Will the US government take an equity stake in these companies by the end of 2026?

Judge Leonie Brinkema declined to require Google to sell AdX or otherwise divest the ad exchange, instead adopting behavioral remedies. The ruling preserves Google’s ad-tech ownership while leaving underlying antitrust findings and operating restrictions intact.

• Arstechnica
• Theverge
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Survivors, students, teachers, and a principal filed 30 additional federal complaints, bringing the reported total tied to the shooting to 37. The suits allege negligence and aiding and abetting; the allegations remain untested. The filings increase OpenAI’s legal and reputational exposure but are not a government equity acquisition or binding agreement.

• Techcrunch
• CBC
• Theguardian

Judge Rita Lin reportedly vacated the Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk designation and related punitive restrictions. The ruling improves Anthropic’s ability to contract but does not require government procurement or confer government equity.

• Wired
• Techcrunch

• CNBC
• CNBC

49% of U.S. voters say it's not appropriate for the federal government to take ownership stakes in companies, while only 19% support the practice

• CNBC
• Notus