WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on Monday acknowledged the importance of being the default search engine in keeping users glued to the company's products -- a key point in a once-in-a generation antitrust fight with the U.S. government focused on the billions of dollars Google paid to be the default on laptops and smartphones.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, criticized Microsoft's browser Monday in a once-in-a generation antitrust fight with the U.S. government while arguing his company's browser and internet search were easy to use and secure.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified on Monday that he believed that the cryptocurrency exchange was solvent at the time he tweeted "FTX is fine" just days before it declared bankruptcy in November 2022.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified on Monday that the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange was precipitated by the head of his Alameda Research trading firm failing to adequately hedge against a downturn in the market.

(Reuters) -A trial began on Monday in Colorado to determine whether former U.S. President Donald Trump is disqualified from the state's ballot in the 2024 election over his purported role in a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol aimed at keeping him in office.

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc and its subsidiary Google, testified Monday in a once-in-a generation antitrust fight with the U.S. government that the company sought to make browser use and internet search easy and secure.