Google has avoided a forced breakup of its digital advertising technology business after a US federal judge rejected the government’s demand that the company sell its advertising exchange. However, the ruling still requires Google to make significant changes to the way it operates its advertising technology, in a decision that could have important consequences for...
The European Union has intensified its efforts to regulate the dominance of major technology companies by requiring Google to make certain search-related data more accessible to competing artificial intelligence-powered search services. The move represents one of the most significant enforcement actions under the bloc’s new digital competition framework and reflects growing concerns over the influence...