US judge dismisses Chegg, Penske antitrust suits over Google AI Overviews
utiiiD · hn · 2026-10-02
A US judge has dismissed the antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media against Google, both of which alleged that AI Overviews siphoned traffic by answering queries directly in search results. The ruling is an early setback for publishers trying to use antitrust law to push back against AI-powered search summaries.
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