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German Antitrust Watchdog Head: Member States Should Be Allowed to Enforce EU Digital Markets Rules

The European Commission shouldn’t be the sole public enforcer of the EU’s digital markets rules, according to the long-sitting head of Germany’s competition watchdog Andreas Mundt, adding that giving member states enforcement powers could make it easier for national authorities to...

Sep 03, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: A Look at Potential Midterm Outcomes; Canada Could Target Energy and Critical Materials in Trade War; White House Looks to Shield Bulk-Power Equipment from Outside Interference; California Strips Private Right of Action from Privacy Act

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email editorial@thecapitolforum.com. In this edition: Congress Outlook: Some interesting...

Sep 01, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: Google Fines Mean the Fight Has Only Started, Rivals Say; Gloomier Outlook for Chemical Giants Seeking Damages

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Google critics fear EU will be slow to ramp up pressure after July penalties • Ethylene cartel judgments cast shadow over...

Sep 01, 2026 Read Now >

Ligado Networks: Laura Loomer Calls Out Pentagon Official Steve Feinberg Over Alleged Conflict of Interest

President Donald Trump confidante and online provocateur Laura Loomer contends there is self- dealing involved in the government’s settlement talks with Ligado Networks centered around Deputy Defense Secretary Steve...

Aug 28, 2026 Read Now >

Western Union/International Money Express: Deal Faces Open-Ended Review by California Financial Regulator

Western Union (WU) faces an open-ended review by California’s financial regulator of the company’s proposed $500 million acquisition of rival International Money Express...

Aug 18, 2026 Read Now >

Settlement of Ligado Networks Suit Against U.S. Still Possible Despite Company Seeking Discovery

A settlement of Ligado Networks’ $39 billion suit against the U.S. government is still possible despite the company on Friday saying that it would seek discovery in the litigation, sources familiar with the matter...

Aug 17, 2026 Read Now >

Despite Strong U.S. Public Support for Banning Kids from Social Media, Big Tech is Fighting Back, Raising Issues About Age Verification and Privacy

As Australia, the UK, Canada and other countries move forward with social media bans or restrictions on users 16 and under, similar efforts in the U.S. are stalled, and Big Tech companies like Meta (META), X, Google (GOOG) and Snap (SNAP) have been lobbying against federal legislation by...

Aug 06, 2026 Read Now >

Publicis/LiveRamp: FTC Asks Industry Participants Whether Customers Have Alternatives to Leading Ad Data Clearinghouse

FTC staff attorneys investigating French advertising giant Publicis Groupe’s (PUB) proposed $2.2 billion acquisition of data clearinghouse market leader LiveRamp (RAMP) are asking third-party industry participants whether the target’s customers could find alternatives post merger,...

Aug 04, 2026 Read Now >

Ligado Networks Critics Fear Government Will Approve Settlement of Company’s $39 Billion Suit and AST SpaceMobile Transaction as Package Deal

Critics of Ligado Networks said they fear the government will tie a potential settlement of the company’s $39 billion suit against the U.S. to Ligado’s plan to use its L-band spectrum to establish a cellular phone network, sources familiar with the matter...

Aug 04, 2026 Read Now >

EU Deepens Google AI Search Probe with New Questions on Media Opt-Out, Attribution

The European Commission is asking publishers whether Google’s (GOOG) artificial intelligence search tools accurately credit their work, and whether they’ll opt out of allowing their content to be used to generate the AI responses with a new control Google says won’t affect...

Aug 04, 2026 Read Now >

EU’s New Tech Enforcement Role: AI Safety Cop

The EU now has even more tools to regulate Big Tech—it gained new enforcement powers over artificial intelligence companies, including the most powerful generative AI tools yesterday, at a time when risks from large model providers are causing worldwide concern and technology...

Aug 03, 2026 Read Now >

Health Care Weekly: FDA Compounding Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Six Peptides; Updates on CMS’ Implementation of SDP, Provider Tax Law; Judge Dismisses NSA Case Against HaloMD in GA; CVS Accused of 340B Spread Pricing; OpenAI Faces Unlicensed Practice of Medicine Suit; FDA 483s

The Health Care Weekly is a timely analysis of competition developments, policy changes and other updates that may affect medical and pharmaceutical markets. Key stories we’re following this week include: • FDA opens pathways for compounded peptides. • CMS receives comments on SDP...

Jul 29, 2026 Read Now >

Google’s Damages Litigation Problem in Europe Is Getting Bigger Amid Digital Rule Fine, Swedish Ruling

Washington may be fixated on the EU’s mounting Google (GOOG) fines, but the company is separately facing many more billions of euros in damages from lawsuits across Europe, based on a nearly decade-old antitrust case targeting its search engine...

Jul 29, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Commerce Committee to Mark Up Kids Online Safety Act; Public Interest Groups Prepare Suit Challenging Lifting of Broadcast Cap; European Grocery Chains Adopt Sovereign Payment System to Compete with Visa and Mastercard; Trump-aligned Lobbying Group Drops Micron; FCC Launches Enforcement Action Against Drone-maker with Chinese ties; California Audits Gig Economy Platforms

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email...

Jul 28, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Court Strengthens Commission’s Approach in Goldwind Case; EU Google Search Sanction Dodges Big AI Questions

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Information requests can keep coming as EU court dismisses Goldwind’s ask • Google critics hoping EU would offer...

Jul 28, 2026 Read Now >

Efforts to Settle $39 Billion Ligado Networks Suit Supported by FCC Chairman Carr

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he wants to see bankrupt satellite company Ligado Networks settle its $39 billion suit against the U.S....

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

IonQ/SkyWater: U.S. Government Investment in Quantum Industry Softens Some Third Party Concerns Amid FTC Review

The U.S. government’s recent capital injection into the quantum computing industry has softened some third party concerns about quantum developer IonQ’s (IONQ) pending $1.8 billion acquisition of specialty foundry SkyWater Technology (SKYT), sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 22, 2026 Read Now >

EU Commission Increasingly Pushed into Role of Big Tech’s Reluctant Quasi-Price Regulator

The European Commission’s Big Tech enforcement is increasingly putting officials in the uncomfortable position of having to decide whether and how technology giants should put a price on their data, app storefront access, software and other...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: French Review May Improve SFR Deal Chances; EU Google Orders Likely Hit Company Harder Than Fines

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • SFR deal may have better chances in France • EU’s fine-free Google orders probably hurt more than upcoming...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Now >

Skyworks/Qorvo: SAMR, Harboring Concerns, Likely to Launch Phase 3 Review of Radio Frequency Chip Tie-up

China’s antitrust authority is likely to kick off an in-depth phase 3 review of Skyworks Solutions’ (SWKS) proposed acquisition of rival electronic components maker Qorvo (QRVO), sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 20, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros.: Studio Proposes Delaying Closing Until Next Month in Exchange for Decision Before September 30

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) will wait to close its proposed Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) acquisition until after August 16 if a judge decides on the states’ suit seeking to block the deal before September 30, the date when the company would have to start paying a $7 million-a-day fee, an...

Jul 17, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: State AGs Warn Against Giving Banking Charters to Fintechs; Crypto Bank Asks SCOTUS to Weigh In on Fed Master Account Access; Dems Raise Concern About Fed Jobs Task Force’s Links to AI; Mamdani Proposes Sweeping Junk Fee Rule; Trump’s CFPB Nominee to Appear Before Congress Next Week

Financials Friday is a weekly overview of financial news and analysis of the timing and priorities of key agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Key stories we’re following this week include: • State AGs warn that lending fintechs are seeking banking charters to dodge...

Jul 17, 2026 Read Now >

Live Nation: Republican and Democratic States Split on Whether to Intervene in Tunney Act Case Before Federal Judge

Republican and Democratic state attorneys general are divided over whether to get actively involved in a federal court’s review of DOJ’s settlement with Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 16, 2026 Read Now >

Commerce Department’s National Security Watchdog Grants UAE Firm with History of Tech Transfers to China Access to Sensitive AI Chips Even as Agency Chief Says Enforcement Understaffed

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a rule that grants G42, United Arab Emirates-controlled with alleged history of technology transfers to China, license-free access to advanced U.S. artificial intelligence...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Electronic Arts, Saudi-Led Consortium Grow Confident About Phase 1 Clearance in EC Foreign Subsidies Regulation Review

U.S. video game developer Electronic Arts (EA) and a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), are increasingly optimistic that the European Commission will clear their $55 billion deal after a phase 1 review under the bloc’s Foreign...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Senators Co-Sponsoring Legislation That Would Empower Qualcomm in IP Licensing Fight with Arm

Two U.S. senators are co-sponsoring legislation that would require foreign companies such as Arm Holdings (ARM) to license technology vital for making semiconductors to customers like Qualcomm (QCOM) on “reasonable” terms, adding another twist in the heated legal fight between the two...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Senator Mike Lee Raises Questions About Whether Uber, Lyft Engaging in Anticompetitive Behavior

Senator Mike Lee, R-UT, in a letter raised concerns with the CEOs of Uber (UBER) and Lyft(LYFT) about whether the ride-share companies’ business practices regarding pricing, driver compensation and algorithmic systems are anticompetitive. “These two companies account for the...

Jul 15, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: More States Oppose Nexstar/Tegna Merger; Iran Sanctions Walkback Leaves Companies Scrambling; NY State Anti-Data Center Order May Serve as Model for Others; Anti-Piracy Bill to be Unveiled in House

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email editorial@thecapitolforum.com. In this edition: • Congressional Outlook: Details are...

Jul 14, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Plans Public Procurement Restrictions; Apple Appeal Loss Has Consequences for Future ‘Gatekeepers’

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Public procurement restrictions exclude China and India • Apple’s recent court loss has consequences beyond the iPhone...

Jul 14, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: Vought To Testify Before Senate; Housing Bill To Become Law Tonight, Probably; CFPB Signals Turnaround on Credit Card Fees; Earned Wage Advance Bill Passes Committee But Has No Path Forward; Cash App Pays $45 Million Over Scam Accounts; Fed Unveils Task Force Members

Financials Friday is a weekly overview of financial news and analysis of the timing and priorities of key agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Vought to testify on Capitol Hill next week. • CFPB reverses course and...

Jul 10, 2026 Read Now >

Onsemi/Synaptics: Buyout Creating Physical AI Powerhouse Critical to Chinese Industries Likely to Face Intense SAMR Review

U.S. power-semiconductor maker onsemi’s (ON) planned $7 billion acquisition of Synaptics (SYNA) is set to attract rigorous scrutiny from Beijing’s antitrust enforcer since both companies generate significant revenue from major Chinese customers, including those in the strategically...

Jul 09, 2026 Read Now >

EU Google Fines Imminent as Negotiations with Tech Giant Falter, Sources Say

After months of political holdups, Google (GOOG) is about to be hit with two fines under the European Union’s digital rules as negotiations have stalled, according to senior EU sources familiar with the...

Jul 08, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Supreme Court Lets Texas Age Verification Law Stand—For Now; Tech Firms Push for USMCA Renewal; Senate Commerce to Markup Kids’ Online Safety Bill; Receiver Looks to Sell Jupiter Systems Before Company Runs Out of Cash; New Jersey Goes After Data Brokers

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

SAP: Company’s New API Policy Could Further Vendor Lock-In, Risking Additional Regulatory Scrutiny

A new letter to the European Commission, obtained by The Capitol Forum, highlights the alleged anticompetitive effects of SAP’s (SAP) updated application programming interface (API) policy and calls on the Commission to open an investigation into the...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Steel Curbs Complicate MMG Review; EC Seeks to Calm Merger Guideline Fears

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • EU steel quota implications for MMG’s Anglo bid • EC calms worries for minority shareholdings under new merger...

Jul 07, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: States AGs Discuss Signing Onto Suit; But GOP Officials Unlikely to Join Challenge, Source Says

State attorneys general investigating Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) proposed acquisition of rival studio Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are discussing which will sign onto a suit to block the $81 billion transaction, sources familiar with the matter...

Jul 06, 2026 Read Now >

Tensions Surround Appeals System for Meta, TikTok and Other Big Tech Content Moderation

A system designed to settle disputes between Big Tech platforms and their European users is causing clashes between companies and appeals...

Jul 02, 2026 Read Now >

Issa Says He Plans to Unveil Anti-Piracy Bill This Week, Signaling Regained Momentum of Yearslong Bipartisan Effort

Representative Darrell Issa, R-CA, said he plans to introduce a bill this week that would curb online piracy by blocking foreign websites violating U.S. copyright laws—the latest sign that a yearslong bipartisan effort behind this type of legislation is regaining momentum. “Our...

Jun 30, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: KIDS Act Passes House But Faces Tougher Reception in Senate; Smaller Satellite Services Vie for Market Share; New Rules on De Minimus Strengthen Enforcement; Class Action Against DRAM Makers Could Indicate Next Wave of Memory Litigation

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the...

Jun 30, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: European Commission Defends ‘Call-In’ Powers; EU Executive’s IT Department Breaking Up with Contentious Broadcom Unit

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • European Commission defends call-ins • EU executive ditches controversial American...

Jun 30, 2026 Read Now >

EU Digital Rules Need Fine Tuning as Microsoft, Amazon Edge Toward Cloud ‘Gatekeeper’ Status, Experts Say

Amazon’s (AMZN) and Microsoft’s (MSFT) cloud services are one step closer to potentially becoming subject to the EU’s digital markets rules – but the range of rules that would apply to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure is likely to be...

Jun 29, 2026 Read Now >

Advertising Industry: How a Lack of Advertiser Verification Standards Across Major Platforms Like Google and Meta Can Help Scammers

Existing verification processes for advertisers vary widely across social media platforms, likely contributing to the surge of scam ads and fraud facing consumers today, according to ad industry...

Jun 25, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Updates on Kids Online Safety Act Negotiations; Comcast Campaigns Against Nexstar/Tegna; Senate Dems Propose Ex-Im Revamp, Bosch Settles Over Huawei Shipments; xAI Faces Canadian Scrutiny

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email...

Jun 23, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: Portugal Assesses Gun-Jumping Fine; Italy Tests Limited Member State Role in EU Digital Rules

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week...

Jun 23, 2026 Read Now >

What Is AI, Legally Speaking? EU Wrestles with How to Apply Digital Rules to Chatbots

The European Commission is grappling with how to classify increasingly widespread artificial intelligence tools as it enforces the bloc’s landmark digital laws – both of which were written before the use of AI...

Jun 22, 2026 Read Now >

Use of AI in Drug Development Raises Novel Patentability Questions

With pharmaceutical companies and inventors increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery and development, legal challenges to the validity of patents on drugs that were developed with assistance from AI may start emerging in the coming years, health care and...

Jun 17, 2026 Read Now >

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: DOJ Political Leadership Curbed Staff Review, Blocking Party Depositions and Data Demands, Limiting Third-Party Engagement

DOJ antitrust division’s political leadership for months imposed tight restrictions on career staff’s investigation of Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) $81 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), preventing agency attorneys from deposing key Paramount executives or...

Jun 17, 2026 Read Now >

Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: L.A. County Report Likely to Add Fuel to States’ Challenge of Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger; Coupang Hit with Record Penalty Despite U.S. Pressure; Defense Contractors Face Ban on Chinese Parts; Expert Scrum Could Shape Collusion Jurisprudence

The TMT Weekly is a forward-looking tipsheet that covers tech policy across The Capitol Forum’s U.S. policy coverage universe, from Congress to the Courts. If you have any feedback, feel free to email...

Jun 16, 2026 Read Now >

The European Antitrust Agenda: OHB Pushes Against EU Satellites Merger; Privacy Proponents Fear Cookie Consent Cleanup Tool on Chopping Block

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of EU and UK competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week...

Jun 16, 2026 Read Now >

Financials Friday: Possible Breakthrough Looming in Import-Export Bank Board Seat Dispute; CoStar Filing Shows Everyone Agrees the MLS System is Dead; Inflation Report Increases Fears in Congress; Trump Nominates Capital One Exec to Head CFPB; Warren Introduces Bill on Banking Exposure to AI

Optimism for Democratic nominees could pave way for unshackling of Export-Import Bank; Scott says housing bill deal as soon as next week. In public, the fight over partisan agency board seats continued this week with Senate Democrats calling on President Donald Trump to drop his blockade...

Jun 12, 2026 Read Now >

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