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Google brings Gemini AI to Chrome after antitrust ruling spares breakup

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Google announced it is rolling out its Gemini AI models directly into the Chrome browser for U.S. desktop users starting Thursday, marking one of the company’s most ambitious integrations of AI into its core products. The move comes just weeks after a federal judge spared Google from a forced breakup in a high-profile antitrust case but ordered it to share data with competitors to level the playing field in online search.

The Gemini add-on will first be available on Mac and Windows desktops in English, with plans to expand soon to Chrome’s iOS app. Business rollouts will follow in the coming weeks through Google Workspace, and mobile integrations are also on the way.

Gemini in Chrome will be tied more deeply into other Google services such as Calendar, YouTube, and Maps, enabling multi-step “agentic” capabilities in the coming months. These include finding previously visited webpages, summarizing content across multiple sites, and carrying out automated tasks on a user’s behalf.

The move positions Google against rivals developing “agentic browsers,” such as Perplexity, which recently offered $34.5 billion in cash for Chrome and launched its own AI browser, Comet.

Judge Amit Mehta’s September ruling allowed Google to keep control of Chrome and Android but barred exclusive contracts with device makers and browser developers. The decision still permits Google to pay partners like Apple to feature its search engine, reinforcing its dominance in search. Meanwhile, reports suggest Apple has discussed adopting Gemini AI to power a revamped Siri, further tightening ties between the two companies.

Nvidia invests $900 million to acquire Enfabrica talent and technology

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Nvidia has reportedly spent more than $900 million to bring Enfabrica’s CEO, Rochan Sankar, and other staff into the company, while also securing a license for Enfabrica’s technology, according to CNBC. The deal, a mix of cash and stock, closed last week, and Sankar has already taken up his new role at Nvidia.

Enfabrica, a Silicon Valley chip startup founded by former Broadcom and Alphabet engineers, specializes in solving one of AI’s biggest bottlenecks: interconnecting massive numbers of chips efficiently. Its networking technology allows around 100,000 AI chips to work together as if they were one computer—minimizing costly downtime caused when processors wait for data to move across networks.

The startup had previously raised $260 million in venture capital and in July unveiled a chip-and-software system designed to reduce memory chip costs in large-scale AI data centers. Nvidia’s acquisition echoes a recent trend of tech giants pulling in specialized startups and their leaders to strengthen AI infrastructure. Meta recently took a 49% stake in Scale AI while elevating its CEO Alexandr Wang to a strategic role, and Google hired top staff from AI code generation startup Windsurf after OpenAI attempted to acquire it.

Neither Nvidia nor Enfabrica has publicly commented on the reported deal.

Beijing ends Google probe, shifts focus to Nvidia in U.S. trade talks

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China has decided to end its antitrust investigation into Google, signaling a strategic shift as trade negotiations with Washington intensify over TikTok and Nvidia, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The move indicates Beijing is redirecting regulatory pressure toward Nvidia as a bargaining tool in the ongoing trade talks, while closing the Google probe as a gesture of flexibility toward the United States.

According to the report, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation, which launched the investigation against Google in February, has dropped the case. The regulator had previously suggested Google might have violated China’s anti-monopoly law but did not provide further details. Google has reportedly not yet been formally notified of the decision.

Earlier this week, Chinese authorities accused Nvidia of breaching anti-monopoly rules following a preliminary review of its business practices. The shift comes amid heightened tensions, with both nations trading tariffs and regulatory measures in recent months. Washington imposed steep tariffs on Chinese goods and threatened to ban TikTok, while Beijing responded with its own tariffs and investigations targeting U.S. tech firms, including Google.