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Google and U.S. Justice Department hold closing arguments in ad tech monopoly case.

Judge previously ruled parts of Google’s ad network an illegal monopoly.

DOJ seeks breakup of Google’s ad technology; Google resists divestiture.

AI and market complexity cited as reasons for cautious court decision.

Google will confront the U.S. government’s latest attempt to topple its internet empire in federal court on Friday as a judge considers how to prevent the abusive tactics that culminated in parts of its digital ad network being branded as an illegal monopoly.

The courtroom showdown in Alexandria, Virginia, will pit lawyers from Google and the U.S. Department of Justice against each other in closing proceedings focused on the complex technology that distributes millio

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