Court documents reveal Google's payments to Apple increased to an eye-watering $20 billion

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Court documents reveal Google's payments to Apple increased to an eye-watering $20 billion

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Apple CEO Tim Cook.Getty/Insider CompositeAlphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to remain Safari's default search engine, court documents show.That's a $2 billion increase compared to the reported amount Google paid Apple in 2021.The deal is key evidence in a US antitrust lawsuit alleging Google has an illegal search monopoly.The price to be the default search engine on iPhones, iPads, and Macs has apparentl…