Google Targets News Corp. as It Fights DOJ’s Monopoly Remedies

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is targeting News Corp. for records covering its deals with search engines and AI companies, as the tech giant fights a US effort to overhaul its business.

Google has asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to order the Rupert Murdoch-founded news conglomerate to comply with a document subpoena, including a request for communications relating to the licensing of its content with third parties such as search and generative AI firms.

The move comes as Google fights the Justice Department’s proposed remedies stemming from the court’s decision calling Google an illegal monopolist in online ...