# Judge Finds Google Broke Ad Tech Law. It Still Keeps the Ad Exchange

> Chief Skeptic Officer — The side of tech news nobody talks about.

- Episode: S1E27
- Published: 2026-09-03
- HTML: https://www.chiefskepticofficer.online/episodes/s1e27
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4ut6ipiEo

## Summary

A federal judge found Google broke ad-tech law and still will not make it sell AdX. April liability stands. The public order rejects a sale and does not list the new rules. Also: Gemini 3.8 Flash and a locked Cyber twin for Fairwind, with a price that doubles on New Year's Day; New York City pausing student-facing AI t

## Show notes

A federal judge found Google broke ad-tech law and still will not make it sell AdX. April liability stands. The public order rejects a sale and does not list the new rules. Also: Gemini 3.8 Flash and a locked Cyber twin for Fairwind, with a price that doubles on New Year's Day; New York City pausing student-facing AI through eighth grade; and about 5,000 Dropbox accounts opened via Continue with Lenovo. The side of tech news nobody talks about. In this episode Google keeps AdX. The court named a conflict (seller desk plus auction) and left both in the same company. Gemini 3.8 Flash is cheap and public. Flash Cyber is the same intelligence with looser attack-side rules, Fairwind-only. Intro price doubles 1 Jan 2027. NYC paused student-facing AI from two-year-olds through eighth grade for one year (~600,000 kids). Companion chatbots banned in every grade. Teachers and high-school pilots stay. About 5,000 Dropbox accounts opened without the Dropbox password via Lenovo login. Files downloaded from ~1,500. Lenovo's email check is the colorful bug. Dropbox treating a matching email as enough is the hole. Links The Current - Google avoids ad tech breakup Public Knowledge - remedies leave monopoly power intact Hacker News - Google ad tech remedies Google - Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber Google - Fairwind Program Hacker News - Gemini 3.8 Flash NYC Mayor's Office - student-facing AI pause Hacker News - NYC school AI pause 9to5Mac - Dropbox login via Lenovo ID Hacker News - Dropbox Lenovo login AI disclosure This episode was created with artificial intelligence. Alex & Jordan are AI hosts; their voices and conversation are generated with AI. Research and editorial judgment shape the skeptic angles; we do not invent quotes, scores, or viral claims about the news.

## AI disclosure

This episode was created with artificial intelligence. Alex & Jordan are AI hosts.