Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (GOOGL) announced its intention to appeal a federal judge's ruling in an ongoing antitrust case focused on its dominance in online search and digital advertising. The unit of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (GOOGL) company expressed disagreement with the court’s earlier finding that it held an illegal monopoly,

AI Mode uses Google’s frontier models and takes advantage of what the company calls its "query fan-out" technique. The method, Google says, breaks down your queries into smaller subtopics, running a number of separate searches at the same time. That, Google explains, allows AI Mode to perform deeper searches than traditional Google Search.

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

A federal judge questioned whether potential Google search engine rivals will have room to grow amid the rise of artificial intelligence – a key question as he considers the Justice Department’s request to break up its illegal monopoly over the industry.