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A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

The inquiries signal the bloc’s intention to tightly enforce sweeping new competition rules that took effect this month.

Jonathan Kanter, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, made his boldest move on Thursday by accusing Apple of antitrust violations.

The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.

Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in California and accused of uploading hundreds of files to the cloud.

The tech giant has recently spent more than $1 billion to resolve several legal claims as more battles with the Justice Department loom.

In testimony before Congress, Christopher A. Wray, the agency’s director, said Beijing was preparing to sow chaos if disputes with the United States flared into conflict.

Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of children being exploited or abused, whether real or fake.

A law firm’s review found that executives had failed to fully explain an October crash, which the Justice Department is also investigating.

The case involves eBay employees trying to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who write and produce an e-commerce newsletter. The company will pay a criminal penalty of $3 million.