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YouTube, TikTok criticized over UK child safety, but rivals also put on notice

EU grid-funding overhaul faces mounting backlash from member states

US AI, cybersecurity order postponed amid Trump dissatisfaction

Minority-stake talks gets fresh warning in EU move against turf cartel

China strengthens drug IP regime with new trial-data protection rules

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Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 21, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown

North America

Nexstar says preliminary US injunction goes too far, should be reversed
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Trade

May 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns
Nexstar says preliminary US injunction goes too far, should be reversed
US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs
ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns

Antitrust View More

Capital One must face US privacy claims over tracking, judge rules

May 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Capital One Financial must face claims that it disclosed consumers’ personal and financial information to third parties without their knowledge or consent, according to a US federal judge. Distri... (more story)

Nexstar answers amended DirecTV complaint against Tegna deal

May 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nexstar Media Group answered an amended complaint submitted by DirecTV, which is seeking to block the company's acquisition of Tegna. Nexstar acknowledged that the merger increases its reach but ... (more story)

Foundem's Google AdWords search shopping allegations withdrawn, UK tribunal says

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Price-comparison website Foundem's allegations focused on Google's advertising platform AdWords have been withdrawn from a UK antitrust lawsuit against the tech company over search shopping pract... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

AI systems may rely on ‘legitimate interest,’ EU simplification package draft says (update*)

May 22, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Matthew Newman

Europe

New language suggesting that the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems may rely on the General Data Protection Regulation’s “legitimate interest” legal basis is among the main additions... (more story)

China denies plans to restrict US investment in AI startups

May 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China supports domestic technology companies integrating into global innovation networks and has never barred them from accepting foreign investment, a spokesperson for the country’s top economic planner said ... (more story)

South Korea to apply tiered privacy oversight to prevent serious data risks

May 22, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Businesses and public institutions in South Korea will face different levels of privacy oversight depending on the scale and sensitivity of personal data they process, as the country’s privacy regulator shifts... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

P&H must divest Saskatchewan grain elevator to approved buyer under Canada consent deal

May 22, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Canada’s Competition Bureau said Friday it reached a consent agreement with Parrish & Heimbecker requiring the company to divest a grain elevator in Reford, Saskatchewan, to resolve concerns tied to its propos... (more story)

Delivery Hero’s suitors put EU merger powers under pressure, again

May 22, 2026 | Andrew Boyce, Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Uber’s swoop for a chunky stake in Delivery Hero has put Europe in a sticky spot: what can merger rules do about a US company muscling in as the biggest shareholder just months after a European-headquartered i... (more story)

Parrish & Heimbecker reaches deal in Canada over GrainsConnect deal

May 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Parrish & Heimbecker agreed to sell GrainsConnect Canada Operations’ grain elevator business in Reford, Saskatchewan, as part of a settlement with Canada’s Competition Bureau. The agreement resol... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Restrict under-16s’ use of online platforms, UK crime agency urges

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Children under 16 must face restrictions on their access to online platforms, the UK National Crime Agency said in a statement on Friday. The NCA said measures should focus on harmful features ra... (more story)

South Korea to classify businesses on three levels of privacy risks for inspections

May 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator will classify businesses and public institutions into three tiers of privacy risk — high, medium and low — based on the scale and sensitivity of the personal data ... (more story)

Japan's financial sector urged to prepare for AI-powered cyberattacks

May 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japanese financial regulators on Friday urged financial institutions to prepare for cyberattacks powered by frontier artificial intelligence, amid growing concerns that advanced AI tools such as ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU lawmakers to revisit IP enforcement rules

May 22, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

EU lawmakers will examine whether the 20-year-old IP Rights Enforcement Directive needs reform, as disputes over patent injunctions, proportionality and standard-essential patents intensify. The meeting in the... (more story)

US judge in copyright case orders OpenAI to produce depositions from Musk trial

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US magistrate judge overseeing discovery in US copyright lawsuits against OpenAI said the company must hand over deposition transcripts from the trial over Elon Musk’s claims that OpenAI violat... (more story)

SpaceX US securities filing reveals xAI details, insight into AI regulatory risks

May 21, 2026 | Mike Swift

Europe, North America

From space-based AI data centers to unvarnished disclosures about a wide spectrum of legal and regulatory risk around xAI's Grok chatbot, the S-1 securities filing by SpaceX in advance of its initial public st... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK fraud office agents paid bribes in London Mining probe, defense filing alleges

May 22, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Expert agents working for the UK's Serious Fraud Office in Sierra Leone paid bribes to public officials there to obtain evidence in its now abandoned prosecution of London Mining executives, lawyers for the cl... (more story)

US seeks to seize assets allegedly bought with Goliath Ventures proceeds

May 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A civil forfeiture complaint was filed against seven real properties and 11 vehicles allegedly purchased by Christopher Delgado with proceeds of a wire fraud scheme for which he was criminally ch... (more story)

Ex-Stericylce financial director paid bribes in Mexico, US court documents show

May 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Abraham Cigarroa Cervantes, a former financial director for Stericycle in Latin America, admitted paying bribes to government officials in Mexico and knew about similar payments to officials in B... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Insurers’ Q2 reporting requirements published in EU Official Journal

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The figures that insurers must use to calculate technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting between March 31 and June 29 have now been updated by the European Commission, and published... (more story)

Indonesia antitrust regulator defends online lending cartel ruling against appeals

May 22, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s competition regulator has urged a Jakarta court to reject appeals filed by 87 online lenders against its record interest-rate cartel ruling. The regulator argued that the lenders cannot rely on all... (more story)

Major US banks underwrite Chinese military company's IPO, House panel finds

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America provided underwriting and other services to the initial public offering of a Chinese military company, according to an investigation by the US House of Represen... (more story)

Trade View More

Too few companies integrate geopolitical risk in business plans, EU industry chief says

May 22, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

European companies are not doing enough to account for geopolitical and supply-chain risks in their business strategies, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné warned on Friday, as Brussels prepares fresh measure... (more story)

US Commerce says in final decision South Korea is dumping monomers, oligomers

May 22, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department said in a final determination that South Korea is dumping monomers and oligomer imports. Commerce assigned a 65.72 percent dumping rate for South Korean producers, with... (more story)

Ireland to push self-reliance agenda when it chairs EU member states' body

May 22, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Asia, Europe

Europe's drive for greater economic self-reliance will be on top of the agenda for Ireland, as chair of EU ministers' meetings in the second half of this year, the country's Trade Minister Helen McEntee said F... (more story)

State Aid View More

French support for fishing companies hit by Middle East crisis wins EU approval

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has granted state aid clearance for €13 million of French support for fishing companies hit by rising fuel prices due to the crisis in the Middle East sparked by the US-Is... (more story)

Utiledulci's request to suspend state aid claw-back gets skeptical EU ruling

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Utiledulci’s request to suspend a Portuguese action to recoup illegal state aid has suffered a set-back after top EU judges said the bloc’s state aid rules trumped national procedural rules, whic... (more story)

EU farmers shielded from aid cuts where disaster insurance is unavailable

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's top court has said that a 50 percent reduction in agricultural disaster aid cannot apply to farmers who can prove that suitable insurance for the goods they produce was unavailable on th... (more story)

Energy View More

EU grants €400m funding for 65 clean heat technology projects in 10 countries

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sixty-five projects across 10 European countries have been granted €400 million from the European Commission in the first ever EU-wide auction to accelerate the deployment of clean heat technolog... (more story)

EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling

May 21, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)

Energy price shock squeezes EU industry and delays investment, EU commission says

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Higher energy prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are raising costs for European manufacturers, slowing investment and weakening demand across energy-intensive industries, according to t... (more story)

Technology View More

X’s EU digital services law fine decision published

May 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: X’s Digital Services Act fine decision has been published by the European Commission, months after the document first surfaced from the US House Judiciary Committee. The 181-page decision details... (more story)

Malaysia orders TikTok to act over offensive AI content targeting royals

May 22, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Malaysia’s communications regulator has issued a statutory demand to TikTok over alleged failures to promptly remove offensive and defamatory content targeting the Malaysian Royal Institution, in... (more story)

Ticketmaster must be divested to remedy monopoly, states tell US court

May 22, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation should be ordered to divest its wholly owned subsidiary Ticketmaster so that competition can be restored for primary ticketing contracts with major concert venues, 33 states and the District of Col... (more story)