- DOJ says Google has to sell Chrome to address search monopoly
- Its AI -Investments are safe, and Android -Discussions are quiet down
- Google cares about the effects on national security
Although the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its AI incidence proposal to Google, which could have seen the tech giant, which was forced to sell its AI investments (including a share of multi-billion dollars in anthropic), the company is still facing an uncertain future over its chrome browser.
DOJ continues to seek a court decision for Google to sell his popular browser as part of a broader effort to tackle his alleged search market monopoly.
Google has also not come completely unharmed from the AI saga, where the company is now obliged to notify the government of future AI investments.
Google may still have to sell chrome
DOJ has the support of 38 State Attorneys in general in his bid to divide Google from his popular Chrome browser, which accounts for two-thirds (66.3%) of all browser sessions globally (via statcider).
An excerpt from the executive overview of the applicant’s revised proposed final judgment (via Pakinomist) Reads: “Google’s behavior pose a real danger of freedom in the market and of robust competition in our economy.”
A Google -speaker who was previously shared with Techradar Pro: “We are routinely meeting with regulators, including with DOJ to discuss this matter. As we have publicly said, we are concerned that the current proposals would hurt the US economy and national security. “
We have asked Google for a comment on the latest developments, but have not yet received an answer.
Google has tried to reach a deal that would see it loosening its exclusivity and standard search engine handling with Apple. It is unclear how successful this argument was in the eyes of the court.
In addition, DOJ has loosened its attitude to Google’s ownership of Android, the mobile operating system, which accounts for nearly three-quarters (72%) of the global smartphone market (via separate statcounter numbers).
