Google avoids being dismantled after US court battle—and it's down to the rise of AI

A year ago, Google faced the prospect of being dismantled. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and a new court judgment has helped it avoid this fate. Part of the reason is that AI poses a grave ... Read More

Did AI save Google from being broken apart by regulators?

The growing power of artificial intelligence was a deciding factor in a court's decision not to break up Google and its Chrome search browser. It is another reminder of the expanding influence of ... Read More

Google escapes harshest fates, including break-up, in ruling by judge who declared it a monopoly

Mountain View search and digital-advertising giant must stop cutting deals with other companies to make its search engine and other products the only available choices on consumers’ devices. Read More

Google avoids breakup, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive ... Read More

Google Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europe’s Antitrust Laws

European Union officials accused the American tech giant of using its size and dominance to undercut rivals in online advertising, a move that could raise the ire of the Trump administration. Read More