Regulators are looking to block Google from investing $2 billion in Anthrophic, a Jeff Bezos-backed rival to artificial intelligence (AI) innovator OpenAI. What Happened: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recommended in a court filing Wednesday that Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google divest its Chrome browser to dismantle its monopoly on online search. It doesn’t end there. Google should be barred from doing any deals with...

The US Department of Justice proposed Google to sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals, and potentially sell Android to end its online search monopoly. These measures, deemed necessary to restore competition, are scheduled for trial in April. Google criticised the proposals as government overreach that could harm consumers and innovation.