Google has a ‘China Warning’ for America on breaking up the company

Google returned to the court Monday (April 21) to defend its business practices in a high-stakes antitrust remedies trial, arguing that its integrity as a company is vital for the U.S. national security and technological dominance in the global artificial intelligence race against China. The trial follows an August ruling by Judge Amit Mehta, who found Google guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in internet search—the most significant antitrust decision in tech since the Microsoft case over two decades ago.

The Justice Department (DOJ) is pushing for severe penalties, including the divestiture of Google’s Chrome browser and forcing the company to share its search data with competitors.