DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million

It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider ...
CNET

If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model

Google Chrome could be taking up some extra storage space on your device. Based on reports from earlier this month, the ...

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

Google is about to look really different, and if you're not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you're not going to like what's coming.

Your Google Search bar isn't drastically changing. Here's what is

Is the old Google Search bar going away? No, the traditional Google Search bar is here to stay and isn't changing that much, ...
Fast Company

Google used to be a search engine. Now it wants to be everything

Twenty years ago, if you asked the average person what Google was, they’d tell you it was a search engine. The company became synonymous with searching for information online, reaching a level of ...
The New York Times

Five Ways A.I. Search Beats an Old-School Google Search

Google’s A.I. search technology is far from perfect (don’t count on it for celebrity news), but it excels at tasks like picking out groceries and detecting scams. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The ...
Techno-Science.net

Best Search Engine 2026? I Tested 7 and Google Wins

After testing seven alternatives, Google still wins in 2026 thanks to superior relevance, localized results, real-time data, product discovery, and seamless ecosystem integration, making it far more ...
CBS News

Hundreds of Google workers urge CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon

Hundreds of Google employees are urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse to make the company's artificial intelligence tools available for the Pentagon in classified settings. In an open letter to the ...
PC World

Bing is the anti-AI search engine you should be using

PCWorld argues that Bing serves as a superior alternative to AI-heavy search engines by prioritizing human-authored content over automated summaries. AI search engines like Google’s AI Mode often hide ...
InfoQ

Google ADK for Java 1.0 Introduces New App and Plugin Architecture, External Tools Support, and More

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...
Ars Technica

Google releases new apps for Windows and MacOS

Most people access Google’s search and AI products through a browser, but you’ve got some new options today. Google has been testing a Windows search app for some months, and it’s now officially ...
Forbes

Google Search Live Goes Global, Giving Users Real-Time Search With Voice And Video

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Preview Google search live on Google's official announcement blog, linked below. Google has ...