In the latest in the ongoing saga, the Justice Department has
The federal agency also recommended that Google be prevented from exerting dominance in the artificial intelligence industry by giving access to rivals the indexes, data and models it uses for Google search and AI-assisted search features.
Google, which processes 90% of US internet searches, has gone
Funnily enough, the US government's case against Google echoes the one it built against
The lawsuit prompted a judge to order a break up of Microsoft, but the ruling was appealed and ultimately resulted in a settlement between the company and the Justice Department.
One could argue that the entire episode between Microsoft and the US government paved the way for other web browsers to get their foot in the door and ultimately cause the death of Internet Explorer.
Google too plans to appeal the ruling in the Justice Department lawsuit which declared the company had monopolized the internet search market, arguing the federal agency's suggestion that Google divest itself went "far beyond the specific legal issues in this case."
In a
This is the second time Google has come under legal scrutiny this week. On Monday, a U.S. judge asked the company to open up its app store so users could download and pay for phone software from outside the default Play marketplace.
Predictably, Google said it would
Market watchers are closely watching the US government's antitrust case against Google, and only time will tell whether these rulings would be a win for consumers or an obstacle to American innovation.
Google ranked #3 on HackerNoon's
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