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US states sue to block Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

Broad range of digital services to face EU under-13 access curbs, design rules

Pace of progress on US-Mexico-Canada pact unclear after renewal failure

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

AbbVie files $10.9bn Apogee deal in Germany

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Technology

July 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

X's plan for remedying EU digital law breaches after fine set to be approved
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Data Privacy and Security

July 13, 2026 | Xu Yuan and Madeline Hughes

North America

US states detail proposed Meta penalties, disgorgement in social media trial
California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 13, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Europe, North America

Bonta casts California as backstop to Trump's antitrust retreat
X's plan for remedying EU digital law breaches after fine set to be approved
US states detail proposed Meta penalties, disgorgement in social media trial
Bonta casts California as backstop to Trump's antitrust retreat

Antitrust View More

Brazil CADE request to review Uber, StopClub published in Official Journal

July 14, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

MLex summary: Councilor Carlos Jacques Vieira Gomes' request to bring the Brazilian competition authority's closed investigation into Uber's conduct toward driver-services startup StopClub under Tribunal revie... (more story)

CADE, Paraná comptroller's office sign cartel enforcement cooperation agreement

July 14, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's competition authority and the Comptroller General's Office of the State of Paraná (CGE-PR) have signed a five-year technical cooperation agreement to strengthen coordination in cartel in... (more story)

How Japan uses industry-wide surveys to reshape subcontracting practices

July 14, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Industry-wide compliance surveys are becoming an important part of the Japan Fair Trade Commission's enforcement toolkit under the country's revised subcontracting law. The latest advertising industry survey s... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Australia to establish Office of AI to coordinate national AI policy

July 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian government will establish a new Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate the country's AI policy and develop national AI standards, Prime ... (more story)

UK finance minister to highlight AI opportunities, Mastercard tool in key speech

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Mastercard will launch an AI-powered financial tool for UK small and medium-sized businesses, the UK Treasury said in a statement Tuesday ahead of the finance minister’s third Mansion House speec... (more story)

EU study backs copyright registry pilot for AI training opt-outs

July 14, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

A European Commission study has found that an EU-wide system for copyright holders to opt their works out of AI training would be feasible. It proposed first testing a central search tool linked to industry or... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Saipem-Subsea7 merger review assigned to Councilor Alves in Brazil

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Brazilian competition authority has assigned, via draw, the proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7 to Councilor Camila Cabral Pires Alves after Petrobras and oil producers' association AB... (more story)

M&A deals may see reduced FSR scrutiny in the EU by 2027 (update*)

July 14, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Asia, Europe

M&A dealmakers may face fewer foreign subsidy checks by EU regulators, after the European Commission said it might raise the notification threshold for mergers and ease rules on disclosing certain types of for... (more story)

UK minister reluctant for BBC, Channel 4 to lose identities with streaming merger

July 14, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Lisa Nandy, the UK culture minister, has indicated she would be disinclined to see the BBC and Channel 4 lose their separate identities through any merger, but that she sees further potential for co-operation ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

French email marketers face Tuesday deadline for tracking pixels

July 14, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Email marketers, publishers and companies that use tracking pixels in emails must comply with new French privacy guidance by Tuesday, requiring them to obtain recipients' consent before they monitor whether re... (more story)

Nearly half of Finnish data complaints involved personal data breaches, report says

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Almost half of the 15,400 complaints received by the Finnish data regulator in 2025 were notifications of personal data breaches, it said in its annual report published on Tuesday. Often those br... (more story)

Publishing athlete doping details can comply with data rules, top EU court says (update*)

July 14, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Publishing the names of professional athletes sanctioned for doping can be compatible with the EU's data privacy law if authorities carry out an assessment before disclosure and ensure publication is proportio... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Cognizant secures interim win over logo challenge in India trademark dispute

July 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Cognizant secured an interim victory after the Bombay High Court refused to block its corporate logo, finding no prima facie evidence of copying or consumer confusion in a trademark and copyright dispute broug... (more story)

LG appeals Japan video compression patent rejection over industry standard

July 14, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

LG Electronics has appealed a Japanese patent rejection over video compression technology used in next generation video codecs, in a case testing whether an earlier patent filing can rely on details contained ... (more story)

Crocs ordered to pay Bata India legal costs after design suit collapses

July 14, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

US footwear giant Crocs was ordered to pay 2.4 million rupees ($28,000) in legal costs after its decade-long design-infringement suit against Bata India collapsed following the cancellation of its clog design ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

UK Covid inquiry presses need for accountability, transparency in procurement

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK's central and regional governments must have better transparency, governance and accountability for procurement in future public health emergencies, the chair of the country's Covid-19 inq... (more story)

Former soccer officials ask US judge to overturn FIFA corruption convictions

July 13, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Several former soccer officials, and the estate of one deceased official, are asking a US judge to vacate their corruption convictions under a writ of error coram nobis, saying factual errors and... (more story)

Cuban state-owned entities sanctioned by US

July 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department sanctioned 10 entities to further the Trump administration's push to overturn the Cuban government's activity, including state-owned entities that funnel revenue to the government.

Financial Services View More

UK rules for asset managers to be streamlined under FCA proposals

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Asset managers would see streamlined UK rules under plans by the financial markets regulator now out for consultation. The Financial Conduct Authority estimates its proposals would cut regulatory... (more story)

Stronger role for EU bodies in bank competitiveness considered by EU Commission

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: While acknowledging that the European Commission is the primary EU institution responsible for executing the EU's competitiveness and competition mandate, the bloc's executive arm is considering ... (more story)

Payment service providers chosen by ECB for year-long digital euro pilot

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers to join a year-long digital euro pilot exercise, starting in the second half of 2027. The exercise will assess technical perfor... (more story)

Trade View More

EU renews calls for WTO reforms on rules, governance, state intervention

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has renewed its call for changes at the World Trade Organization to reflect global economic realities, strengthen rules on state intervention and improve the organization's governance foll... (more story)

EU-US trade ties to remain volatile despite Turnberry deal, EU official says

July 14, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU expects transatlantic trade relations to remain volatile even after completing its side of the Turnberry tariff deal, a European Commission official has told lawmakers. Brussels will press Washington to... (more story)

Foreign Subsidies Regulation review prompts targeted simplification in EU

July 14, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The Foreign Subsidies Regulation — an EU law from 2023 allowing the European Commission to investigate foreign subsidies in mergers and public procurement — is fit for purpose after three years o... (more story)

State Aid View More

Budget raises for two Spanish fuel-price aid plans win EU clearance

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two Spanish programs to back up companies active in agriculture and fishery facing rising fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict may get budget increases by a total of 65 million, the Europe... (more story)

France's extended support for Banque Postale approved under EU state aid rules

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: France's plan to extend support for La Banque Postale by three years to 2029 totaling €682 million to facilitate access to banking services has been approved under EU state aid rules, the Europea... (more story)

Germany's €659m in funding for new chips plants gets EU approval

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany will give direct grants for the construction of four new semiconductor facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse and Bavaria, under a €659 million plan that secured ... (more story)

Energy View More

Smartwatches, other products exempted from EU user battery replacement rules

July 14, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Six more product categories, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, electric toys and explosion-proof industrial equipment, have been exempted from EU rules that ensure consumers are able to r... (more story)

EU's electrification push has affordability at its heart

July 13, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Lowering electricity bills and narrowing the price gap between electricity and gas sits at the heart of the European Commission's Electrification Action Plan, with a leaked draft pairing reforms to electricity... (more story)

No immediate EU winter gas supply risk despite Mideast tensions, task force says

July 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: There is no immediate concern for gas supplies for winter 2026-27 despite continued tensions in the Middle East, with gas storage targets on track and sufficient LNG import capacity to meet seaso... (more story)

Technology View More

Bayer asks US court to dismiss Latham's claims over seed market monopoly

July 14, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Bayer CropScience has asked a US federal court to dismiss Latham Quality's antitrust claims accusing it of unlawfully monopolizing the seed market on grounds that the complaint relies on impermissible group pl... (more story)

Report finds gaps in Big Tech's measures to tackle online child abuse in Australia

July 14, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Significant gaps remain in how major online platforms, including Apple, Google, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, Microsoft and WhatsApp, are tackling child sexual exploitation and abuse, particular... (more story)

Epic, Google return to US court as economist questions revised Play injunction

July 14, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Google and Epic Games will return to US court Thursday for another attempt to secure approval of a settlement in their long-running antitrust dispute over the Play Store. But concerns from a court-appointed ec... (more story)