Google hits back after Apple exec says AI is hurting search

arstechnica.comPublished: 5/8/2025

Summary

The antitrust trial targeting Google's search business is inching closer to its conclusion, with the case potentially reshaping both the tech landscape and Google's dominance of the web. Apple’s VP of Services, Eddie Cue, hinted during testimony that Google’s search traffic might be declining, a development that Google adamantly denies. The company has issued a formal response, countering that market dynamics could Already erode its position before the legal proceedings conclude.