The Economist: Thanks to AI, Google and Apple dodge an antitrust bullet

The Economist: Thanks to AI, Google and Apple dodge an antitrust bullet

Google and Apple dodge an antitrust bullet: They have artificial intelligence to thank
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Key topics:

  • Judge spares Google breakup, citing AI’s impact on search competition

  • Alphabet and Apple shares jump after mild antitrust ruling

  • Google must share data with rivals but avoids harsher penalties

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From The Economist, published under licence. The original article can be found on www.economist.com
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