchanges sanctioned by US

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, along with three other Iranian digital asset exchanges, as part of the Tru... (more story)

Aspiration Partners cofounder sentenced to 14 years in prison in US for fraud

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Joseph Sanberg, a cofounder and former board member of Aspiration Partners, a technology and sustainability services company, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a five-year scheme to defraud... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK stablecoin rules must not be delayed, lawmakers say

June 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Members of Britain’s upper chamber have urged regulators to introduce a regulatory framework on stablecoins soon, to enable the growth of a UK stablecoin market. The Financial Services Regulation... (more story)

​Ease key aspects of proposed stablecoins regulation, UK lawmakers urge

June 03, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Lawmakers in Britain’s upper chamber have urged financial regulators to ease key aspects of its proposed stablecoins regulation to enable a UK stablecoin market to be established and to grow. Members of the Fi... (more story)

US bank agencies remove additional references to 'reputation risk'

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly updated certain interagency documents to remove references to "reputation risk."

Trade View More

Brazil’s government warns against new US threat of 25 percent tariffs

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Brazilian administration has issued a statement criticizing the proposed 25 percent US tariff on Brazilian goods, as announced by the Office of the US Trade Representative on Monday. The gove... (more story)

Trump nominates three personnel to be members of USITC

June 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump has nominated Samuel Negatu, Peter-Anthony Pappas,and Bartholomew Thanhauser to be members of the US International Trade Commission.

EU Commission defends clean industry law's direct intervention powers

June 02, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act must contain powers for the European Commission to intervene in specific situations to avoid “forum shopping” between member states, the regulator has said. In repl... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish aid for farmers facing higher fuel prices gets EU approval

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain’s plan to provide €54 million in state aid for agricultural companies facing increased fuel prices — as a result of the Middle East crisis — has been approved by the European Commission. Th... (more story)

EU leaders aim for agreement on next multiannual EU budget by year-end

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: At the next summit of EU heads of state and government — scheduled to take place in Brussels on June 18 and 19 — they will reiterate their aim to reach an agreement by the end of the year on the ... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

EU plans to tighten emissions trading system revenue reporting, official says

June 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is planning to tighten reporting requirements on how member states spend emissions trading system revenues and channel more funding toward industrial decarbonization ahead of a July rev... (more story)

Companies asked for feedback on update to EU carbon border levy by key lawmaker

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies have been asked to provide feedback on the planned update of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, or CBAM, ahead of a vote in late July by the lead European Parliament lawmaker ... (more story)

EU gas task force calls for stronger market monitoring, data sharing

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s Gas Market Task Force has recommended stronger market monitoring, better data sharing and closer oversight of automated trading, in a report on the functioning of EU gas... (more story)

Technology View More

Scam ads on Meta platforms pose systemic risk, Austrian regulatory study says

June 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Scam advertising on Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram constitutes a systemic risk under the EU's digital services law, a study commissioned by Austria's Digital Services Coordinator has said... (more story)

Indian court backs 'right to be forgotten,' orders delisting of legal records

June 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

An Indian court has laid down comprehensive principles on the "right to be forgotten" in a ruling with significant implications for digital intermediaries. The Delhi High Court ordered search engines to delist... (more story)

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)