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Google News went down worldwide: What happened and what to do
By Stevie Bonifield last updated
Live updates: Google News is experiencing a worldwide outage affecting the webpage, iOS app, and Android app. Here's what we know so far.
What Google failed to learn from Microsoft's most offensive AI chatbot
By Rael Hornby published
Google's AI Overview drama could've been avoided if it had just paid attention to Microsoft's biggest AI blunder.
Does AI Overview have TikTok brain? Google's hottest new feature puts glue on the menu
By Rael Hornby last updated
AI could replace the internet completely, but should we let it, and do we have a choice?
Windows chief Pavan Davuluri responds to a long-running complaint about Bing
By Sarah Chaney published
The new Windows and Surface chief for Microsoft "hears" us about the intrusive ads and prompts to switch to Bing, but will that change anything going forward?
Microsoft thinks any computer not using Bing search engine is 'broken'
By Rael Hornby published
Windows PC manager is flagging your choice of search engine as an issue that needs fixing. Not a good look, Microsoft.
You're a bot, and I am too: Internet conspiracy theory is 49.6% true
By Rael Hornby published
There’s something ‘off’ about the internet lately, and an old internet conspiracy theory might be able to explain it better than I ever could.
Google is finally deleting your Incognito mode browsing history — well, some of it
By Stevie Bonifield published
Google Chrome Incognito mode isn't as "incognito" as we all thought, but Google is finally deleting millions of users' browsing history. Here's what you should know.
Traditional search engines are broken — can AI help?
By Shubham Agarwal published
New AI-enabled platforms offer a cleaner search engine experience. Should Google be worried?
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