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Google is confronting a threat to its dominant search engine as federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its favor by locking its search engine in as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices. On Tuesday, prosecutors opened their case by saying it's about the future of the interne...

Google is confronting a threat to its dominant search engine as federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its favor by locking its search engine in as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices. On Tuesday, prosecutors opened their case by saying it's about the future of the interne...

U.S. claims Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance

Microsoft announces vague changes to the default web browser setting for Windows Insider. Nothing but wishful thinking. Still force-opens web links in Edge.

Google is paving the way to serve you ads based directly on your browsing history, instead of cookies.

The government claims that Google illegally used its monopoly power to stifle rivals, while the company says its practices are legal and mainstream.

Understanding how it works – and whether you want to opt in or out – is important, since Chrome remains the most widely used browser.

The face off that starts Tuesday is the most significant antitrust challenge to a tech giant since the Justice Department went after Microsoft 25 years ago.

By putting decades of Silicon Valley practices under the microscope, the trial will provide an indication of how successful regulators in the US will be in their efforts to rein in the power of Big Tech.

The Justice Department will try to prove Google has been abusing the power of its search engine to stifle competition in ways that discouraged innovation.