MLex Summary: Four laboratories in Slovakia have been fined almost €15 million for coordinating prices and commercial terms for the provision of diagnostic services in negotiations with health insurers, the na... (more story)

A negotiating framework imposed on Google to set compensation for press publishers in France showed how “well-designed commitments” can address emerging AI issues and “create a strong framework for negotiation... (more story)

MLex Summary: Ryukyu Logistics, a mid-sized logistics company based in Okinawa, received a corrective recommendation Tuesday for violating Japan’s Subcontract Act. According to the Japan Fair Trade Commission ... (more story)

Meta Platforms has partially lost its EU court challenge against Italy’s press compensation rules. The ruling by the EU's top court gives EU countries room to require platform negotiations, data disclosure and... (more story)

Japan’s Patent Office upheld Nippon Steel’s patent for ultra-thin electrical steel used in high efficiency EV motors, rejecting an invalidation challenge by China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel that argued the company... (more story)

MLex Summary: China’s State Council has included plans to improve artificial intelligence governance and accelerate comprehensive AI legislation on its 2026 legislative agenda. The cabinet will also expedite l... (more story)

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection has initiated an evasion investigation to determine whether three importers are evading the antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on Chinese cast iron soil pipe... (more story)

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection determined that importer Coastal Forest Products evaded antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on softwood lumber from Canada.

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating 12 individuals and entities for their roles enabling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) sale and shipment o... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK operators of critical infrastructure will face tighter regulatory requirements under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which the government said will continue moving through parliament a... (more story)

MLex Summary: Teresa Anjinho, the European Ombudsman, has said that X’s Digital Services Act risk assessment report should have been individually assessed for possible public disclosure. The ombudsman found th... (more story)

China unveiled its first national policy framework for artificial intelligence agents, introducing a tiered governance model based on application scenarios and potential risks, as Beijing seeks to balance rapi... (more story)