Google dodges a $2.5T breakup

A federal judge refused to break up Google for monopolizing the online search and ad markets, and instead imposed lesser restrictions to curb the power of the $2 trillion company.

In a closely watched antitrust trial pitting the U.S. government against one of the world’s largest tech firms, District Judge Amit Mehta on Tuesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser and Android products.