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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 →

The Munich Regional Court ruled that Google is directly liable for false statements in its AI Overviews. Two German publishers won a preliminary injunction after the feature linked them to scams, subscription traps, and shady business practices. The court set a penalty of up to €250,000 per violation. Google bears 80% of court costs and says it will appeal. Continue Reading →

Google announced that publishers will soon be able to opt their websites out of AI Overviews and AI Mode through a new Search Console control. Continue Reading →

Google launched "Personal Intelligence," a beta feature that connects the Gemini app to your personal digital footprint (Gmail, Photos, YouTube history, and Search data). The goal is better, more personalized AI assistance. Continue Reading →

Anthropic on Monday announced on-demand chat recall for Claude. Ask it to "find what we discussed about _____," and it will search your previous conversations and pull relevant context into a new thread. No persistent memory profile quietly building in the background. Just explicit search when you need it. Continue Reading →

Taboola has launched DeeperDive, a generative AI answer engine embedded directly into publisher websites. Currently in beta with USA Today and The Independent, the tool provides AI-generated answers to user questions, pulls content from Taboola’s 9,000+ publishing partners, and surfaces related articles and ads—all without sending users to a search engine. Continue Reading →

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 →

Microsoft just introduced NLWeb, an open-source project designed to bring natural language interfaces directly to websites. The vision is simple and powerful: turn any site into an AI-powered app that can answer user questions in plain English. Continue Reading →

For the first time since Google became the default search engine in Safari, its share of search activity is declining. This isn’t a glitch. It’s a signal. Continue Reading →

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 →