Google loses bid to avoid trial in DOJ's digital advertising antitrust case

Alphabet’s Google must face trial on US antitrust enforcers’ claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday.US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Va., denied Google’s motion during a hearing, according to court records.Google had argued for a win without a trial, saying that antitrust laws do not block companies from refusing to deal with rivals and that regulators had not accurately defined the ad tech marke ...