A US judge on Tuesday rejected the government's demand that Google sell its Chrome web browser as part of a major antitrust case, but imposed sweeping requirements to restore competition in online search.

Google scored a much-needed win Tuesday when a federal judge ruled the tech giant could hold on to its Chrome browser, rejecting the wide-ranging penalties proposed by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

A federal judge’s remedy stops short of making meaningful changes to how we use our phones, computers and the web.

Google will not face a forced breakup of its online search monopoly, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday while unveiling what some experts saw as a softer-than-expected crackdown that rejected the

On Tuesday, federal judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google could get to keep its Chrome browser, despite a previous ruling also by Mehta declaring that the tech giant’s search business was a monopoly.

A federal judge ruled against breaking up Google, but is barring it from making exclusive deals to make its search engine the default on phones and other devices.

Google was spared the worst possible judgement in its antitrust case, and this came as a relief not just for Google but also for Apple

A US judge has ordered significant changes to Google's search engine to limit monopoly power, but has rejected calls to break up the company.