Claritev says US DOJ antitrust probe has been closed
June 22, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Claritev, a healthcare technology company, said Monday it is not under any criminal antitrust investigation into health insurance by the US Department of Justice as the agency is closing a grand jury proceeding.
Marathon, BP, other gas stations accused of AI-powered scheme to hike gas prices in US
June 22, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Walmart, Albertsons and other gas stations are accused of conspiring to use an AI-powered tool to artificially inflate prices of gasoline across California and reap supracompetiti... (more story)
UK’s former privacy chief used vulgar language, tech minister says
June 22, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office said former privacy chief John Edwards’ conduct was “completely at odds with our values,” after technology minister Liz Kendall described evidence of his use of “vulg... (more story)
AI developers may see greater legal clarity on data use in EU simplification bill
June 19, 2026
| Matthew Newman
AI developers, researchers and companies that share large datasets could gain greater legal certainty over the use of pseudonymized data under the latest revised plans for simplifying the EU's digital rules. C... (more story)
Apple pushes back against Italy’s gatekeeper rules probe into iCloud
June 19, 2026
| Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari
Apple is contesting concerns raised by Italy’s competition authority over its compliance with the EU’s digital gatekeeper rules, after regulators opened a probe into whether iPhone and iPad features give prefe... (more story)
Telegram loses challenge to temporary India blocking order
June 19, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's temporary blocking of messaging platform Telegram has received judicial backing, with the Delhi High Court ruling on Friday that the restriction until June 22 was lawful, proportionate and necessary to... (more story)
Temporary Telegram block in India faces Delhi High Court challenge
June 19, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's decision to temporarily block messaging app Telegram to combat cheating concerns ahead of a national medical entrance examination has triggered a constitutional challenge. The Delhi High Court Judge he... (more story)
Challenge to Florida social media law heads to US trial
June 18, 2026
| Xu Yuan
The US tech industry’s challenge to a Florida law that imposes restrictions on social media platforms' content regulation practices is heading to trial, after a US federal judge found the law likely to be unconstitutional.