Here’s How to Opt Out of Google Search’s New AI Data Training Feature

Google’s Search history update stores media uploads from your interactions, like images used in reverse image searches, for ...

People who want less AI are breaking up with Google Search

Following Google's addition of more AI features, search engine DuckDuckGo has experienced an influx of search traffic and downloads.
Opinion

Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026

Last year marked the beginning of Google’s explicit focus on AI search, and this year’s I/O solidified that shift. As Google’s search VP Liz Reid said during the keynote, Go ...

Google tests AI-generated summaries in search ads

Google is testing AI-generated summaries beneath Search ads, potentially giving its AI a larger role in how paid ads are ...
TechCrunch

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

Google is about to look really different, and if you’re not a fan of the AI Overviews feature, then you’re not going to like what’s coming. At the Google I/O 2026 keynote this week, the company ...

The 2026 World Cup Could Be The Last Where Google Search Works How It Used To

The World Cup offers a rare "blind spot" in AI Overviews, with only 5% of soccer searches triggering summaries, presenting an ...

I replaced Google Search with DuckDuckGo and Perplexity - my results were noticeably better

I replaced Google Search with DuckDuckGo and Perplexity - my results were noticeably better ...

Google indexing report in Google Search Console fixed

The page indexing report within Google Search Console has finally been updated after a long three-week delay. Instead of it showing data from June 11, 2206, it now shows data from June 29, 2026 – note ...