Although the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its AI divestiture proposal for Google, which could’ve seen the tech giant forced to sell off its AI investments (including a multibillion-dollar stake in Anthropic), the company still faces an uncertain future over its Chrome browser.

However, prosecutors have recommended that Google notify authorities before making future AI acquisitions. Meanwhile, Google submitted its proposals to the court in December, but

Google should sell Chrome, the US justice authorities demand. However, the AI investments in Anthropic are off the table.

The DoJ found that prohibiting Google from making investments in the sector could 'cause unintended consequences in the evolving AI space.'

In its final proposed remedy filing in the Google antitrust case, the Department of Justice reiterated that Google should stop paying partners for search placement—and divest its dominant Chrome browser.

In its new filing, the DOJ calls Google “an economic goliath” that it says “has denied users of a basic American value—the ability to choose in the marketplace.” To deal