A federal judge has expanded on the remedies decided for the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, ruling in favor of putting a one-year limit on the contracts that make Google’s search and AI services the default on devices, class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/google-must-limit-default-contracts-to-one-year-judge-rules” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Bloomberg;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Bloomberg reports. Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling on Friday means Google will have to renegotiate these contacts every year, which would create a fairer playing field for its competitors. The new details come after Mehta class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-doesnt-have-to-sell-chrome-judge-in-monopoly-case-rules-211032326.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:ruled in September;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>ruled in September that Google would not have to…
