Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 I'm Brian McCullough today.

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And listen to the end of the show today for a big announcement from me. Here's what you

miss today in the world of Tech. I said yesterday that we might look back on yesterday as the first day in a new

paradigm for Google. Well, in a filing the US Department of Justice has laid out quote behavioral and structural

remedies including a breakup for the federal judge to consider in the Google

search antitrust case. Quoting Bloomberg.

Antitrust enforcers are weighing a breakup to mitigate the alphabet business's dominance in search.

The agency said in a court filing on Tuesday confirming an earlier Bloomberg news report.

Judge Amit Meta could also order Google to provide access to the underlying data it uses to build

its search results and artificial intelligence products it said.

The Justice Department quote,

is considering behavioral and structural remedies

that would prevent Google from using products such as

Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage Google search

and Google search-related products and features, the agency said.

The 32-page document lays out a framework of potential options for the judge to consider

as the case moves to the remedy phase.

The agency said it will provide a

fuller proposal on remedies next month the justice department also said it

may seek a requirement that Google allow websites more ability to opt out of its artificial intelligence

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