38 State Attorneys General and DOJ Drop Hammer on Google with Antitrust Remedy Shocker
States and DOJ propose remedies to curb Google's search engine monopoly, including a ban on default search payments and potential divestiture of Chrome and Android.
Google could lose Chrome as the DOJ doubles down on its antitrust demands
The US DOJ is continuing its antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly in online search.
DOJ Doubles Down: New Filing Pushes For Google To Sell Chrome In Antitrust Crackdown
According to the DOJ, divesting Chrome from Google’s ecosystem would restore competition and offer rival search engines a more level playing field. In its court submission, the DOJ described Google as an “economic goliath” that “wreaks havoc over the marketplace to ensure that — no matter what occurs — Google always wins”.
US Drops Bid to Make Google Sell AI Investments in Antitrust Case
The DOJ still seeks a court order requiring Google to sell off its Chrome browser and take other measures aimed at addressing what a judge said was Google's illegal search monopoly, according to court papers filed in Washington.
US drops antitrust case against Google over AI, not Chrome
The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures to address what a judge said was Google's illegal sea
DOJ Drops Push to Force Google to Sell AI Investments Amid Antitrust Battle
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has abandoned its proposal to force Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to divest its AI investments, including its stake in OpenAI rival Anthropic, as part of its ongoing antitrust case.
Trump nominee unites right and left with tough antitrust view
Omeed Assefi, acting head of the DoJ’s antitrust unit, said Slater will focus on “promoting robust competition”, but a top ...
Google Can Keep Anthropic AI Investment Under Antitrust Plan
Alphabet Inc.’s Google can keep its existing investments in artificial intelligence startups like Anthropic, but would be ...
Big Tech antitrust fights face a new uncertainty: Trump
Alphabet’s Google is among the Silicon Valley giants hoping for a reprieve from the new antitrust enforcers in Donald Trump's ...
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The Antitrust Attack
Colleges have long parried antitrust claims by saying they cooperate to serve the public good. A new spate of lawsuits aims ...
Justice Department Opens Antitrust Probe Into Egg Price Spike
The US Justice Department has opened a preliminary probe into a recent surge in egg prices across the country, according to a ...
Justice Department is looking into egg prices in antitrust probe, report says
A report in The Wall Street Journal says DOJ investigators are looking into whether egg producers are working together to ...
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Antitrust Under Trump: Initial Policies and Actions
As the Trump administration’s approach to antitrust takes shape through political appointments, policy statements, speeches, and enforcement ...
Amazon Antitrust Case Turns to Key Issue: Who Are Its Rivals?
The Federal Trade Commission is still determining who it considers to be Amazon.com Inc.’s competitors for its 2023 landmark ...
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In new lawsuits, dozens of health systems opt out of $2.8B Blues network antitrust settlement
Dozens of providers have filed new lawsuits against Blues insurers, arguing that the plans colluded to block competition and ...
What Antitrust ‘Reformers’ Got Wrong
When the Justice Department successfully blocked a proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines last year, the head of ...