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Data Privacy and Security

May 08, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Taxi app Yango's EU operator vows to fight Russia data-transfer enforcement (*update)

Antitrust

May 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert, Clayton Vickers and Chris May

North America

Apple faces global antitrust heat over smartphone co-viewing app Rave
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.

Antitrust

May 07, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America, Oceania

Epic, Apple to return to Oakland as US injunction fight enters new phase

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Belgian clubs win interim relief from football association young players quota

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Belgian football clubs Royal Francs Borains, Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren, Royal Football Club Seraing and Racing White Daring Molenbeek Future, or RWDM, have secured the suspension of the B... (more story)

Apple's EU antitrust appeals to get 'intervener' support from Chamber of Progress

May 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Apple's court fight against EU measures "specifying" how to open up its iPhone and iPad to other devices can be joined by the Chamber of Progress after the tech association won clearance to intervene in the li... (more story)

Google gets more time to tackle EU search concerns after measures fall short

May 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte

Europe

Google will get more time to address EU concerns that it is favoring its own results in search requests after the company's initial efforts were not strong enough. The European Commission said that although a ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU Commission seeks feedback on AI transparency guidelines

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened a consultation on new transparency guidelines for artificial intelligence. Starting in August, people in the EU need to be made aware when they interact with AI... (more story)

Grab-Foodpanda deal raises security concerns in Taiwan over Alibaba, Huawei ties

May 08, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Taiwan's transport ministry will raise national security concerns over Grab's ties to Alibaba and Huawei as the island's antitrust regulator prepares to review the Singapore-based company's proposed acquisitio... (more story)

Australia's financial watchdog urges urgent cyber uplift to meet AI threats

May 08, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Australia's financial watchdog has warned licensees and market participants to urgently strengthen cyber resilience as frontier artificial intelligence dramatically accelerates the speed, scale a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern unclear on growth of passenger rail service

May 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have provided more information to the federal government about their proposed merger, but the freight rail companies have not yet identified a plan to grow passenger traffic ... (more story)

US DOJ Antitrust Division puts acting chiefs in civil, criminal front offices

May 08, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division has new acting heads for civil enforcement, litigation and criminal prosecution, MLex has learned. Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi informed staffe... (more story)

Firms must still prove efficiencies merger claims, French antitrust chief says

May 08, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

European antitrust regulators will carefully consider any claims that a merger or acquisition should be approved because it would lead to efficiency gains, but the companies involved will have to prove that is... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

CalPrivacy, Calif. AG extract $12.75m fine from General Motors over data sales

May 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: General Motors agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle claims that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act by selling data about consumers' driving behavior to data brokers.

Elevation of Brazil ANPD to federal regulator brings tougher enforcement tests

May 08, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority has moved into a new regulatory phase with legal and institutional consequences after becoming a federal regulatory agency — a shift that strengthens its decisional ... (more story)

UK online safety watchdog to prioritize hate content, harms for women and children

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Enforcement against illegal hate and terrorist content, harms targeting women and child-safety failures will be key priorities for Ofcom’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, Oliver Griffith... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan court rejects unilateral surcharge model in web photo copyright dispute

May 08, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

An Osaka District Court ruling has narrowed the ability of copyright holders to impose self-declared penalty fees for unauthorized online image use, rejecting a fishing website’s attempt to claim damages based... (more story)

IP licensing and business: April 24-May 7

May 07, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, North America

Sisvel is seeking companies to join an Ultra Ethernet patent pool and expanding its POS licensing program, while Nokia highlighted broad licensing deals in China. Longhorn IP continued to add to its digital pa... (more story)

SEP policy gets only brief mention in USTR’s IP trade report

May 07, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

Despite lengthy comments from numerous IP stakeholders, standard essential patent (SEP) policy issues got little attention in the Office of US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 report on IP trade. But ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US appeals dismissal of businessman’s Pemex-linked corruption conviction

May 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Federal prosecutors are appealing a US judge’s decision to throw out the conviction of a Texas-based Mexican businessman for paying bribes to officials of Mexico’s state-run oil company for contracts. A lawyer... (more story)

UK stockbroker jailed for money laundering sent back after repayment shortfall

May 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A British stockbroker who was jailed for six years by a UK court in 2021 for money laundering offenses and was released last year has been jailed again after failing to pay back £180,000 owed in a confiscation order.

US files notice of appeal against dismissal of businessman’s corruption conviction

May 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department filed a one-page notice to the court docket saying they're appealing the judge’s decision to throw out the corruption conviction of a Texas-based Mexican businessman to ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Mortgage Connect gets noncompete warning from US FTC Chairman Ferguson

May 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent a warning letter to national mortgage services provider Mortgage Connect in connection with a lawsuit in which Mortgage Connect seeks to ... (more story)

UK lenders warned to prepare for collapse of car finance compensation plan

May 08, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has warned lenders to prepare for the possible collapse of its car finance compensation plan, with legal challenges to the watchdog’s redress plan unlikely to be heard befo... (more story)

US Basel plans not aimed to unfairly favor US banks, EU Parliament study finds

May 08, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: March 2026 US Basel proposals include departures from Basel III rules, but these changes only partially mitigate the disadvantages from the absence of so-called advanced approaches, a European Pa... (more story)

Trade View More

EU trade-defense case backlog prompting companies to seek fraudbusters' help

May 08, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet and Oscar Pandiello

Europe

Rising use of trade diversion schemes to evade EU duties is a growing concern, the EU’s anti-fraud office, OLAF, has warned, and European companies are increasingly bringing complaints to it as the European Co... (more story)

EU car lobby says industrial plan lacks clarity

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU carmakers are calling for clearer definitions for low-carbon steel and aluminum, more flexible rules for European content, and stronger incentives such as extended subsidies for EU-made electr... (more story)

China opposes EU move to block funding for projects using Chinese inverters

May 08, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China said it opposes the EU’s plan to block funding support for projects using Chinese inverters, saying the bloc had labeled China a “high-risk country” without evidence and subjected Chinese p... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish regional €6m net zero manufacturing plan secures EU state aid approval

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Spanish region of Cantabria has secured EU state aid approval for a €6 million program to support companies investing in manufacturing capacity for net-zero technologies. The program, which i... (more story)

Germany’s €5b decarbonization support wins EU approval

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s plan to invest €5 billion to help companies decarbonize their production processes has won EU state-aid approval. The program applies to companies introducing “fundamental technological... (more story)

EU seeks feedback on French state support for EDF plan for six nuclear reactors

May 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Parties wishing to comment on France’s plan to provide state support for EDF to build and operate six new nuclear reactors have been given one month to provide input to the European Commission. T... (more story)

Energy View More

EU allows aviation fuel rule exemption, but says airlines must cover slots

May 08, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Airlines can be exempted from EU jet fuel rules if shortages threaten onward flights, but higher fuel prices alone do not justify relief from honoring airport slot obligations, the European Commission has said... (more story)

European airlines warned about safe management of Jet A fuel

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Any European airlines introducing Jet A fuel to address possible shortages linked to the Middle East crisis should update flight-planning, training and handling procedures because the fuel has a ... (more story)

Airport slot, fuel and passenger-rights rules for airlines clarified by EU Commission

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Airlines facing fuel supply disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis can benefit from exemptions on airport slot usage and fuel uplift obligations under existing EU rules, while passengers re... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta concerned about timing in New Mexico case

May 08, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms is concerned over how quickly it will have to mount a defense to prove it wasn’t a nuisance in New Mexico, and that it might have to redesign its platforms and pay $3.7 billion in abatement.

UK regulator sets out standards for online child abuse, terrorism detection tools

May 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Guidance on how online platforms could be required under the UK Online Safety Act to use technology to detect terrorism and child sexual exploitation and abuse content has been published by the U... (more story)

Agri Stats, US DOJ, states reach settlement in information-sharing case

May 08, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Agri Stats agreed to stop exchanging competitively sensitive information under a proposed settlement with the US Department of Justice and six states, resolving antitrust allegations against the agricultural b... (more story)