On October 11, 2025, Alphabet Inc.'s Google faced two significant developments. In a landmark move, Britain's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), designated Google as having "strategic market status" (SMS) in online search and search advertising. This designation, under new digital market laws, gives the regulator the power to impose binding rules to promote fair competition, potentially forcing changes to Google's search operations in the UK. The CMA noted that over 90% of searches in the UK are conducted on Google's platform. While the decision does not imply wrongdoing at this stage, it opens the door for interventions such as requiring "choice screens" for alternative search providers and giving publishers more control over their content. In separate major news, it was announced that Google will invest ₹88,000 crore (approximately $10 billion) in Andhra Pradesh, India, over the next three years. The investment will be used to develop data centers and artificial intelligence projects in Visakhapatnam. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh described it as the "single largest investment" since India's financial reforms.