Google is in antitrust court docket, combating to protect the search engine enterprise that has made it so traditionally profitable. At a couple of completely different moments by way of the varied phases of the trial, high-powered executives from Apple have taken the stand — and largely taken Google’s aspect. Simply this week, Apple’s Eddy Cue made the case that Google is definitely in a massively aggressive market, is now not the unstoppable drive it as soon as was, and ought to be largely left alone.
If it appears odd that Apple and Google could be aligned, right here’s a quantity to remember: 20,000,000,000. That’s what number of {dollars} Google pays Apple yearly, as a part of a revenue-sharing deal that makes Google the default search engine in Safari. At the same time as Cue talks about Google searches taking place in Safari, and the way AI may cannibalize search and the iPhone and every little thing, it’s necessary to maintain that $20 billion paycheck in thoughts.
Lastly, within the lightning spherical, it’s time for one more version of Brendan Carr is a Dummy. As a result of Brendan gonna Brendan. After that, we discuss in regards to the newest in robotic lawnmowers, some new Netflix updates, and an important replace on social gathering audio system.
If you wish to know extra about every little thing we talk about on this episode, listed here are some hyperlinks to get you began, first on antitrust issues:
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