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Market Chatter: Google Faces Antitrust Probe Over AI Technology Deal With Chatbot Maker
May 26, 2025 12:43 PM

12:11 PM EDT, 05/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) is facing an antitrust investigation from the Department of Justice over a deal to use a chatbot maker's artificial intelligence technology, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Antitrust enforcers informed Google ( GOOG ) that they are assessing whether it structured a deal with Character.AI to bypass a formal government merger review, the report said.

Google ( GOOG ) didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)

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