Google antitrust
OpenAI is interested in buying Google Chrome
Could OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, soon own Google Chrome? That possibility emerged during Google’s high-stakes antitrust trial in Washington, where an OpenAI executive testified that the AI firm would be interested in acquiring Chrome if regulators force Google to sell the browser as part of efforts to restore competition in online search.
23 April 2025, 06:21 AM
Chrome on trial: Google faces historic antitrust showdown
Google is set to face a historic antitrust trial in Washington this week, as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to compel the tech giant to divest its Chrome browser in order to reintroduce competition into the online search market.
21 April 2025, 12:25 PM
Google fined $12.5 million in Indonesia
Indonesia’s antitrust agency has hit Google with a 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) fine, accusing the tech giant of unfair business practices in its Google Play Store payment system.
22 January 2025, 05:48 AM
Apple seeks role in antitrust trial to defend Google over safari search deal
Apple has formally filed papers to participate in Google’s U.S. antitrust trial concerning online search practices, citing its reliance on revenue-sharing agreements that make Google the default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser.
25 December 2024, 11:54 AM
Turkey fines Google $75 mln over antitrust violations in ad market
Turkey’s antitrust regulator has imposed a fine of 2.61 billion lira (approximately $75 million) on Alphabet Inc.’s Google for abusing its dominant position in the ad server services market, according to a recent report by Reuters.
14 December 2024, 02:31 AM