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  Google NotebookLM Is Getting a New Discover Sources Feature That Can Search the Web

  Google NotebookLM is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will make it easier for users to add sources for a particular topic. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is dubbed Discover Sources, and it can scour the Internet to find relevant sources for a given topic. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that this feature uses...

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  Google Rolling Out New Features Across Its Platforms to Help Users Plan Vacations

  Google announced the rollout of several new features across its platforms on Thursday. Some of these features are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), while others are regular updates and language expansions. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that all of these features are aimed at helping users better plan their vacations and trips.

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  Google Launches Gemini-Powered AI Mode for Search, Expands AI Overviews to More Users

  Google Search received a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature dubbed AI Mode on Wednesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant was reportedly internally testing this feature last month, and has now rolled it out to a limited number of users. The AI Mode will offer responses on complex topics, and search queries that are multi-faceted and could t...

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  Google Partners The Associated Press to Bring Real-Time Information to Gemini

  Google announced a new partnership with the US-based not-for-profit news agency Associated Press on Wednesday. The new collaboration is focused on the Mountain View-based tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) products and services, which are powered by its Gemini AI models. The company highlighted that with this partnership, AP will deliver ...

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  Google Cloud Unveils Generative AI Search and Agentic Tools for Retailers

  Google announced new artificial intelligence (AI) search and agentic tools for retail-focused enterprises on Sunday. These announcements were made at the ongoing National Retail Federation’s (NRF) 2025 event. The Mountain View-based tech giant introduced its Agentspace platform that enables enterprises to build personalised AI agents for a wide r...

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  Google's Proposed Search Result Changes Get Thumbs Up from EU Airlines

  Google's proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe. The search engine giant is trying to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which prohibits it from favouring its own products and services on its platform.

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  Google Reportedly Planning to Add an ‘AI Mode’ Option to Google Search

  Google is reportedly planning to add a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to its Search. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is working on an AI Mode on Google Search that will allow users to access a conversational interface for searched queries. However, this feature is said to be different from the AI Overviews feature wh...

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  Google Blasts Chrome Sale as ‘Extreme’ Remedy at Odds With Law

  Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department's plan to sell its web browser as "extreme" and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn't match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with browsers, manufacturers, ...

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  Google DeepMind Showcases Upgraded Capabilities in Project Astra With Gemini 2.0

  Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research wing, first unveiled Project Astra at I/O this year. Now, more than six months later, the tech giant announced new capabilities and improvements in the artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Drawing upon Gemini 2.0 AI models, it can now converse in multiple languages, access multiple Google platforms, and h...

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  Meta Reportedly Developing an AI-Powered Search Engine to Take on Google and Microsoft’s Bing

  Meta is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence (AI) search engine. According to a report, the social media giant wants to compete with existing players such as Google, Microsoft’s Bing, and DuckDuckGo. The company reportedly plans to use AI for the search engine, likely giving it a Perplexity-like avatar. Key details about the platform...

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  Google Tests Verified Check Marks in Search Results to Help Users Identify Verified Sources

  Google is testing the use of check marks next to some companies in search results. The new feature is designed to help users identify verified sources and stay safe from fraudulent websites that mimic legitimate businesses or services and mislead users on the web.

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  Google Showcases India-Focused AI, Payment and Safety Features at Google for India 2024 Event

  Google for India 2024 event was held on Thursday and the company unveiled new features across its apps and services that are aimed at users in India. The search giant introduced enhancements to Google Pay, Google Maps, search and showcased health-related features created in collaboration with the healthcare industry.

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  Google Search Results Will Now Show Archived Web Pages via Wayback Machine

  Google search results will now include the historical context of links, providing information about recently updated web pages, the company announced on Wednesday. This initiative is part of a collaboration between the Mountain View-based tech giant and the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, which displays the website exactly how it looked on a ...

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  Google Search Updates Content Removal and Ranking System to Combat Explicit Deepfakes

  Google Search updated its removal processes and ranking systems on Wednesday to combat non-consensual fake explicit imagery, also known as deepfakes. The tech giant’s new strategy involves quickly removing explicit deepfakes and demoting websites that host such content so that this type of content does not appear high up in Search results.

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  Google AI Overviews Now Showing for Just 15 Percent of Searched Queries: Report

  Google recently found itself in hot water for the AI Overviews feature after it reportedly began showing incorrect and unhelpful answers for searched queries. The tech giant also issued a statement claiming it was working to address the issues. Now, a new report has found that the visibility of AI Overviews has dropped drastically and is appearing ...