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US imposes tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies, citing forced labor

China opens regulatory data protection to foreign pharma, but gaps remain

Private equity in cartel cross-hairs as EU chemicals probe draws in investors

Google fined €890 million for breaking EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules

Turnberry enters year two as EU-US trade talks move beyond tariffs

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Artificial Intelligence

July 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

AI transparency bill introduced in US House with narrowed preemption
Pile of white-colored papers with "M&A" written on top page, and blue marker

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Chris May

North America

US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement
Data-driven AI and analytics concept

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach
AI transparency bill introduced in US House with narrowed preemption
US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement
AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach

Antitrust View More

Hong Kong Competition Commission proposes up to 10-year jail terms for bid rigging

July 24, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's Competition Commission is recommending prison sentences of at least seven years and potentially up to 10 years for serious bid-rigging cases, marking a significant escalation in penalties after a d... (more story)

ACCC says Epic-Google settlement would promote competition in Australia

July 24, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Epic Games and Google have received draft approval from Australia's competition watchdog for a global settlement to their long-running antitrust dispute. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said t... (more story)

Visa, Mastercard say New Zealand's new fee caps could weaken competition

July 24, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Visa, Mastercard and American Express have warned that the new interchange-fee caps proposed by New Zealand’s antitrust watchdog could reduce competition and innovation while failing to lower costs for consume... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Japan's AI adoption improves, but remains behind peers

July 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's new white paper on information and communications, released Friday, said the country's adoption of artificial intelligence increased sharply in 2025, with generative AI use among individu... (more story)

China strengthens AI crime crackdown, deepens global telecom fraud fight

July 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's public security authorities are stepping up efforts to combat crimes enabled by artificial intelligence, rolling out new detection tools, expanding regulatory oversight and advancing legislation as the... (more story)

South Korean startup seeks to bridge AI music copyright infrastructure gap

July 24, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korean music technology startup Neutune is developing AI infrastructure that identifies the component-level contributions of copyrighted works used to generate new music, aiming to enable transparent rig... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Germany backs push for scale in EU merger considerations

July 24, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

The German government has thrown its weight behind the EU's proposed overhaul of its approach to mergers, saying a draft text is more geared towards the benefits of corporate scale. But it said more precision ... (more story)

Union Pacific will bolster merger remedy offer to US rail board, CEO says

July 23, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena said Thursday the firm will unveil an expanded Norfolk Southern merger remedy proposal to the US Surface Transportation Board in its forthcoming application supplement, w... (more story)

Ingredion, Tate & Lyle seek Brazil CADE fast-track review for $3.6bn deal

July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Ingredion and Tate & Lyle have asked Brazil's competition authority to review their proposed $3.6 billion deal under the agency's summary procedure, arguing the transaction gives rise to only limited horizonta... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

South Korea retains adequacy status under EU's GDPR

July 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea will continue to benefit from the European Union’s adequacy decision under the General Data Protection Regulation after the European Commission decided to maintain the country’s adequ... (more story)

Indonesia tightens oversight of biometric SIM registration rollout

July 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, or Komdigi, said Thursday it is strengthening enforcement of the country's biometric SIM registration requirements after identifying com... (more story)

US legal fight over social media addiction faces long road ahead

July 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

In sprawling nationwide litigation over social media addiction, Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok are looking at years of fighting ahead as any resolution that may lead to palpable changes to the platfo... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan IP Court rejects web-fiction plagiarism appeal against publisher

July 24, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has rejected a web novelist's copyright appeal against publisher SB Creative, finding that the alleged similarities in characters, story elements and other features bet... (more story)

China targets patent agencies, attorneys in bad-faith filing crackdown

July 24, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has stepped up its campaign against patent-agency misconduct, with 21 newly published penalty decisions showing how regulators are increasingly targeting the intermediaries that facilitate bad-faith pate... (more story)

US Senate targets ‘patent thickets,’ but supporters say it isn't enough

July 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Senate passed the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act by unanimous consent this week, approving a cap on the number of patents asserted in biosimilar litigation. Supporters say the vote reflects grow... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Cuban state-owned companies sanctioned by US State Department

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department said it sanctioned nine entities and two individuals to continue to limit the Cuban regime’s access to funds, including those gained through the export of medical workers ... (more story)

Hamas financial networks, charities sanctioned by US

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it sanctioned a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official along with three individuals and three entities that have pro... (more story)

Estonian man pleads guilty in US over role in illicit Russia export scheme

July 23, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations over his role in a procurement network that obtained sensitive electronics for the benefit of Rus... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesia financial regulator expands digital finance innovation pipeline

July 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, said Thursday it is expanding startup accelerator programs as part of its regulatory framework for digital financial innovation under the Financi... (more story)

US CFPB nominee Johnson says he doesn’t differ with any Vought decisions

July 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Brian Johnson, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said he doesn’t take issue with any decisions made by acting CFPB director Russell Vought, who has been lead... (more story)

US GAO recommends agencies simplify bank regulatory reviews

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Government Accountability Office released a report finding that certain changes to bank regulatory reviews are needed to better identify and address "unnecessary or unduly burdensome" requ... (more story)

Trade View More

EU imports of Chinese copolyesters under registration order

July 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has ordered customs authorities to register imports of certain aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters from China as part of its ongoing anti-dumping investigation, allowing any d... (more story)

China restricts dual-use exports to 14 EU entities in sanctions retaliation

July 24, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China has barred exports of dual-use items to 14 EU entities, including Rheinmetall, Tatra Trucks and several technology and research organizations, in retaliation for the EU’s latest Russia-rela... (more story)

Error in China fasteners duties corrected by EU; repayment ordered

July 24, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission on Friday said it corrected its anti-dumping regulation on Chinese iron and steel fasteners, after finding that two codes for products shipped from Malaysia were mistakenl... (more story)

State Aid View More

Dutch aid to reduce ammonia emissions in protected areas gets EU clearance

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has won EU state aid approval to compensate livestock farmers for the closure of farming sites that cause ammonia emissions in protected areas. The program is open to farmers with... (more story)

JD.com gets EU warning in subsidy probe of Ceconomy purchase

July 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

Europe

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy. The regulator said it had detailed... (more story)

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Energy View More

EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package targeting banks, crypto and energy revenues

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, freezing the automatic review of the Russian oil price cap until July 2027 and expanding measures targeting Moscow's energy revenues.... (more story)

EU holds freeze on Russian oil price cap as 21st sanctions package agreed (updates*)

July 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries agreed on the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission President said on Thursday. This extends the current $44.10 cap on the price per barrel of Russian oil for another... (more story)

South Korea pushes ahead with agentic AI, energy, physical AI port initiatives

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s government on Thursday approved new initiatives as part of its goal of becoming one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powerhouses. The measures, approved at a ministe... (more story)

Technology View More

South Korea's fake-news law puts platforms on notice despite limited impact

July 24, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea’s revised Network Act may have little immediate operational impact on companies such as Google, Meta, Naver and Kakao, but it marks a significant step toward assigning online platforms greater resp... (more story)

Meta, Tennessee propose different standards for consumer-protection trial

July 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

As jury selection is underway at the Davidson County Chancery Court in Tennessee’s consumer protection lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the company is urging the court to dismiss jurors with any potential bias ... (more story)

Democrats introduce US legislation on seed patent abuse, competition

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democratic US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Peter Welch have introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act to stop "Big Agriculture" from abusing seed patents, which the lawmakers say ha... (more story)