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Today — 4 September 2025Main stream

Google Search Monopoly Ruling Sends Signal for Big-Tech Antitrust Cases

4 September 2025 at 02:33
A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

The Google search case is one of five pending antitrust suits by the Justice Department or the F.T.C. against big tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google, twice.

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

4 September 2025 at 01:49
A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

The Google search case is one of five pending antitrust suits by the Justice Department or the F.T.C. against big tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google, twice.
Yesterday — 3 September 2025Main stream

Did Google Just Get Spared? Investors Think So.

The nuclear option for addressing the tech giant’s search dominance — a break-up — is off the table. That’s lifting Big Tech stocks.

© Carlos Barria/Reuters

Google shareholders have cheered a judge’s ruling that sees no need to break up the search giant — for now.

ChatGPT Will Get Parental Controls and New Safety Features, OpenAI Says

3 September 2025 at 05:46
After a California teenager spent months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life, OpenAI said it would introduce parental controls and better responses for users in distress.

© Mike Kai Chen for The New York Times

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which has 700 million users.

Google Must Share Search Data With Rivals, Judge Rules in Antitrust Case

3 September 2025 at 07:59
Judge Amit P. Mehta said the company must hand over some of its search data to rivals, but did not force other big changes the U.S. wanted.

© Jason Henry for The New York Times

Besides requiring Google to share search results, a federal judge put restrictions on payments that the company uses to ensure its search engine gets prime placement on smartphones in web browsers.
Before yesterdayMain stream

The One Danger That Should Unite the U.S. and China

3 September 2025 at 01:17
The U.S. and China must agree on a trust architecture for A.I., or rogue entities will destabilize the two superpowers long before they fight a war.

How Builder.ai Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom

31 August 2025 at 17:00
Builder.ai went from a value of $1.5 billion to zero in a few months, amid questions over the sales of an A.I. product. Its downfall hints at a broader downturn.

© Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty Images

Builder.ai attended the Web Summit Qatar in 2024. The company is now being liquidated.
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