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Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 30, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan

North America

Social media companies paid school district $27 million to settle US addiction claims
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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

May 29, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

AI chatbots: California Invasion of Privacy Act's next frontier
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trade

May 29, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

EU probe of JD.com-Ceconomy is first test of Chinese M&A distortion

Antitrust View More

India's antitrust watchdog proposes major reset of commitment proceedings

June 01, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's antitrust regulator has proposed amendments to its commitment framework, extending timelines, introducing a defect-cure mechanism and tightening procedural safeguards. The proposed changes to the Compe... (more story)

China tightens grip on tech giants as Xi demands industrial push

June 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China escalated pressure on platform companies, demanding they shift from consumer-focused innovation to supporting national industrial goals seen as critical for geopolitical competition. The criticism appear... (more story)

Mastercard targeted Eftpos, Australian court hears as trial enters final week

June 01, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Mastercard's Australian debit strategy was driven by the purpose of preventing Eftpos from competing for certain big merchants, an Australian court heard on Monday as the antitrust trial entered its final week... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU appoints expert panels for AI Act enforcement

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two advisory bodies have been appointed to support enforcement of the EU’s AI Act. In a press release published on Monday, the European Commission said it has appointed a Scientific Panel, made u... (more story)

ASEAN concludes negotiations on digital-economy deal

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: ASEAN senior economic officials have concluded negotiations on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, or DEFA, resolving all remaining issues and paving the way for the pact’s expected si... (more story)

Naver's 'AI Tab' clears South Korean adequacy review ahead of launch

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Naver received approval from South Korea’s privacy regulator for its planned artificial intelligence-powered search agent service, “AI Tab,” following a prior-adequacy review aimed at ensuring la... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Prosus gets more time to sell off remaining Delivery Hero stake

June 01, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

Europe

Prosus has seen EU enforcers agree to its demand for more time to implement an order to sell down its stake in Delivery Hero. In August 2025, it secured approval for its takeover of Just Eat Takeaway.com, afte... (more story)

Nexstar says US states offer no basis to delay oral argument for appeal

May 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US state attorneys general have offered "no real reason why" their challenge to the Nexstar-Tegna merger shouldn't be heard by a US appeals court in August, or at the earliest available date, Nex... (more story)

American Water-Essential deal threatened by Pa. push to lower utility bills

May 29, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

A pair of unanticipated events this month create risk for American Water Works’ proposed acquisition of Essential Utilities.

Data Privacy and Security View More

Copper switch-off plan for telecom networks may breach EU law, legal opinion says

June 01, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The phase-out of copper telecom networks mandated under the European Commission's proposed Digital Networks Act may be incompatible with EU law, according to a legal opinion. Commissioned by indu... (more story)

China imposes new rules on MCNs, platforms to curb online misconduct

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary:  China's multi-channel online content-distribution service providers, including MCNs, and internet platforms are bracing for new rules aimed at curbing online misconduct, including exploiting tre... (more story)

South Korea seeks public comment on draft privacy-fine calculation rules

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Proposed amendments to South Korea’s privacy law decree, which establishes detailed criteria for calculating privacy fines under recently revised privacy law, are open to a public consultation. T... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China's top court calls for IP reforms to address AI, cross-border disputes

June 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China faces mounting challenges from artificial intelligence, foreign-related patent disputes and institutional capacity constraints, according to a study by the country’s top court, which proposes a series of... (more story)

Japan court drops TSMC from US patent suit, hears claims against Japanese subsidiary

June 01, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

The Tokyo District Court dismissed TSMC from a lawsuit alleging infringement of a US semiconductor manufacturing patent, while holding that Japanese courts could hear claims against its Japanese subsidiary.

US judge probes line between access, exploitation in biotech patent row

May 29, 2026 | Melissa Ritti and Khushita Vasant

North America

A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday repeatedly questioned whether seed deposit access encompasses export, propagation and other downstream activities, suggesting the clash between Corteva Agriscience and In... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Iranian network defrauding US firms sanctioned for supplying Iran's military

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against an Iran-based procurement network that impersonated and defrauded US companies in order to procure restric... (more story)

Trump exemptions to corporate ownership rule created gaps needing action, US GAO says

May 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The US Treasury Department should address gaps caused by a March 2025 exemption to a rule requiring certain companies to identify their beneficial owners, but it hasn’t done so, according to a new report by th... (more story)

US GAO issues report on gaps caused by Corporate Transparency Act exemptions

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Government Accountability Office said the US Treasury Department should address gaps caused by a March 2025 exemption to a rule requiring certain companies to identify their beneficial own... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC issues draft to cancel Biden-era rules on climate change

May 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed to withdraw pending Biden-era rules requiring thousands of public companies to disclose their climate-related impacts and the risks they face from global warm... (more story)

EU's largest economies lead push for market integration compromise

May 29, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

The EU's six largest economies on Friday proposed compromises on the bloc's contentious capital markets reform, including restricting ESMA oversight to significant crypto firms and adopting a phased approach f... (more story)

US CFTC approves Kalshi for listing of bitcoin contract

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved KalshiEX, an exchange and prediction market, for the listing of the BTCPERP contract, a perpetual contract that references the spot price of b... (more story)

Trade View More

China tightens oversight of outbound investments with new rules

June 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has rolled out its first dedicated administrative regulation governing outbound investment, subjecting outbound investment to closer scrutiny amid growing national security, technology and geopolitical c... (more story)

China warns of retaliation as EU weighs tougher trade response

June 01, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, Europe

China warned it would retaliate if the EU adopted new trade tools targeting Chinese exports, escalating tensions over how Brussels should respond to concerns about Chinese industrial overcapacity. China's Mini... (more story)

Russian palladium does not injure US industry, USITC says

May 29, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has determined that dumped and subsidized unwrought palladium imported from Russia does not materially injure US industry. The Commerce Department will not i... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spanish state aid for electricity capacity mechanism approved by EU

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain’s plan to provide €9 billion in state aid for electricity capacity mechanisms aimed at safeguarding security of supply has been approved by the European Commission. The measure, which will ... (more story)

Spanish state aid for farmers facing rising fertilizer costs approved by EU

May 28, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spanish plans to provide up to €500 million to farmers facing rising fertilizer costs have been approved by EU state aid regulators. The aid will cover up to 70 percent of the additional fertiliz... (more story)

Tech companies need state-aid rules to better understand their financing, EU states urge

May 28, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

EU countries including Germany, Belgium, Spain and Poland are pushing for an overhaul of state-aid rules they say are unintentionally blocking support for start-ups, tech firms and social enterprises. At a min... (more story)

Energy View More

Jurisdictional lines at heart of US data center hookup talks

May 29, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US state utility regulators are awaiting federal guidance that could standardize how energy-intensive artificial intelligence data centers hook up to the electric grid. The process, which kicked off last fall,... (more story)

EU gas market adapted to lower Russian supplies in 2024-25, report says

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Pressure on the EU gas network eased in 2024 and 2025 as the market adapted to lower Russian gas supplies and higher LNG imports, according to a report by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Ene... (more story)

EU power grid faces no widespread electricity supply risks this summer, report says

May 29, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU electricity supply is expected to remain secure this summer despite a decline in coal- and gas-fired generation capacity, the European Commission said, citing the latest assessment by European... (more story)

Technology View More

China targets AI-generated false business content in new campaign

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's internet regulator will target AI-generated false information about businesses, online smear campaigns against companies and entrepreneurs, and violations of entrepreneurs' personal right... (more story)

Indonesia to use biometric mobile phone number registration to curb fraud

June 01, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs will implement full biometric registration for mobile phone numbers from July 1, 2026, for all new number activations. Edwin Hidayat A... (more story)

Settlement documents show social media companies to pay $27m to Kentucky school district

May 30, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms, YouTube, TikTok and Snap will pay a combined $27.01 million to a school district in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to settle claims that their products are addictive and caused a men... (more story)