Overview

• The DOJ and a coalition of states urged measures including divesting Chrome, ending default search agreements with device makers and mandating data sharing to revive search competition.
• Google argued the proposals exceed legal requirements and would hamper its ability to innovate while noting that AI-driven alternatives are already eroding its market share.
• Throughout closing arguments, Judge Amit Mehta probed how generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity redefine the search landscape and whether remedies for a traditional market still apply.
• The Federal Trade Commission backed the DOJ’s structural remedies, and OpenAI’s product chief signaled interest in acquiring Chrome and accessing Google’s search data if divestiture is ordered.
• Mehta aims to issue a ruling by August on the scope of remedies that could reshape Google’s control over browser and search distribution channels.