The government argues Chrome gives Google an unfair edge by directing users to Google Search by default. With around 66 percent of the global web browser market share, Chrome is tightly integrated with Google’s search engine, reinforcing the company’s dominance. Already, AI rival OpenAI has expressed interest in buying Chrome.

US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance.

OpenAI's Nick Turley on Tuesday expressed his interest in buying the Chrome browser if Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) is forced to sell it. At the ongoing antitrust trial in Washington, the ChatGPT head of product testified that OpenAI would consider such a move in a bid to restore competition for online web search.

Last year, the tech giant scrapped longstanding plans to remove third-party cookies, the tiny packets of code that track users' activity across the internet, from Chrome after adv

The company says it will maintain the status quo rather than show a pop-up that could push users to try Google's alternative to third-party cookies.