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Google Faces Antitrust Scrutiny Over Samsung AI Payments

4/23/2025

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Google is under fire in an antitrust trial for allegedly paying Samsung a hefty monthly fee to pre-install its Gemini AI app on Galaxy smartphones. Testimony unveiled that this arrangement, starting in January, involves sharing ad revenue. The DOJ aims to outlaw these payments, claiming they bolster Google's illegal search monopoly.

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Google is under fire in an antitrust trial for allegedly paying Samsung a hefty monthly fee to pre-install its Gemini AI app on Galaxy smartphones. Testimony unveiled that this arrangement, starting in January, involves sharing ad revenue. The DOJ aims to outlaw these payments, claiming they bolster Google's illegal search monopoly.