BREAKUP OF GOOGLE
In 2019, 11,482 Hubble Asteroid Hunter volunteers helped train an AI that scanned 37,000 Hubble images; the combined effort uncovered 1,701 asteroid trails, including 1,031 unknown objects
Citizen scientists helped astronomers find over one thousand new asteroids. These faint objects were previously missed by earlier surveys and computers. The Hubble Asteroid Hunter project utilized over eleven thousand volunteers worldwide. Their contributions trained an AI model to process many more images efficiently. This discovery offers insights into the solar system's ancient history.
Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale
While the ad exchange is a small part of Google's business, the ruling is the second powerful symbolic victory against the U.S. Department of Justice in its efforts to force Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.
Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies
Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech - a push that began during the first term of President Donald Trump.
Google aims to dodge breakup of ad business as antitrust trial wraps
Google has so far come away largely unscathed from a bipartisan government legal crackdown on the dominance of Big Tech - a push that began during the first term of President Donald Trump.
Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising
Google faces a crucial federal court hearing today as a judge decides how to curb its alleged illegal monopoly in the digital ad market. The Justice Department is pushing for a breakup of Google's ad tech, deeming it a "recidivist monopolist.
Court blocks Chrome sale! Google stock shoots up after major antitrust ruling
Google stock surged nearly 8% to $211.35 after a landmark court ruling spared Chrome from a forced breakup, adding over $150 billion in market value and marking Alphabet’s strongest rally of 2025.
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What if Google just broke itself up? A tech insider makes the case.
Google is facing antitrust pressure, with courts urging major divestitures. Analyst Gil Luria suggests a bold self-breakup could unlock $3.7 trillion in value and boost innovation. Historical parallels like AT&T and Microsoft show the risks of resistance. "The likelihood of the Google board proceeding in this direction is probably less than 10%," he said in an interview.
Google, X next targets as Europe stays tough on tech regulation
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) sets out a list of dos and don'ts for tech giants to make it easier for people to move between competing online services like social media platforms, internet browsers and app stores and for smaller rivals to compete.
Explainer: What does ruling on Google's illegal ad tech monopoly mean?
Federal prosecutors said that Google's power over the ad tech allows it to illegally fend off competition, which hurts web publishers, such as news outlets. The judge agreed. Google's argument was that it out-competed rivals with superior technology. Advertising accounted for about 75% of Alphabet's $350.02 billion in revenue for 2024.
Landmark ruling: Judge delivers blow to Google, declares its ad empire an illegal monopoly that caused widespread harm to digital consumers
Google ad monopoly just took a major legal hit. A U.S. federal judge ruled that Google illegally dominates the digital advertising market, calling its actions harmful to publishers, rivals, and consumers. The court found Google violated antitrust laws by controlling both the ad server and ad exchange systems. With Alphabet shares falling and the Justice Department pushing for a breakup of its ad empire, this ruling could reshape how online ads work forever.
US judge finds Google's online adtech business to be an illegal monopoly
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled that Google unlawfully monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges which sit between buyers and sellers. Antitrust enforcers failed to show the company had a monopoly in advertiser ad networks, she wrote.
The US wants to break up Google and Meta. That could be hard.
A new wave of antitrust cases is challenging major tech companies like Meta and Google. The government seeks potential breakups to address monopolistic practices, as seen in past cases like Microsoft and AT&T. However, experts debate the effectiveness of such structural remedies, with courts showing caution in their application.
The US wants to break up Google and Meta: That could be hard
In an antitrust trial that began Monday, the Federal Trade Commission argued that Meta maintained an illegal monopoly in social media through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The agency seeks to force Meta to divest both. Next week at a separate trial, a federal judge will hear arguments from the Justice Department about why the court should break up Google in order to remedy the company's monopoly in internet search.
Google says employees can discuss antitrust case
Google has lifted its ban on employees discussing its antitrust case following a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union and the NLRB. The change ends restrictions on internal and external discussions, addressing concerns over workplace secrecy and employee fears about job security amid legal proceedings.
Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Donald Trump, sources say
Google made another pass last fall while Wiz considered a potential IPO, according to sources. While negotiations continued sporadically over several months, executives started meeting regularly to hammer out details of a deal after Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration and appointment of key antitrust officials in his administration, these people said.
What's next for Google's search monopoly
The US government has proposed breaking up Google to address its internet search monopoly, including forcing the sale of Chrome. This follows a ruling that Google violated antitrust laws by entrenching its dominance through contracts and data advantages. Remedies, due this month, could reshape the tech landscape, with decisions expected by August 2024.
US says Google is an ad tech monopolist in closing arguments
The penalties could be severe. Last week, the Justice Department asked the judge in that case to break Google up by forcing it to sell Chrome, the most popular web browser in the world. Google has until Dec. 20 to respond with its own suggestions on how to fix its search monopoly.
What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean
On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice submitted its recommendation for the breakup to US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is set to impose steps next year to address Google's monopoly power in online search.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
U.S. regulators have proposed breaking up Google to address its monopolistic control over search engines, following a court ruling that found the company maintained an abusive monopoly. The Justice Department recommends selling Google’s Chrome browser and imposing restrictions on Android to curb its dominance.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
US regulators are pushing for a significant restructuring of Google. They aim to curb the tech giant's dominance in the search engine market. A federal judge is being urged to order the sale of Google's Chrome web browser. Regulators also want to limit Android's favouritism towards Google's search engine.
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
U.S. regulators are urging a federal judge to order the breakup of Google, arguing that it's necessary to curb the company's monopolistic grip on the search market. The Justice Department's proposal includes forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser and implement measures to prevent Android from favoring its search engine.
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday. Antitrust officials with the US Department of Justice declined to comment on a Bloomberg report that they will ask for a sell-off of Chrome and a shake-up of other aspects of Google's business in court Wednesday.
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
The US Department of Justice is urging a judge to order Google to sell its Chrome browser as part of a major antitrust crackdown. The government alleges that Google is an illegal monopoly that has stifled competition. Remedies sought also include preventing Google from bundling its Android mobile operating system with its other products.
Google Chrome update latest: Is US government asking Alphabet to sell widely used browser?
Google controlled 90 percent of the US online search market in 2020, with an even higher share, 95 per cent, on mobile devices, as per reports.
US to propose how Google should boost online search competition
After a federal court in August ruled Google controls an illegal monopoly in online search, smaller rivals want the court to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser, or at least prohibit it from continuing to pay billions of dollars to make its search engine the default on devices such as Apple's iPhone.
EU break-up order to Google unlikely for now
European Union regulators are due to issue a decision in the coming months after antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager last year threatened to break up Google's lucrative adtech business.
Antitrust case: US weighs breaking up 'monopolistic' Google
The move would be Washington's first push to dismantle a company for illegal monopolisation since unsuccessful efforts to break up Microsoft Corp two decades ago. Less severe options include forcing Google to share more data with competitors and measures to prevent it from gaining an unfair advantage in AI products, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private conversations.
The Google antitrust trial is really about the future of AI
The Google antitrust trial, which began last week, is ostensibly focused on the past - on a series of deals that Google made with other companies over the past two decades.
Google’s ad tech in peril as EU joins US’s breakup bandwagon
The European Commission last week joined the Department of Justice in touting a breakup as a viable remedy for the California-based tech giant’s alleged monopoly abuses.
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