… The EU is not exactly alone in ditching Google as its default search engine, particularly as Google slops up Search with even more AI . DuckDuckGo, for instance, claimed its app installs soared after Google announced the changes. …
… Google offered some possible adjustments to how search results are displayed in response, but it seems the regulator is going to keep fighting for more robust changes to Google's search business. If you think all that sounds like something Google is unwilling and unlikely to do, you'd be correct. …
… We've seen quite a few posts on Reddit from people making the switch to DuckDuckGo after Google's announcements. "Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt out," said DuckDuckGo CEO CEO Gabriel Weinberg. …
… It is perhaps telling Google plans to cite the platform more prominently now, though, because Reddit is considered by some to be a more useful source of information than Google. …
… In April, the commission released draft rules with the measures it wants Google to take to comply with its AI demands. Google's counsel argued at the time that the measures would undermine "critical privacy and security for European users" and unnecessarily drive up costs. …
… The publishers sent Google a cease-and-desist letter, but they say it didn't respond appropriately. The Regional Court of Munich has hit Google with a temporary injunction in which it is no longer allowed to spread false information about the two companies involved in the case. …
… Surely, that will have some impact on future products. iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topic Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after 15 years, John Ternus will take his place on September 1 – 1:22 Palantir woke up last Saturday morning and posted a comic book villain manifesto…
… Anyone interested in these AI features can fill out a form on the Google Labs website , but Google will also be offering them to enterprise organizations with Google Cloud.
… Or according to accusations recently levied against a Google employee, a million quick bucks. Software engineer Michele Spagnuolo has been accused of using insider information from his employer to place bets on Polymarket about common Google search subjects. …
… Take for example, Rambler, an updated version of Gboard's speech-to-text feature that Google demoed during The Android Show: Google I/O 2026 Edition on May 12. "With Rambler, you don't have to worry about getting your words exactly right before you start," Google writes . …