Alphabet Agrees to Spend $500 Million to Settle Antitrust Suit

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to spend $500 million to improve its global regulatory compliance structure as a proposed resolution to a shareholder suit stemming from U.S. antitrust allegations, according to a federal court filing. The “comprehensive” reforms at Google LLC and its parent company won’t be limited to the antitrust arena and could “set a benchmark for other major American corporations,” shareholders who sued company leaders said.