Google reportedly faces a fresh Justice Department probe over whether it violated antitrust law through its partnership with artificial intelligence chatbot firm Character.AI.DOJ officials informed Google that they are investigating whether it purposely structured a deal with Character.AI last year to avoid regulatory scrutiny. The Big Tech giant hired key members of Character.AI engineering team – including its co-founders – and secured a non-exclusive license to use its chatbot technology.“We’re always ha ...

Google should be forced to sell off two separate digital advertising businesses, the Justice Department argued in a court filing after a federal judge ruled last month that the Big Tech giant operates an illegal monopoly over the technology.The feds said Google should be required “as soon as possible” to sell Ad Exchange, or AdX, its in-house ad marketplace that connects advertisers to publishers, according to a filing late Monday in Virginia federal court.Google, led by CEO Sundar Pichai, should also be or ...