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Aldi, Lidl say UK land restriction won’t harm growth plans

Suno’s German court defeat tests Europe’s reach over US AI training

Meta ordered to pay $567 million to remedy New Mexico mental health crisis

Apple's UK encryption case set for Sept 17 hearing, govt seeks more time

New Jersey suit over Amazon delivery drivers puts new spin on labor antitrust

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 06, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Nexstar-Tegna conduct violated 'spirit' of preliminary injunction, US judge rules
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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

August 06, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

US FCC repeals broadcast ownership cap
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Trade

August 06, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US trade court considers proposed class action in refund fight
Nexstar-Tegna conduct violated 'spirit' of preliminary injunction, US judge rules
US FCC repeals broadcast ownership cap
US trade court considers proposed class action in refund fight

Antitrust View More

Onside.io urges Brazil's CADE to preserve monitor in Apple App Store settlement

August 07, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Dutch app marketplace operator Onside.io has urged Brazil's competition authority to reject a proposal from the authority's the investigatory unit that would eliminate the independent monitoring trustee from A... (more story)

LyricFind sees US antitrust case against Musixmatch, TPG Global dismissed

August 07, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed LyricFind's US antitrust case against Musixmatch and TPG Global without granting leave to amend after finding that the antitrust laws don't support the plaintiff'... (more story)

Amazon drivers file US antitrust claims against company over wages

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former employee drivers of Amazon delivery service partners filed a US antitrust case accusing Amazon of using its monopsony power to suppress wages. “Amazon has done more than take advantage of ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

With Samsung deal, Netlist positions itself for next wave of USITC litigation

August 07, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

A provision in Netlist's settlement with Samsung offers a glimpse at how patent owners might structure disputes in the emerging AI-memory licensing market, by pairing a commercial alliance with a cooperation a... (more story)

Autonomous hacks show gap in US frontier AI risk response

August 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Recent rogue activity by artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Anthropic highlight an emergent challenge facing US lawmakers: how to address serious incidents related to AI testing and training that d... (more story)

Google's AI overview on course to trigger French antitrust action

August 07, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Google is accused by French press publishers of violating its own commitments on related rights when deploying its AI overview feature in the country in late July. Publishers are considering filing a complaint... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Subsea7, Saipem say Petrobras introduces new theories in appeal of deal approval

August 07, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Subsea7 and Saipem have told the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal that Petrobras is trying to overturn the regulator's approval of their merger by relying on arguments that were either already tested... (more story)

US DOJ, Tennessee AG settle antitrust concerns over hot-mix asphalt merger

August 07, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

The US Department of Justice and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a lawsuit and proposed settlement over CRH plc subsidiary APAC-Tennessee’s $133.9 million purchase of Standard Construction G... (more story)

Asphalt firm CRH will sell two plants at behest of US, Tennessee merger authorities

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: CRH and its subsidiary APAC-Tennessee have agreed to divest two hot-mix asphalt plants to settle antitrust litigation filed by the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Tennessee Attorn... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta penalty a first step in change to social media, New Mexico AG says

August 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said yesterday’s judgment against Meta Platforms for being a "public nuisance" is just the start of change to the industry, and his office is planning to push for legisl... (more story)

S&P Global publishes market reports on critical minerals

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: S&P Global published five draft market reports covering key critical minerals: Gallium, Germanium, Antimony, Neodymium and Praseodymium and Tungsten. The reports are a crucial part of establishin... (more story)

Lawyers for schools, individuals celebrate New Mexico nuisance judgment against Meta

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Lexi Hazam of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Previn Warren of Motley Rice, the court-appointed co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel representing school districts and individuals in litigation agai... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Stewart exits USPTO as Squires pivots to AI, patent eligibility

August 07, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Former US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart told MLex that she left the agency last week after concluding that Director John Squires wanted to focus the office's policy agenda on ... (more story)

Meta appeals French antitrust orders to negotiate neighboring rights

August 07, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Meta has appealed two interim injunctions from the French competition authority ordering the tech company to negotiate "in good faith" with press publishers over remuneration for using their members' content. ... (more story)

Japan bets old personality rights can handle the AI clone era

August 07, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan is betting that court-developed personality rights can govern AI voice and likeness cloning, avoiding a dedicated synthetic identity law while leaving difficult questions of commercial control and liability unresolved.

Financial Crime View More

US FinCEN took 'categorical approach' with real estate rule, business groups say

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network took a "categorical approach" when implementing a rule governing non-financed residential real estate transfers, the US Chamber o... (more story)

Crypto exchanges sanctioned by US for funding Iran, enabling illicit finance

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is moving against digital asset exchanges that the Iranian government relies on to launder billions of dollars, maintain covert acces... (more story)

Title insurance group says US FinCEN underestimates real estate rule's costs

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In an amicus brief filed to the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the American Land Title Association said the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network "severely ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

LCF’s Thomson fails to cut sentence over restraint-breach jailing

August 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Michael Thomson, the jailed former head of London Capital & Finance, on Friday failed in his bid to persuade judges to cut his sentence for breaching a court order that prevented him selling high-value items. ... (more story)

Money brokers, others face increased FCA scrutiny over financial crime concerns

August 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Money brokers and leasing companies are among around 1,200 businesses that will face increased scrutiny from the UK’s financial regulator following concerns about the risks they pose in facilitating financial ... (more story)

UK business group urges Burnham to deepen EU trade ties, cut post-Brexit barriers

August 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The British Chambers of Commerce has urged the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to deepen economic ties with the EU as part of efforts to boost growth, calling for lower post-Brexit trade barriers... (more story)

Trade View More

US Senate passes sanctions bill with tariff powers despite House Democrat concerns

August 07, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Senate on Friday passed a major sanctions bill on Russia that unlocks more tariff powers for President Donald Trump, but its future in the House of Representatives remains uncertain.

US Commerce right to enforce deadline for involvement in sunset reviews, appeals court finds

August 07, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that it was reasonable for the Department of Commerce to exclude a domestic producer's notice of intent to participate in a dumping order's sunset r... (more story)

US trade commission votes to continue Chinese choline salts investigation

August 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has found that there is a reasonable indication Chinese choline salt imports allegedly sold at less than fair value in the US materially injure domestic indu... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU decision clearing French state aid to archeology institute published

August 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU state aid clearance decision for France's funding of the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research, or INRAP, in December has been published in the bloc's Official Journal.... (more story)

Netherlands wins EU approval for €780m plan to support renewable hydrogen

August 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has secured EU approval for a €780 million state aid plan to support renewable hydrogen projects, the European Commission said Thursday. The aid will fund up to 400 megawatts of e... (more story)

Spanish order compensating JGC for changes to renewables aid draws EU probe

August 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An arbitration award — ordering Spain to compensate Japan’s JGC Holdings for changes to a program supporting renewable electricity production — has drawn an in-depth EU investigation. The probe s... (more story)

Energy View More

Russia’s nuclear industry remains the EU’s sanctions exception

August 07, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The continued absence of the nuclear sector from EU sanctions on Russia reflects deep supply-chain dependencies, extending beyond fuel for Soviet-designed reactors to conversion and enrichment services. While ... (more story)

US Rep. Khanna introduces Data Center Bill of Rights

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Representative Ro Khanna from Silicon Valley has introduced a Data Center Bill of Rights aimed at giving Americans and local communities more control over the construction and operation of AI ... (more story)

Former Goldman banker convicted in US for bribing Ghanaian officials

August 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A federal jury has a convicted dual US-Ghanaian citizen, Asante Kwako Berko, for his role in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials in connection with the development and financing of a multimillio... (more story)

Technology View More

French court hands down convictions in Kick livestreamer’s death

August 07, 2026

Europe

Mlex Summary: A French court this week convicted two men of aggravated violence and online incitement to hatred and violence, in connection with the death of streamer Raphaël Graven, also known as Jean Pormano... (more story)

Telecom companies seek EU legal basis to block child sexual-abuse websites (update*)

August 07, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Telecom companies Vodafone, Orange, BT and Telenor are urging the EU to create a clear legal basis allowing internet access providers to block access to confirmed child sexual-abuse material that remains onlin... (more story)

South Korea's Network Act doesn't discriminate against US companies, KMCC says

August 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s revised Network Act does not contain provisions that discriminate against US companies, the country’s communications regulator said in response to a letter from Republican members o... (more story)