On August 3, 2026, Reuters reported that U.S. chipmaker Broadcom lost a lawsuit in the EU antitrust investigation related to its acquisition of VMware. The EU General Court rejected Broadcom's request to suspend the EU's access to its legal documents within the United States, upholding the European Commission's investigative authority. The case stems from Broadcom's 2023 acquisition of VMware, with the core legal conflict arising from differing U.S. and EU definitions of 'legal professional privilege.'