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Direction of EU social media curbs debate to be clarified with experts’ report

AbbVie files $10.9bn Apogee deal in Germany

EU’s gatekeeper law survives ‘illegality’ attack; Apple will get another swing

Transparency concerns plague AI assessment work in US

Invisalign probe sees EU turn eye to closed world of medical devices (*updates)

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Data Privacy and Security

July 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

US FTC fields ideologically charged comments for X privacy petition

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 09, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Zuckerberg, Mosseri, Spiegel ordered to appear at US social media trial

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 09, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Nexstar-Tegna challengers lose DC Circuit bid to force FCC on bureau order
US FTC fields ideologically charged comments for X privacy petition
Zuckerberg, Mosseri, Spiegel ordered to appear at US social media trial
Nexstar-Tegna challengers lose DC Circuit bid to force FCC on bureau order

Antitrust View More

Cable maker Nexans fails in appeal court bid over London Array damages ruling

July 10, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Power-cable maker Nexans can't challenge a verdict which said it must pay damages to wind farm London Array over cartel behavior that caused overcharge on some purchases of cable, the UK's Court of Appeal has ... (more story)

Meta's French antitrust order aims to plug regulatory gap over media content use

July 10, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

A French regulatory order for Meta Platforms to negotiate fresh terms with media outlets for using their content promises to help settle a dispute over remuneration and ease the sector's concerns about lost re... (more story)

Nexans can’t appeal London Array damages ruling, UK appeal court says

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Power-cable maker Nexans can't appeal a specialist tribunal ruling which said it must pay damages to wind farm operator London Array, over cartel behavior that caused an overcharge on some purcha... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US House Democrats Foushee, Casar introduce 'People-First Chatbot Act'

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US House Democrats Valerie Foushee of North Carolina and Greg Casar of Texas have introduce the People-First Chatbot Act, legislation that would, among other measures, ban companies from using mi... (more story)

China pushes e-commerce platforms to share algorithm data with regulators

July 10, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

China is moving to tighten oversight on how online retail platforms use algorithms to shape product visibility and sales, requiring platforms to share key data with regulators. This initiative is part of Beiji... (more story)

China AI chat apps pull agent features ahead of emotional-companion rules

July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's leading artificial-intelligence chatbot providers are removing intelligent agent functions from their flagship consumer apps ahead of sweeping new rules governing AI virtual companions and emotional-su... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Uber seeks to remedy Danish concerns over Dantaxi deal

July 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte

Europe

Uber has offered to amend its acquisition of local taxi company Dantaxi to address competition concerns in Denmark after the country's antitrust watchdog opened a probe into the deal using a power to review sm... (more story)

Vodafone stake sale to French billionaire Niel will need UK security approval

July 10, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Vega, the investment vehicle of the Xavier Niel family, will seek UK national security approval for the acquisition of a 16 percent stake in stake in Vodafone Group, which would make the French billionaire the... (more story)

FedEx, investors file InPost takeover for EU review

July 10, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

US parcel delivery giant FedEx and private-equity firms Advent and A&R Investments have filed for EU approval for their plan to take over locker operator InPost. The European Commission has set an Aug. 17 dead... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

UK privacy watchdog unveils draft strategy ahead of governance shift

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Information Commissioner's Office published a draft strategy ahead of its transition to a new governance model under the Data Use and Access Act 2025. The law replaces the single Informati... (more story)

Luxembourg privacy watchdog highlights AI, data sharing in 2025 annual report

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection said artificial intelligence, growing cross-border data sharing and new EU legislation will shape its work as it expands compliance tools, cer... (more story)

Meta, state AGs file updated witness lists ahead of social media trial

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The state attorneys general suing Meta over alleged harms to young users have added Colorado Deputy Attorney General Nathan Blake to their trial witness list, while Meta has dropped three previou... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Altana Wealth loses UK appeal in Venezuela investment trade secrets case

July 10, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Altana Wealth and Brevent Advisory have lost their appeal against a UK High Court ruling that found the companies had misused IlliquidX’s trade secrets in setting up an investment fund trading in distressed Venezuelan debt.

China IP advisers urge faster, more flexible protection for AI, other technologies

July 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China should adapt its intellectual property system more quickly to the needs of artificial intelligence, data-intensive technologies and other emerging industries by combining faster administrative measures w... (more story)

Japan court upholds Panasonic win against Nikon in RED camera patent dispute

July 10, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has upheld the invalidation of a video-camera patent developed by US cinematic camera maker RED.com, rejecting an appeal after Japanese camera maker Nikon acquired the ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Online platforms failing on scam ads, UK's Ofcom says as it unveils draft codes

July 10, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Social media and search platforms would have to establish stronger systems to detect and remove fraudulent advertisements, verify advertisers and test artificial intelligence advertising tools for vulnerabilit... (more story)

ABN Amro fined by Dutch central bank over anti-money laundering compliance failures

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: De Nederlandsche Bank imposed an administrative fine of €8.5 million ($9.7 million) on ABN AMRO Bank due to serious shortcomings in its anti-money laundering controls in the period from September... (more story)

US bank regulators’ enforcement actions fell over last decade, study says

July 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US banking regulators’ enforcement actions declined over the last decade, with the drop especially precipitous at the Federal Reserve, a study by the left-leaning Brookings Institution think tank said. The fal... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Digital finance push, tokenization rules clarity backed by Eurozone ministers

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurozone finance ministers have backed faster development of digital finance, including a possible digital euro, with central-bank money remaining at its core. In a statement, they called for clo... (more story)

Capital markets integration tops eurozone ministers’ agenda through mid-2027

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eurozone finance ministers will prioritize deeper capital markets through June 2027, aiming to channel savings into investment, improve funding for innovative companies and reduce barriers to cro... (more story)

Indonesia's crypto overhaul shifts challenge to implementation

July 10, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia has completed its shift to centralized regulation of crypto and digital financial assets under the Financial Services Authority, or OJK. The reforms promise greater legal certainty and a broader regu... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump signs order directing 232 action on aircraft, related parts

July 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing US officials to negotiate with countries to adjust imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines and related parts, the result of a Section 23... (more story)

WTO largely upholds EU anti-dumping duties on Indonesian fatty acids

July 10, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: A World Trade Organization dispute panel has mostly rejected Indonesia's challenge to the EU’s anti-dumping duties on fatty acid imports, finding that the European Commission's investigation and ... (more story)

Formal signature of EU-India, EU-Australia FTAs expected by year-end

July 10, 2026 | Yuqing Yang and Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe, Oceania

The European Commission expects to formally sign free trade agreements with India and Australia by the end of 2026 after the deals were provisionally agreed earlier this year, MLex has learned. The agreements ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Bus operator McGill files subsidy claim against Scottish government

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bus operator McGill has filed a claim against the Scottish government over an alleged breach of subsidy rules through zero emissions funding, according to the action lodged with the Competition A... (more story)

EU Commission loses German state aid appeal over power cogeneration plants

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission's appeal in a state aid case against Germany over high-efficiency cogeneration plants has been dismissed by the EU's highest court. The commission was challenging an earli... (more story)

Ryanair loses two EU lower court challenges over Italian Covid airline aid

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has lost two EU court challenges to the European Commission's approval of aid granted by Italy to compensate airlines for damage caused by the Covid pandemic. Judges at the EU General Cou... (more story)

Energy View More

EU carbon border tax certificate sale, repurchase draft opened for feedback

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies covered by the EU’s carbon border tax can provide feedback until Aug. 6 on draft European Commission rules setting conditions for the sale and repurchase of CBAM certificates, the commi... (more story)

Updated EU electricity grid connection rules for generators open for consultation

July 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on planned updates to binding electricity grid connection rules for generators and electricity users. The changes aim to prepare the power system for m... (more story)

Indonesia adopts revised trading rules for carbon exchange

July 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country's banking and financial sectors, said that it has adopted revised rules governing trading through the country's carbon... (more story)

Technology View More

Wikipedia renews calls for UK online safety rethink despite categorization reprieve

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Wikimedia Foundation said on Friday it was relieved that Wikipedia had, for now, avoided the UK Online Safety Act’s strictest category. But it warned that regulator Ofcom could reconsider its dec... (more story)

Uber Eats, Airbnb face UK online safety duties, Wikipedia avoids top tier

July 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Uber Eats, Airbnb, Quora and ChatGPT Search are among the less expected services to face additional UK online safety duties, sector regulator Ofcom's long-awaited first categorization register shows. Facebook,... (more story)

Meta, Google, OpenAI face UK categorization with extra online safety requirements

July 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are among the companies facing additional UK online safety duties after 39 services were placed on Ofcom’s list of categorized services published Friday. Facebo... (more story)