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Google spared break-up of online advertising monopoly

A U.S. federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice’s attempt to force Google to sell its AdX advertising exchange and publisher ad server, despite an earlier finding that the company had built an illegal monopoly in online advertising. Judge Leonie Brinkema has instead opted for behavioral remedies, likely to include data-sharing requirements and greater compatibility with rival products, with the final measures still to be agreed. The decision marks the second time a court has declined to break up Google after an antitrust defeat, following a similar ruling in its search monopoly case. Judges in both cases have cited the practical difficulties of forcing major divestments and the risk that rapid technological change, particularly in artificial intelligence, could overtake remedies during lengthy appeals. The ruling leaves Alphabet’s core businesses intact and follows a 57% rise in its shares over the past 12 months. Google welcomed the rejection of a break-up, while anti-monopoly campaigners criticized behavioral remedies as insufficient to curb its market power.

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AI is forcing companies to modernise aging cybersecurity infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has highlighted the urgent need for companies to modernise their cybersecurity infrastructure to combat AI-driven threats. "Nothing that was deployed seven or 10 years ago is prepared or ready to handle AI at machine speed," Arora said during an interview with CNBC. He said that there is approximately $1 trillion of global cybersecurity debt that needs addressing to defend against automated attacks. Arora identified the emergence of Anthropic's Mythos model earlier this year as a turning point, because it could be easily used to exploit software vulnerabilities. “I've been trying for eight years to tell customers they're not ready, and [Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei] did it in one event, just by launching Mythos,” Arora said.

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