Apple’s shift to AI is poised to soften blow from Google ruling

Mark Gurman | Bloomberg News (TNS)

Google’s defeat in an antitrust suit filed by the Justice Department has cast a shadow over partner Apple Inc., which generates roughly $20 billion a year in payments from the internet search giant.

Apple shares slipped almost 5% on Monday after a judge ruled that Google’s payments to device makers — made in return for its search engine getting preferential placement — were illegal. The decision handed a win to the Justice Department in its first...