Google (GOOG, GOOGL) is reportedly losing ground in the search industry to AI upstarts. But the company isn’t taking the threat to its most important business lying down. During a hearing as part of Google’s ongoing antitrust battle over its search dominance,

Speaking during Google’s antitrust trial, Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue floated the possibility of a new AI-focused search partnership.

Apple's plans to add AI-powered search options to its Safari browser are a big blow to Google, whose lucrative advertising business relies significantly on iPhone customers using its search engine.