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Lawyers for Google arrive at court in Alexandria, Virginia, for an antitrust trial. The company faces its second major antitrust trial in less than a year, with the US government accusing the tech giant of dominating online advertising and stifling competition. IMAGES
The EU approves Apple's offer to allow rivals to access the iPhone's ability to tap-to-pay within the bloc, ending a lengthy probe and sparing it a heavy fine. SOUNDBITE
The EU hits Apple, Google parent firm Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US tech giants. Announcing the move, EU Commission executive vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that "DMA (Digital Markets Act) compliance is something that we take really seriously". Since March 7, the world's biggest tech firms have had to comply with the DMA, which aims to curb their behaviour and ensure that they give users more choice. SOUNDBITE
The US Department of Justice sues Apple for illegally maintaining a monopoly for its iPhone by stifling competition and imposing exorbitant costs on consumers. "Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law," US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland says, while speaking at an event for white collar crimes, in San Francisco. SOUNDBITE
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