Google Spared Breakup Ruling, Must Integrate Ad Tech Tools

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema has issued a ruling that spares Alphabet Inc.'s Google from forced breakup, at least for now. The tech giant was facing pressure to sell off its advertising exchange, AdX, but instead must make its ad tech tools work with those operated by rivals.

The judge's decision came in response to the Justice Department's bid to force a sale of Google's AdX, which would have been a significant development for the company. The ruling also ordered Google to make changes to its business, but details about these changes were not disclosed.