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Brussels adds the Chinese shopping app Temu to its list of digital firms big enough to face curbs, meaning the company will have to comply with stringent new safety rules. Temu joins AliExpress, Amazon, Shein and others known as "very large" platforms which face greater oversight under the EU Digital Services Act, including monitoring "risks related to the listing and sale of counterfeit goods", the official at the European Commission told AFP. SOUNDBITE
The EU opens a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children. EU spokesperson Johanna Bernsel explains the the probe will give the bloc "the power to take some enforcement actions" against the US tech giant. SOUNDBITE
South Korea on Tuesday stages its first military parade in a decade, showcasing its advanced arsenal in the face of plummeting ties with nuclear-armed North Korea. IMAGES
President Joe Biden will unveil a proposed budget on Thursday that would reduce the national deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
"It's just an honor to be named with the greats," says LeBron James after surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the top NBA scorer of all time. James finished the night with 38,390 career regular season points, three more than Abdul-Jabbar's tally of 38,387, a record that had stood since 1984. SOUNDBITE
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