GOOGLE WANTS RIGHT TO BUNDLE GEMINI AI APP WITH MAPS, YOUTUBE

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Google wants to retain the right to bundle Maps and YouTube with its Gemini AI service. It claims that there is no evidence that it has gained a monopoly or market power in the AI market. Maps and YouTube have not been found to be monopoly products. Google says its bundle of Gemini with YouTube and Maps is similar to Microsoft's inclusion of its Copilot AI within its Office productivity software.