This photo, in New York, taken Sept. 11, 2023, shows various Google logos when searched on Google. Richard Drew/AP
Richard Drew/AP
When the government launched an antitrust lawsuit against Google five years ago, it was all about whether the tech giant had a monopoly on internet search. But by the time the judge ruled on punishments for the company this month, the future of artificial intelligence was front and center.
Federal district court judge Amit Mehta tried to thread a needle with his latest ruling, rapping Google for its stranglehold over