The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing.  The DOJ first proposed that

I don't love what's happening with the DOJ, Google and the Chrome browser right now. The Department of Justice has doubled down on its demand that Google sell off its Chrome browser as a key component of its proposed remedy in the ongoing antitrust case.

As part of the remedies phase of its antitrust case against Google, the DOJ says prohibiting Google’s AI investments could 'cause unintended consequences in the evolving AI space.'

"Google’s illegal conduct has created an economic goliath, one that wreaks havoc over the marketplace to ensure that—no matter what occurs—Google always wins," the DOJ filing says. To that end, the government maintains that Chrome must go if the playing field is to be made level again.

The DOJ is still pushing Google to sell Chrome, and maybe even Android, to break its search monopoly. Selling Chrome would give other search engines a real shot at a broader reach of users, as per the filing.

Some companies - SpaceX, Starlink, Meta - are doing well under the current administration. Google, not so much.

Google which has been facing the possibility of a forced breakup of the company has obtained a partial reprieve after the US Justice Department said that the company can maintain its existing investments in AI startups such as Anthropic,

The most eye-catching development is the increasing likelihood that Google could be forced to divest Chrome—yes, the Chrome browser that dominates over 60% of global web traffic. A Chrome breakup, once considered a fringe idea,

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reiterated that it wants Google to divest Chrome to promote competition in internet search. Google may also be required to sell Android if its proposed remedies are ineffective.