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US asks Google to sell Chrome, end search engine monopoly
The US Justice Department has demanded that Google sell its Chrome browser to break up its alleged monopoly in online search. The department also wants Google to cease paid agreements for being the default search engine on various platforms.
Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine
Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors.
Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine
With AI Mode, users see a more comprehensive AI summary with hyperlinks to cited webpages. The 10 blue links have been replaced.
Google's new AI Mode is a huge leap away from search as we know it
Google says its new AI Mode aims to give users "a wider and more diverse" set of results than AI Overviews.
Google is testing AI-only search results, expands AI Overviews
On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that it's expanding AI overviews to more Google Search queries, starting with advanced math, coding, and multimodal searches. That's made possible due to Google's more advanced model, Gemini 2.0 ,, which now powers AI overviews.
AI Mode adds a dedicated search chatbot to Google
Google is shaking up Search. Again. Nearly a year after the company rolled out AI Overviews to everyone in the US, it's preparing to add a dedicated AI tab to its search engine. AI Mode is powered by a Gemini 2.
Google experiments with AI-only search as competition heats up
Past AI missteps, including accuracy issues and misinformation, raise concerns over reliability and user experience.
You knew it was coming: Google begins testing AI-only search results
Google insists this is not the end of web search, saying that helping people discover content online "remains central" to its approach. Indeed, the examples Google shows include l
I swapped Google Search with Perplexity AI for a week: Here's what I learned
Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that aims to provide accurate and relevant results by citing sources and examples ...
Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up Google
In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.
Americans search Google 126 times per month on average: Study
A day after Google revealed is sees more than 5 trillion searches per year, new study gives insights on how often Americans ...
Justice Department demands Google sell off Chrome in new filing
Following a court ruling that Google has abused its monopoly in search and online advertising, the judge in the case will ...
Google is expanding AI search, whether you like it or not
“As with any early-stage AI product, we won’t always get it right,” Stein said. “For example, while we aim for AI responses ...
DOJ's revised antitrust remedies allow Google to fund AI startups
DOJ's revised remedies for antitrust case against Google allow the Mountain View giant to continue funding AI startups.
The CEO of dark horse search engine You.com says Google's days as an 'untouchable monopoly' are numbered
You.com is one potential dark horse in the contest to take on Google as the dominant search engine.
Google is rolling out an even more AI-heavy search engine mode because 'power users want AI responses for even more of their searches'
If you've found yourself actually using Google's AI Overview system, you may like the new AI Mode Google has just introduced.