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A lphabet’s shares surged to a record high Thursday, after U.S. regulators stepped back from a proposed set of new restrictions on large AI platforms, a decision that unexpected
On Tuesday, federal judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google could get to keep its Chrome browser, despite a previous ruling also by Mehta declaring that the tech giant’s search business was a monopoly.
It was always going to be an awkward time for the government to sue Google as a "monopoly" in the world of online search. The first antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google in late 2020 was predicated on the idea that the company had cornered the market using profit-sharing agreements and coercive tactics with third
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Google was spared the worst possible judgment in its landmark antitrust case Tuesday: A judge allowed it to keep Chrome and Android under its fold and continue to pay tech companies to promote its search engine.
The current slate of AI search engines and browsers has not made a material dent in Google's market share. While ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, has outpaced Google's offering, Gemini, in terms of users, Google has sought to counteract the effect through features like AI Overviews and AI Mode to keep users on its search engine.
Google’s deal with Apple remains intact under the ruling as long as it isn’t exclusive. This is a big win for Apple, which keeps a m
After digesting the remedies levied against Google yesterday, investors have clearly determined that the company got off easy. Last August, a federal judge issued a historic ruling against search giant Google: The company engaged in monopolistic behavior when it offered payment to be the default search engine on tech platforms owned by other companies.