My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 3 1. Google will not have to divest its Chrome browser as a remedy to the search monopoly ruling, nor will it be banned from making payments for default placement on other firms' devices. Big win for Google. Why did it happen? Because of the rise of AI chatbots like ChatGPT since the case began. Alphabet shares are up more than 5% this morning. Lots of analyst price target hikes too. 2. The remedy decision is also a big win for Club name Apple , with shares up almost 4%. Apple gets free money from Google, reportedly more than $20 billion a year, just so Google can be the default on Apple's over 2.35 billion active devices. There is no clear winner so far in AI, but whoever decides to pay Apple the most will win. It's all about leverage. 3. The str

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