A decision is due this month on a pivotal legal battle between Google and the Department of Justice. Here are the potential consequences.

Google is quietly changing its AI Search to show more website links in response to publisher complaints about traffic loss.

For a while now, the tech industry has been shifting into the “agentic AI’ era. Simply put, it’s where an AI performs a multi-step task for you, like acting on a request such as “reserve a table for six at the nearest ramen shop with at least a 4-start rating on Wednesday.

If you use Grok, chances are you have already agreed to this condition. So, what's the solution? For now, to stop Grok from publishing your chats online, avoid using its share button —at least until xAI, the chatbot's parent company, changes its stance on the feature.

A algorithmic age assurance system that Google has launched on YouTube is reportedly also being incorporated into the company’s tentpole search engine.

Interestingly, you can also change your default search engine in Google's own Chrome app. Just tap your profile image to pull up your Settings. Select Search Engine and you'll see the following options: Google, Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Yandex.

Google released the August spam update, impacting search results worldwide. The rollout may take a few weeks to complete.