Judge sides with Google on AI Overviews antitrust case

a federal judge amit mehta dismisses antitrust lawsuits filed by chegg and rolling stone's parent company penske media corporation against google. the publishers accused google of abusing its monopoly power with ai overviews. judge mehta finds that the plaintiffs' claims rely on an 'expectation' that google will send them search traffic if they make content available for free. the judge notes that antitrust rules can't replace legislative decisions on addressing the economic impact of new innovation. meanwhile, publishers continue to see effects of google's ai-powered search overhaul.