FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception'

Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped ...

Coronation Street admits to taking big risks for iconic show to remain relevant

Just last month, the soap courted controversy by airing a shocking scene where child abuser Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon), lured ...

Ask An SEO: Can AI Systems & LLMs Render JavaScript To Read ‘Hidden’ Content?

What are the differences between how AI systems handle JavaScript-rendered or interactively hidden content compared to ...
Search Engine Land

Google tests blue Send button that replaces AI Mode in the search box

Google is testing showing a blue “Send” button in the search box as you begin to type your query. The AI Mode button, which now shows at the right side of that search box disappears as you type your ...
CNET

Google Search Gets New Plus Button to Upload Images and Docs for AI Analysis

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...
ZDNet

Google just made it easier to upload files in AI Mode - try it now

Google had made it easier to upload documents in AI Mode. A new plus button allows you to upload files and images for AI analysis. The feature is only appearing on desktop mode for now. Google just ...
Forbes

Google Fights Back Against AI Browsers With New Chrome Features

Google Chrome is integrating new "AI Action Chips" for "Nano Banana" (image generation) and "Deep Search" (in-depth research) directly onto its new tab page. These prominent buttons, currently in the ...
Digital Trends

Windows 11’s Search box gets Copy & Search, saving you time and clicks

What’s happened? Microsoft is testing a tiny, helpful tweak in the latest Insider Preview of Windows 11. Copy any text, and a small paste gleam appears in the Windows Search box on your taskbar. Click ...
Polygon

The ‘inventor’ of the GTA 6 twerk button never meant for it to get this far

If you’ve been trawling the internet for news about Grand Theft Auto 6 in recent weeks, you may have noticed numerous social media posts and Reddit threads alleging that Rockstar Games plans to add a ...
Android Authority

Google is quietly testing a better app launch shortcut for the Pixel Launcher

Currently, when you search for an app on the Pixel Launcher, tapping the bottom-right keyboard button searches the app’s name on Google Search. Some users are seeing that keyboard button change to an ...
Skift

Airbnb’s Categories Were Meant to Reinvent the Search Box – Now They’re Gone

Photo Credit: Airbnb introduced a "play" category in 2022. Shown is an outdoor bowling alley at an Airbnb in Yucca Valley, California in 2022. Airbnb Category search lost its utility for Airbnb when ...
techtimes

Google Admits Open Web is Declining Despite Claims of a Thriving Search Ecosystem

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 ...