JUDGE DISMISSES GOOGLE AI OVERVIEWS ANTITRUST SUITS

US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs' claims do not meet antitrust standards. Chegg and PMC had accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by using AI Overviews to drive traffic away from publishers' websites. The companies argued Google coerced publishers and harmed their business through the feature, which displays AI-generated summaries at the top of search results. Judge Mehta found their arguments insufficient under applicable antitrust law. In separate news, Google announced Wednesday that it will restrict access to Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful AI model, citing safety concerns. The company will release the model only to vetted cybersecurity experts rather than the general public. Google's chief AI architect said the decision reflects the need for a phased approach when deploying frontier AI capabilities to prevent potential misuse by malicious actors.