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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.
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 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
Google Says Its New ‘AI Mode’ Will Help You Find Better, Deeper Information
The move to make search more efficient with generative AI is a clear shot at OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity, an AI-powered ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
DOJ Still Wants Sundar Pichai-Led Google To Sell Chrome And Tweak Android Business Model; Company Reacts
In August 2024, search engine giant Google lost an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that ruled ...
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.