Missouri AG Josh Hawley has begun an investigation into whether or not Google has violated the state's antitrust and consumer-protection laws.

There's a feeling in some quarters that the Obama Administration's relationship with Google and the tech sector in general was too cozy. And the Trump administration - not admirers of the tech industry since the 2016 election - may be more likely to go after Google at the federal level, via the FTC and/or the DOJ.

Watch this space!