“Our proposal means device makers have additional flexibility in preloading multiple search engines and preloading any Google app independently ... to preload Google Play or other Google ...

Google’s search engine market monopoly is helping its AI ... which allows the company to pre-install the Gemini AI app on devices. The payment amounts to an “enormous sum,” Dahlquist said.

Part of the reason Google decided to ... people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of course, Chrome has Google’s search engine built right in.

Shares of Google ... into play, I didn’t see any of the alternatives as serious contenders,” he said. A senior Apple executive said the company was exploring alternative search engines for ...

which are also a way to lead users to its search engine, he said. Google has agreed to pay Samsung monthly to install Google's Gemini AI app on devices such as smartphones, a deal that can be ...