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Google adtech assets can be spun off in 18-24 months, US DOJ expert says

By Khushita Vasant ( September 27, 2025, 04:36 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s adtech assets can be separated and migrated to a new buyer within 18-24 months if a US court orders a divestiture, if the tech giant engages in good faith and if the acquirer gets a reasonably competent team of engineers to work on it, an expert witness for the Department of Justice testified Friday. As the remedy trial in the government's attempt to break up Google's adtech empire entered its fifth day, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema heard testimony from the government’s final witness, engineer Goranka Bjedov.Google’s adtech assets can be separated and migrated to a new buyer within 18-24 months if a US court orders a divestiture, if the tech giant engages in good faith and if the acquirer gets a reasonably competent team of engineers to work on it, an expert witness for the Department of Justice testified Friday....

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