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Google to clash with EU over future of search in new Digital Markets Act probe

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( January 27, 2026, 16:11 GMT | Comment) -- Should Google, under EU law, have to hand over its search data to AI chatbots alongside more traditional rival search engines? The question may emerge as the battleground between the European Commission and the world’s largest search engine if officials look to invoke the Digital Markets Act to give companies like OpenAI a leg-up as emerging rivals to Google.Should Google have to hand over its search data to a new generation of AI chatbots, or does EU law mean only other search engines stand to benefit?...

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