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This market asks whether a U.S. agency or department will officially acquire Google equity by December 31, 2026, not whether regulators will constrain or restructure the company. The latest reporting describes a September antitrust ruling with behavioral remedies rather than a forced sale, and no company-specific government equity proposal or acquisition was found. The Anthropic risk controversy may increase general pressure for government involvement in AI, but it does not create a Google transaction. With no exact external probability available, the quote remains low at 3% because the deadline is approaching and the evidence is limited to broad, unsettled policy discussions.
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