WikiHow CEO warns against Google adtech breakup amid 'AI apocalypse' shifts
By Khushita Vasant ( October 2, 2025, 03:18 GMT | Insight) -- WikiHow’s chief executive officer told a US court Wednesday that breaking up Google’s adtech business would cause an “existential issue” for the company which is already grappling with catastrophically low ad revenues at a time when artificial intelligence is changing how the website works. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered that the trial continue even as the federal government shut down, hearing from two other witnesses who appeared as experts for the tech giant.WikiHow’s chief executive officer told a US court Wednesday that breaking up Google’s adtech business will cause an “existential issue” for the company which is already grappling with catastrophically low ad revenues at a time when artificial intelligence is changing how the website works....
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