Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

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 ...

It’s been clear for some time that the “open web” as we’ve known it for years is in a tough spot, but Google has argued the opposite. In a court statement, though, Google’s own case argues that the ...

Is the web thriving or faltering? Google has an unexpected take in a new legal filing. Google is heading back to court soon in hopes of convincing a judge that it should not have to split up its ad ...

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Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said in May that web publishing is not dying. Nick Fox, VP of Search at Google, said in May that the web is thriving. But in a court document filed by Google on late ...

In a major change in tune, Google has admitted that the “open web is already in rapid decline” — despite being adamant for months that the “web is thriving.” As first spotted by The Verge, the tech ...

A Google search executive on Thursday pushed back against fears that its AI-powered search will harm web publishers and its ...

This year’s conference included another change to search, this one more profound but less aggressively deployed. “AI Mode,” which has similarly been in beta testing for a while, will appear as an ...

When OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT, it awoke Google from its slumber. As Google now reimagines its business in the age of AI, big ...

Despite a rough start back in May 2024, the AI Overviews on Google search results have become standard for many queries. Almost 50% of all Google searches are now returning AI Overviews in results, ...

SearchGPT is designed to respond to user questions with up-to-date information from the web while giving them clear links to relevant sources. OpenAI has thrown down the gauntlet to search giants like ...