OpenAI is doing everything it can to upend Google's dominance in search and tech broadly. This week, the introduction of the ChatGPT Atlas browser showed just how much OpenAI is willing to take Google head-on. But the bet may show just how powerful Alphabet ( GOOG +0.44%) really is.

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