Google is Making the Answer the Default

Similarweb’s 2026 report says Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, up from 15% a year earlier. Visits to Google’s conversational AI Mode rose from 126 million in June 2025 to 279 million by May 2026. Google said in May that AI Mode had surpassed one billion monthly users. Continue Reading →

Google Instantly Sued Over AI Mode: Justified, but Maybe Missing the Point

The News/Media Alliance’s blistering statement that Google “just takes content by force” and that its new AI Mode is “the definition of theft” lit up every tech feed yesterday. The publishers are right to be angry; Google’s latest search UI hides the familiar blue-link list behind a tab and surfaces a Gemini-generated answer built from their stories without compensation. Continue Reading →

Google’s AI Mode: The Chatbot Comes to Search

Google is moving its experimental AI Mode out of the lab and into the real world. Beginning in the coming weeks, a small percentage of U.S. users will see a new AI Mode tab. Instead of a list of links, AI Mode delivers a conversational answer generated from Google’s index, effectively turning Search into a Gemini‑powered chatbot. Continue Reading →