Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of ...

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Like the compass, light bulb and other once-revolutionary tools, the search engine has taken its place in the barely noticeable background of contemporary life. Using Google Search might invite as ...

Now, with Google rolling out its AI Mode, the big change is that it embraces the conversational style pioneered by ChatGPT as ...

Google is reportedly internally testing a new feature called 'AI Mode', which is a new way to ask open-ended and exploratory questions. Google is reportedly testing a new search feature named “AI Mode ...

Google is asserting that web traffic is not suffering because of AI tools and that its search engine directs visitors to an unprecedented array of websites. But last week, Google contradicted this ...

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, May 8, 2025, during a hearing on American AI competitiveness. (Screenshot via U.S. Senate livestream) A U.S.