Google shouldn't be allowed to pay for default placement, OpenAI tells US court
( October 28, 2026, 15:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: OpenAI told a US appeals court that maintaining Google’s ability to pay for default placement practically guarantees that Google will be able to keep and extend its monopoly, arguing that a lower court ruling against the company in a monopolization case brought by the Department of Justice and states does not go far enough. “Google will be able to perpetuate preferred distribution, foreclosing rivals and inviting Google to leverage its [general search engine] dominance into similar dominance over [generative artificial intelligence] products,” it said. See attached file. ...
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