US Wants Judge to Break Up Google, Force Sale of Chrome: Here's What to Know

The judgment rendered about ten days ago is clear: "Google is a monopoly and has abused the power of a monopoly."And it does not come from a European or Canadian court, but from the antitrust division of the US Department of Justice. This suggests that carrots are actually cooked for Google.

Google argues it's the only one capable of managing Chrome, because, of course

Many companies would like the opportunity to buy Chrome, but Google claims no other firm could operate the web browser with the same level of features users currently enjoy. Chrome General Manager Parisa Tabriz says Chrome and Google have too many "interdependencies." She argues that dismantling the current structure would...Read Entire Article

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

Five years can seem like a century in technology terms.  When the US Department of Justice first formally accused Google of operating an illegal monopoly in the search market back in 2020, ChatGPT was still a sci-fi dream and Gen Z was just starting to trawl TikTok for makeup tips and local restaurant recommendations. The government finally won that case back in August, and today, it enters the second week in a three-week follow-up trial to dete…

Google Tells Court Only It Can Run Chrome, Warns Forced Divestiture Would Break The Browser: 'Don't Think It Can Be Recreated,' Says Executive - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

On Friday, while testifying in Washington federal court, Parisa Tabriz, Chrome's general manager, said that the browser's heavy reliance on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)-owned Google's infrastructure makes it difficult for another company to recreate it. What Happened: "Chrome today represents 17 years of collaboration between the Chrome people" and the rest of Google, Tabriz said. "Trying to disentangle that is unprecedented," repo…

Google’s Android Decision—Bad News For 50% Of All Users

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US Wants Judge to Break Up Google, Force Sale of Chrome: Here's What to Know

OpenAI, Perplexity AI and Yahoo have expressed interest in buying Chrome, as Google's legal battle escalates. Here's what it could mean for the future of the web.