DOJ calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome

The Justice Department is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market.

Justice Department calls for breakup of Google and sale of Chrome

The proposed breakup calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine.

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DOJ asks judge to order Google to sell Chrome

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to order Google to sell off its Chrome browser after the court found the tech giant maintained an illegal monopoly over online search. In ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

DOJ could force Google to sell Chrome after monopoly ruling

The Justice Department is reportedly asking a judge to force Google's parent company to sell its Chrome browser following a ruling that declared the company's search engine practices an illegal ...

DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case

The Department of Justice is pushing a federal judge to make Google divest its Chrome internet browser as a remedy following the antitrust case.

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DOJ pushes for Google to give up its Chrome browser

The Department of Justice is calling for the partial breakup of Google by asking a federal judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser. CNBC's Karen Gilchrist has the details on Early Today.

Alphabet shares slide 4% following DOJ push for Google to divest Chrome

Alphabet shares fell after the Department of Justice proposed that Google divest its Chrome browser to end its search monopoly.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

DOJ Says Google Must Sell Chrome to Restore Competition

The Justice Department says Google will need to sell Chrome to end its monopoly on online search.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Google vs the DoJ fight will be decided by a political call

How the new Trump administration acts on the case will be a key test of its attitude to Big Tech

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

What do the calls for Google to sell Chrome mean for the company, users?

The Justice Department formally submitted a proposal to break up Google, calling for it to sell the Chrome web browser. Lawyers argue that the tech giant has too much power in the online search ...

DOJ takes aim at Chrome

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Justice Department seeks to split Google from Chrome The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal ...

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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Regulators want a judge to break up Google to stop it squashing competition.

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Google told to sell browser Chrome to end dominance of online search

The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.

Google reacts angrily to report it will have to sell Chrome

It's reported the US government wants the world's most popular web browser to be sold off to address monopoly concerns.

U.S. Plans to Propose Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

In a landmark antitrust case, the government will ask a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

US justice department plans to push Google to sell off Chrome browser

Authorities seek to dismantle monopoly on search market and also want action related to AI and Android. Business live – latest updates US justice department officials plan to ask a judge to ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Why the Government’s Plan to Force Google to Sell Chrome Won’t Work

The government won its antitrust case, but this will only make things worse.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly

Despite shared concerns about Google’s power, critics of the company and former executives express little agreement on what, if anything, can really be done to increase competition.

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Google Should Be Forced to Sell Chrome Browser, Justice Department Says

The spinoff would be a major blow to the tech giant and will likely kick off a legal fight with wide-reaching implications for its core business.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly

In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

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Alphabet’s stock slides as Feds push for Chrome sale. Why fears are overblown.

The Google parent’s stock is heading for its worst day in 10 months. But one analyst thinks a forced Chrome sale seems unlikely.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Sick man of Europe? Germany’s bosses sound alarm on staff illness

Studies claim that fewer sick days would have stopped the country’s economy shrinking last year

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of 'swatting' calls: DOJ

A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of "swatting" calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Google may face demand to spin off Chrome in antitrust case. But will it actually happen?

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is headed into an uncertain year, as regulators reportedly want a federal judge to force the company to sell off Chrome. But nothing is certain about this antitrust case.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Here’s How a Plan to Split Chrome From Google Could Affect Your Business

After a long-running antitrust case found the tech giant guilty of monopolistic behavior, the Justice Department is considering breaking the globally popular web browser off from its parent company.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

US regulators want to force Google to sell its Chrome browser as part of the penalty for monopolizing search

Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department

Court filing comes after landmark ruling in August and judge will consider arguments from both sides next year. The US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Microsoft says Google is running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe to influence regulators

Microsoft suggested Google has a pattern of funding organizations with the mission of discrediting the software company with regulators.

Business - CNBC - October 28

MP calls for ban on auction sales of human remains

Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".

House COVID panel says Andrew Cuomo lied to Congress, calls for DOJ to prosecute

House Republicans have referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to the Justice Department (DOJ) for criminal charges, alleging he lied to the panel about his knowledge of a state health ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 drove October’s sales growth | Circana

Circana's October best-sellers list is comprised of almost half new games, but Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero! take top honors.

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