Google contests Eddy Cue’s claim that Apple users are searching less

In court testimony yesterday, Apple SVP Eddy Cue told the judge that usage of search in Safari fell for the first time ever in April, suggesting users are turning to AI alternatives like ChatGPT instead. This led to Google investors getting cold feet on the search giant’s outlook, with the company stock dropping about 8% in response. However, Google has now formally contested Cue’s comments in a company blog post. Google released a short statement on its blog that seems to run counter to what Cue said yesterday. Google said that it continues to see increasing engagement with search, including on Apple devices. Here’s what Google said in full: We continue to see overall query growth in Search. That includes an increase in total queries coming from Apple’s devices and platforms. More generally, as we enhance Search with new features, people are seeing that Google Search is more useful for more of their queries — and they’re accessing it for new things and in new ways, whether from br ... Read full article.