Almost to the weekend! If you're a fan of ad-libbing at work, you're in good company. Billy Bob Thornton told Business Insider about how his famous halftime speech from 'Friday Nights Lights' was somewhat off the cuff. In today's big story, the Justice Department wants Google to sell Chrome. What's on deck: But first, are you in the market for a browser? If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. The Justice Department wants to put a "For Sale" sign on one of Google's key assets.
Main Idea: The Justice Department wants Google to sell Chrome after a judge found Google broke antitrust law in its search business.
Key Points:
Forcing Google to sell Chrome could disrupt a browser many Americans use every day and may create short-term changes in search, ads, and online services.
A weaker Google could give consumers, advertisers, and small businesses more choice and possibly fairer online competition.
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
Central company in the antitrust case; the DOJ is seeking to force it to sell Chrome.
The agency taking the concrete action of asking the court to force Google to divest Chrome.
Mentioned as a major beneficiary of Google’s default search arrangement and a stakeholder in the outcome.
Named as Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department and discussed as a possible influence on the case.
Mentioned as the then-president when the original antitrust complaint was filed; relevant background only.
Cited as one of Google’s other major traffic and data sources if Chrome were sold.
Cited for a valuation analysis of Chrome; not a central actor.
Briefly mentioned as another Google-owned product that can collect data and traffic.
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Used only as a historical comparison to late-1990s antitrust break-up fears.