Google's latest move after losing that antitrust case over search, subpoenaing AI rivals,

trying to rebuff the DOJ's efforts to force a Chrome break off and more.

Drew DeBose is going to explain that strategy right now in today's tech check. Hey, Dee.

Hey, Carl. So in short, Google wants to convince the court that the emergence of AI-powered search

needs to be taken into account, and it has changed

the search market as we know it. Google writes that business models in AI, much less

winners and losers, have yet to be determined, and competition globally is fierce. So what

is Google asking for from its rivals here? Well, a lot. If granted, it would represent an absolute treasure trove,

especially from those startup darlings that don't typically make user data or financial performance

public or hand it over to rivals nonetheless. From OpenAI, Google wants usage data for

chat GPT, licensing agreements, even board minutes related to its plans for search distribution

and any advertising strategies.

From perplexity, it's looking for active user data, advertiser pitch decks, its monetization

strategy, among other information.

Now, Google's also asking Microsoft for its agreements with OpenAI and other AI companies

writing if new artificial

intelligence tools and technologies have provided Bing a novel mode of distribution and all

indications are that they have Google is entitled to present that evidence.

Now, OpenAI Microsoft have agreed to some of those requests.

Perplexity lawyers say that they're looking at it.

Now this could open up a new chapter, not just in this case, but in the generative AI

race at large, if this is made public, potentially strengthening Google's defense, which is

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