Rehnuma Times reports that a pivotal court hearing began Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington to determine how to address Google’s illegal dominance of online search. Last summer, Federal Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that Google held a monopoly and acted to maintain it. Now, the court must decide on remedies.  

The Justice Department is pushing for drastic measures, including forcing Google to divest its Chrome browser and share valuable data with competitors. These actions aim to foster competition in the online search market. Google, however, proposes only minor restrictions on its ability to secure prime placement for its search engine on browsers and smartphones.  

The outcome of this three-week hearing could significantly alter Google, a $1.86 trillion company synonymous with online information retrieval. This legal challenge is one of two major antitrust cases facing Google, with a recent ruling finding the tech giant also held an illegal monopoly in some ad technology.  

The decisions in these cases could have ripple effects across Silicon Valley, influencing the battle among major tech companies to lead the artificial intelligence era.