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Google is rolling out the ability to connect apps like Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music directly in AI Mode in Search, allowing users to perform actions like adding to cart or saving playlists without leaving the search interface.

Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of trade secret theft involving a former engineer. Meanwhile, Google replaced traditional search results with AI-generated summaries, causing a 58% drop in click-through rates.

Google is introducing customizable Search profiles for creators and publishers in the US with at least 100,000 YouTube subscribers, Instagram/X followers, or 300,000 TikTok followers. The profiles allow users to showcase links, bios, pinned media, and aggregated social posts, offering more control than existing knowledge panels and competing with link-in-bio services like Linktree.

Google shares five ways its AI-powered search tools (AI Mode, Google Lens, Circle to Search) can help find and identify second-hand treasures while thrift and vintage shopping.

Google DeepMind is expanding SynthID, an imperceptible watermark for AI-generated content, to more partners and adding new detection methods via Gemini App and Google Search.

Google's new AI-powered Search summaries produce an unhelpful result for the word 'disregard,' highlighting edge-case issues with the overhauled search experience.

Google Search gets its biggest upgrade ever, completely rebuilt with AI and Gemini 3.5 Flash, improving the search experience.

A user complains that Google Search no longer shows Pokémon Central Wiki, an Italian Pokémon information source, in search results.

This newsletter covers Colossal Biosciences' claims of developing a fully artificial egg for avian de-extinction, the conclusion of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, and other tech news including cryopreservation research and a Google search box change.

Google is transforming Search into an interactive execution layer that can generate interfaces and tools on the fly using Gemini 3.5 Flash and Antigravity framework, marking a significant shift in how users interact with information online.

A roundup of tech/AI news: a book on AI and truth contains AI-fabricated quotes; Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk used AI to write her latest novel; Google overhauls Search with AI-powered interactive experiences; and Gemini's pervasive integration into Google apps draws criticism.

Google announces a major AI-powered overhaul of Search at I/O, replacing traditional 'ten blue links' with interactive AI experiences and background information agents, marking the biggest change to the search box in 25 years.

Google announced the biggest upgrade to Search in over 25 years, introducing an AI-powered Search box and AI agents powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash, along with new information agents that operate 24/7.

Google's AI Mode, launched a year ago in the U.S., now has over a billion monthly active users globally and is changing search behavior with longer queries, growing voice/image searches, and increased planning and brainstorming queries.

Google unveiled the biggest changes to Search at I/O 2026, including a redesigned search box with AI Overviews and AI Mode powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI agents for Pro/Ultra subscribers, and generative UI for building apps in Search.

Google highlights new AI-driven features in Search for gardening enthusiasts, including AI Mode for visualizing layouts and Canvas for creating planting schedules.

Google has updated Chrome's AI Mode to allow users to explore web content side-by-side with AI assistance without switching tabs, and added the ability to search across recent tabs and files for deeper context.

Google is expanding Search Live globally to all 200+ countries where AI Mode is available, enabling interactive multimodal conversations with voice and camera powered by the new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model that supports multiple languages.

Google is expanding Personal Intelligence across AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome in the U.S., allowing users to connect their Google apps for tailored responses like shopping recommendations and custom travel itineraries. The feature is now available for free-tier users with full user control over which apps connect.

Google Search appears in a promo where Karol G uses it to plan her Coachella outfit, blending reggaeton style with Colombian flag colors.