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Seattle, USA - Jul 24, 2022: The South Lake Union Google Headquarter entrance at sunset.

Google is rolling out an even more AI-heavy search engine mode because 'power users want AI responses for even more of their searches'

By James Bentley published

News I, for one, absolutely do not welcome our new AI overlords.

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Google asks Trump's DOJ to please, please, please reconsider parting it from Chrome

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Heartbreak is one thing, Google's ego another.

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ANKARA, TURKIYE - SEPTEMBER 06: In this photo illustration, Chrome logo is being displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of computer screen in Ankara, Turkiye on September 06, 2023.

uBlock and a handful of other popular Google Chrome extensions have been axed overnight, but some of them just require turning off and on again

By James Bentley published

News uBlock, more like you are blocked (temporarily).

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 22: A view of Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States on August 22, 2024.

One educational company accuses Google's AI summary of leading to a 'hollowed-out information ecosystem of little use and unworthy of trust' in latest lawsuit

By James Bentley published

News 'We believe this isn’t just about Chegg'.

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OpenAI logo displayed on a phone screen and ChatGPT website displayed on a laptop screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 5, 2022.

New research says ChatGPT likely consumes '10 times less' energy than we initially thought, making it about the same as Google search

By Jacob Fox published

News It'd be nice to have some official numbers from OpenAI, though.

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A conceptual image illustrating strategy and risk with a white mouse hanging mid-air in a harness, wearing a communication headset with earpiece and microphone being lowered towards a primed mousetrap load with Swiss cheese on a tiled floor. Light From a slightly ajar door illuminates the scene.

Google's AI made up a fake cheese fact that wound up in an ad for Google's AI, perfectly highlighting why relying on AI is a bad idea

By Ted Litchfield published

news Not gouda enough.

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Mature professional business man suffering from a headache while working online on computer checking emails alone at work. One male manager feeling overworked, stressed and tired due to a deadline - stock photo

A 2023 study concluded CAPTCHAs are 'a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service' that made us spend 819 million hours clicking on traffic lights to generate nearly $1 trillion for Google

By Ted Litchfield published

news Is that good?

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A man holding a smartphone with a Youtube logo and small YouTube logos displayed on a screen are seen in L'Aquila, Italy, on October 9th, 2024. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

By Andy Chalk published

news If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.

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The Gulf of Mexico shown on a map.

Truly the dumbest timeline: Mexican president formally requests Google Maps does not re-name the Gulf of Mexico, jokes about renaming North America 'América Mexicana'

By Rich Stanton published

News Google Maps says it's just following longstanding policy.

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Somehow, some way, Edge has over 30% market share in the US on Windows—and has taken share for over 3 years

By Jess Kinghorn published

News Is a big browser throwdown imminent?

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