[DEVELOPING] Alphabet clears AdX breakup risk as court opts for behavioral remedies; Gemini momentum builds
A federal judge rejected the DOJ push to force Google to divest its AdX ad exchange (Sept 3), imposing behavioral remedies instead — the second antitrust case after Chrome to spare a breakup. Alphabet paired the legal win with Gemini 3.8 Flash (its third Flash model in six weeks) and a new enterprise cybersecurity model, with Gemini now cited at ~750M MAU and ~8M paid enterprise seats. Watch: the stock is rebounding off its longest monthly losing streak in over a decade; EU DMA (2027) and an FTC YouTube probe remain overhangs.