I stopped using Google Search for these 4 tasks after Gemini got better

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest ...

If you use Google, you’re training its AI. Here’s how to opt out.

A recent change to Google’s privacy settings is allowing the company to store more of your data, including media such as ...

Multi-Location SEO: How To Win Google & AI Search Visibility At Scale

Multi-location brands must adapt to fragmented search visibility across Google, Maps, AI assistants, and social platforms.
Android Police

I left Google Search for something simpler, and I should have done it sooner

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...
USA Today

People who want less AI are breaking up with Google Search

Google is changing and some users are hungry for a search engine reminiscent of the "good old days." On May 19, Google announced the "biggest update" to its search bar in more than 25 years − the ...
Android Authority

This new Chrome shortcut could be the fastest way to use Google search yet

Google is reportedly testing a floating Chrome search bar that can be summoned with a keyboard shortcut, letting users search the web without opening the browser first. The interface includes Google’s ...
Android Authority

Google Search just lost a key market to a rival you've probably never heard of

The European Parliament will stop using Google Search on official computers from June 4. French search engine Qwant will be the default search engine for EU officials and lawmakers. Officials will be ...
TechRepublic

Google Search Adds More AI Features, Visibility Gets Harder for Publishers

Google Search is adding new conversational AI features powered by Gemini 3.5. Learn how this update impacts publisher traffic and SEO strategy. Alphabet is updating Google Search with new AI ...
CNET

Google Search Is Becoming Something Fundamentally Different. Here's What That Looks Like

From a reimagined search box to AI agents that hunt for apartments on your behalf, Google Search is being rebuilt with AI at its core. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...
MacRumors

Google Appeals Antitrust Ruling, Says Apple Chose Its Search Engine 'Fair and Square'

Google is asking the appeals court to undo the remedies that were put in place to address its search monopoly. Google was told to share search data, offer information on user interaction, and ...
Wired

Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search

The search giant’s AI-crafted answers are so convenient, you’ll be sucked in—to the detriment of the web and the artists and thinkers behind it. The search box used to be a portal to the web. The new ...
The Next Web

Google’s AI search overhaul is great for Google and bad for everyone who makes the web worth searching

Google’s I/O 2026 overhaul turns Search into an AI answer engine that keeps users on the results page. Zero-click searches now account for 60 per cent of queries, and publisher traffic is collapsing ...