DOJ wants to breakup Google and Chrome

The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.

The latest rumors also add that the DoJ may also be considering requiring measures related to AI and the company’s Android smartphone operating system.

The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence and its Android smartphone operating system, according to people familiar with the plan

Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome browser

Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world's biggest tech companies.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Justice Department wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser as part of its ongoing search monopoly case. The recommendations will be made official on Wednesday. 9to5Google reports: At the top of the list is having Google sell Chrome "because it represents a key a...