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Google Is Offered to Sell Chrome for $34.5B, Might Be Ordered to Do That

Perplexity made a bold offer this week. Google has a week full of surprises, as the company has been offered $34.5 billion to sell its Chrome browser to AI startup Perplexity. A letter describing the proposal states that Perplexity believes moving the product to an independent operator committed to user safety would benefit the people.…
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August 13, 2025
The US May Break Up Google: Android & Chrome at Risk

The US Justice Department is considering breaking up Google. This comes after a significant court ruling that found Google monopolized the online search market. Central to these discussions are the possible divestments of Google’s Android operating system and Chrome web browser, which could be spun off into separate entities. The ruling also puts Google’s exclusive…
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August 15, 2024
Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users’ browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their knowledge or consent in its Chrome browser. The class action, filed in 2020, alleged the company misled users by tracking their internet browsing activity who thought that it…
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April 2, 2024