Google's new AI Mode is a preview of the future of search
The next phase of AI's takeover of search offers plenty of links to the web — but will anyone click?
How AI stole Chegg's homework
For companies that rely on Google, the company's collapse offers a warning
Child Safety
Why app stores are resisting a good idea to make kids safer online
Making app stores verify kids' ages could save everyone a lot of grief — but some worry it will introduce new risks
Google gives up on data voids
The company once warned users when they might be seeing low-quality results — but weeks before the 2024 election, the feature was quietly turned off
Google slings more AI at the web
A leaked AI mode for search gives publishers fresh reason for worry — and maybe reasons to strike a deal
Google is ready to work on AI weapons now
The company’s promise to avoid building AI applications that cause harm has been deleted
Google keeps meddling with the web
With antitrust prosecutions in full swing, the company keeps giving regulators fresh reasons for concern
Google wants to keep Chrome
The search giant is pushing back on the government’s plan to break it up — but competition is coming anyway
The government has a breakup plan for Google
Chrome away from home
AI
AI companies hit a scaling wall
OpenAI, Google and others are seeing diminishing returns to building ever-bigger models — but that may not matter as much as you would guess
Google shuffles the search deck
With a new Knowledge and Information chief and a new home for Gemini, can the company hit the reset button?
The likeliest outcomes from the Google antitrust trial
Breaking up is very hard to do. So what else is on the table?
X
X sneaks back into Brazil
Was it really a mistake — or a gesture of defiance? PLUS: What's Google hiding?
Google has a search monopoly, judge rules
Europe never found a remedy that increased search competition. Will the United States fare any better?
How one change to Google search blew up one independent publisher
Until last year, Retro Dodo had a growing business and a team of six. Now it’s fighting for its life
Google’s AI search setback
The AI Overviews debacle and leaked search ranking documents tell a common story about the web's future — and it's not pretty