Google admits that the company paid Samsung "enormous sums of money" to preinstall Gemini on its devices. Google is currently trying to fend off any allegations of it breaking antitrust laws, however, the company’s practice of paying for installations is in violation of the same law.

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is reportedly paying Samsung Electronics a staggering monthly sum to pre-install its new generative AI app, Gemini, on Samsung smartphones and tablets. The details emerged during court testimony on Monday in a significant antitrust trial underway in Washington,

Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court testimony, even though the company’s practice of paying for installations has twice been found to violate the law.