Google doesn't have to sell Chrome but must share search results

Google must share its search results with “qualified competitors,” a federal judge ruled on Tuesday in a landmark antitrust case that allows the tech company to remain intact and doesn’t force the sale of its Chrome web browser or Android operating system.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta determined that although Google won’t be required to divest Chrome, it will be barred from participating in exclusive contracts that make its services the default on smartphones and other devices. However, that doesn’t prevent Google from paying phone makers to preload Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, or Gemini on their products.