What to Watch for in the Google Antitrust Verdict

Google answers about 90% of all internet search queries worldwide. In 2020, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google uses anticompetitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its search engine and related advertising business. The trial began last year, and closing arguments wrapped last week. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa is here to talk about what the looming verdict might mean for Google, and for other big tech companies. Plus, visions for how artificial intelligence can change work don’t have to be in the far future—WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel has been experimenting with a number of AI tools that she says are already bringing practical benefits to her work.

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Google answers about 90% of all internet search queries worldwide. In 2020, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google uses anticompetitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its search engine and related advertising business. The trial began last year, and closing arguments wrapped last week. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa is here to talk about what the looming verdict might mean for Google, and for other big tech companies. Plus, visions for how artificial intelligence can change work don’t have to be in the far future—WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel has been experimenting with a number of AI tools that she says are already bringing practical benefits to her work.

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