After Apple, Google may have a ‘Huge Samsung Problem’

Google may be facing another ‘Apple-like’ problem. Google parent company Alphabet made monthly payments to Samsung Electronics for the pre-installation of its generative AI app, Gemini, on Samsung’s smartphones and other devices, a testimony delivered in a Washington federal court as part of the Justice Department’s ongoing antitrust case against Google has unveiled.

Peter Fitzgerald, Google’s vice president of platforms and device partnerships, disclosed during his testimony to Judge Amit Mehta that the company initiated these payments to Samsung for Gemini in January of this year, as per news agency Reuters.