Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser.

In a declaration filed on Monday, Apple's senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, asserted that Apple has no interest in creating its own search engine and would prefer to continue to use Google.

Apple plans to participate in the U.S. antitrust trial against Google to defend its $20 billion annual search deal, arguing that Google can no longer adequately represent its interests amid efforts to break up its business units.

Two of the world's largest tech behemoths - Apple and Google - are coming together in what is increasingly seeming like an indefensible case. Billions and billions are at stake and Google, the world's 'default' search engine,

After its victory against Google in an antitrust trial earlier this year, the Department of Justice recently proposed a sweeping set of changes its search business. The DOJ put a lot on the table, demanding that Google sell its Chrome browser,

A door lock with a video camera could set the iPhone maker up to compete with Google's Nest and Amazon's Ring.

Apple (AAPL) has taken a significant step in the ongoing antitrust saga surrounding Google's search engine dominance, requesting to participate in the upcoming US trial.

Still in public beta, Apple Maps on the web now allows users to explore supported cities and countries worldwide, much like Google's Street View.

Apple and Google, two tech giants, have designed their latest offerings to meet the needs of discerning consumers who demand nothing but the best

A door lock with a video camera could set the iPhone maker up to compete with Google's Nest and Amazon's Ring.

Google's cross-device services feature first rolled out to Pixel and Galaxy devices, but is now starting to roll out to more Android handsets