Technology Technology   The Big Story Google avoids a breakup A federal judge declined to order the search giant to sell off its Chrome browser, as sought by the DOJ. © Jeff

A judge handed Alphabet's Google a key victory on Tuesday, ruling against U.S. prosecutors’ bid to make the tech giant sell off its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system that was part of a larger antitrust crackdown on Big Tech,

A federal judge overseeing one of two antitrust cases involving Google says the tech giant will be allowed to keep its Chrome browser, but cannot forge search-related agreements with third parties on an exclusive basis.