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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
Reddit's Snoo rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Reddit social network debutes the New York Stock Exchange after pricing robustly in an initial public offering that suggested greater investor enthusiasm for new stock issuers. IMAGES
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils the company's latest chip for powering artificial intelligence at a developers' conference in California. IMAGES
The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kicks in from March 7th. "As of midnight, the gatekeepers are required to prove that they are complying with the DMA (Digital Markets Act)", says Johannes Bahrke, EU spokesperson. Brussels is determined to create a more competitive online field that allows smaller players to flourish by ushering in a list of do's and don'ts for six so-called "gatekeepers" designated by the EU: Apple, Amazon, Google owner Alphabet, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. 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