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Google investors expect more gains after 38% stock surge
Alphabet’s stock is rising fast as investors wait for its earnings report. People are excited about Google’s new AI plans and products like Gemini. The company also got a court decision that helped its shares. Now everyone wants to see if Google can stay strong in AI and keep growing.
ETtech Explainer: Google vs US in search monopoly case
After hearing arguments from both the US government and Google, US federal Judge Amit P Mehta gave his ruling on the suit filed to break up the search major as it broke antitrust law. The judgment could reshape how Google strikes deals and continues to maintain its supremacy in online search.
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.
AI-pushed, Google Search not destroyed
A US court has ruled in favour of Google in a major antitrust case. Google will retain Chrome and Android. The court acknowledged the growing competition from AI search engines like ChatGPT. Google must share data with rivals to promote competition. The case may go to the Supreme Court. Google faces ongoing antitrust challenges.
Google's AI rivals get a boost from data-sharing order, but tech giant far from routed
While Google was spared the devastating outcome of having to sell its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's ruling was a nod to regulators' efforts to level the playing field for companies who have invested billions to boost their AI business.
Delete this browser from your Android now — experts say it’s putting you at risk
Experts suggest Google Chrome's ease of use may compromise user privacy. Surfshark research indicates Chrome gathers extensive data compared to competitors. Features like autofill and syncing enable tracking of user activity. A lawsuit revealed Google's data collection even in Incognito mode. Alternatives like Brave and DuckDuckGo offer enhanced privacy. Users can regain control by switching browsers and adjusting settings.
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Google Search judge zeroes in on AI power in trial resolution
A US court is deciding on remedies for Google's search monopoly. The judge is examining Google's influence in artificial intelligence. The Justice Department wants restrictions on Google's AI practices. They propose measures to boost competition in search and AI. Google opposes these remedies, citing innovation. The court is weighing long-term solutions for the market.
Google and DOJ to make final push in US search antitrust case
As the antitrust trial concludes, Google and U.S. enforcers present final arguments on remedies for Google's illegal search dominance. Proposals include forcing Google to sell Chrome, share search data, and cease payments to Apple and other device makers. OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome, while Google argues the proposals are excessive.
US vs Google: What both sides argued in a hearing to fix its search monopoly
In a major antitrust case, the US government and Google clashed over remedies for the tech giant’s illegal search monopoly. The Justice Department proposed breaking up Google’s business, while Google warned of consumer harm. Judge Amit Mehta’s upcoming ruling could reshape online search and AI competition amid rapid industry transformation.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai to take the stand at search antitrust trial
The DOJ and a broad coalition of state attorneys general are pressing for remedies to restore competition even as search evolves to overlap with generative AI products such as ChatGPT. Prosecutors are concerned that Google's dominance in search could extend to AI.
Apple issues urgent global alert to 1.8 billion iPhone users: Delete this app immediately or risk losing all your banking info
Apple is advising iPhone users to stop using Google's Chrome due to privacy concerns related to tracking cookies, which monitor online activity and potentially expose sensitive data like banking information. Apple promotes Safari as a safer alternative with enhanced privacy features, while other options like Firefox and DuckDuckGo are also available. Google's advertising revenue relies heavily on this data collection.
OpenAI signals interest in buying Google’s Chrome if breakup is ordered: ChatGPT exec testifies
At Google's US antitrust trial, OpenAI revealed interest in buying Chrome if forced to be sold. OpenAI testified Google blocked access to its search tech, hindering ChatGPT. ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley made the statement while testifying at trial in Washington. The Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks remedies to restore competition, including banning Google’s exclusive deals.
Google executive says company snubbed OpenAI bid for search tie-up
OpenAI reached out to Google after experiencing issues with its own search provider, ChatGPT head of product Nick Turley said, without naming the provider. ChatGPT uses technology from Microsoft's search engine, Bing.
'Don't break Google': Perplexity AI CEO offers alternative ahead of antitrust testimony
Perplexity AI and OpenAI will testify in the antitrust case against Google, addressing its search monopoly's impact. Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas, however, opposes breaking up Google, citing Chrome's merit-based dominance. He suggests empowering consumer choice in defaults on Android, rather than dismantling the company.
Google faces trial in US bid to end search monopoly
The trial comes on the heels of a win in a Virginia court on Thursday where a judge ruled in a separate antitrust case that Google maintains an illegal monopoly in advertising technology. The outcome of the trial could fundamentally reshape the internet by unseating Google as the go-to portal for information online.
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.
Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy
Google urged U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington to move cautiously in deciding what the company must do to restore competition, after his ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search and related advertising. Courts have cautioned against imposing antitrust remedies that chill innovation, Google said in court papers.
DoJ pushes to dismantle Google's search monopoly; what it means for the tech giant
The case, which was initially filed during President-elect Donald Trump's first term, aims to stop Google from using its dominant search engine to unlawfully suppress competition and hinder innovation. Going forward, Google can present its own proposed fixes in December, while federal regulators plan to submit a revised edition of their proposals by early March. Court hearings on the proposed measures will begin in April.
Google must sell Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ argues
The US Department of Justice proposed Google to sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals, and potentially sell Android to end its online search monopoly. These measures, deemed necessary to restore competition, are scheduled for trial in April. Google criticised the proposals as government overreach that could harm consumers and innovation.
What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly
The US Justice Department has proposed aggressive measures to curb Google's market dominance in online search, including a potential breakup of the tech giant. These recommendations, if adopted, could force Google to spin off its Chrome browser, license its search data to competitors, and cease prioritizing its own services in search results.
Legal hurdles ahead for Google's forced sale of Chrome
The US Department of Justice is pushing for Alphabet, Google's parent company, to sell its Chrome browser and implement other measures to curb its search dominance. The DOJ argues that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the search market. These proposals, part of a significant antitrust case, face potential legal battles and uncertainty under the incoming Trump administration.
Will Google be forced to sell Chrome? Here’s what US Department of Justice has proposed
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its antitrust efforts with a bold proposal to implement sweeping measures aimed at breaking Google’s dominance in the search market.
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.
Google's Sundar Pichai says tech giant has improved the web for all consumers
Testifying on Monday in Google's landmark antitrust trial, Pichai directly contradicted the Justice Department's claims that his company's huge payments to companies such as Apple to be the default internet search option on their popular devices represent its unchecked monopoly power.
Google abusing position, playing unfair: CCI probe
The probe accuses Google of imposing and forcing one-sided contracts on devices as well as app makers to ensure that its own products and apps maintain primacy in consumer usage, and come pre-installed and as default options to get the highest user preference.
Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023
Google had wanted to bar reams of ad-personalisation companies from gathering users' browsing interests through cookies from January 2022
Alibaba's UC top mobile browser in India, Chrome dominates PC: Report
However, in personal computer space, Chrome dominates Indian market with 67.85 per cent share and has registered continuous growth.
Browser war: It's Chrome vs. Internet Explorer in India
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is ceding space to search giant Google's Chrome in Indian internet space. Why you should change your browser | Samsung's Bada OS
Google tailoring tablet computer software
While Apple launched the iPad, Google continued working quietly on tablet computer software that could rival Apple. Features of iPad | Google Chrome
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