Google is expanding AI search, whether you like it or not
When AI Overviews rolled out last summer, the feature surprised users by crafting embarrassing responses, telling them to glue cheese onto pizza, eat rocks and boogers, and set their birthday as a password.

House Judiciary Committee, Google and Republicans subpoena

US House panel subpoenas Alphabet over content moderation
House Republicans subpoena Google over alleged censorship
House Judiciary panel subpoenas Google, YouTube parent company
Salesforce cuts diversity hiring goals, joining Meta and Google in scaling back DEI initiatives
Salesforce cuts explicit diversity hiring goals following Trump's executive orders, joining Amazon, Meta, and Google in scaling back DEI initiatives.

Uber, Waymo and Austin

Waymo robotaxi on Uber is now available in Austin. Here's how to request a driverless car
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Uber and Waymo team up for driverless rides in Austin
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Uber teams up with Waymo to start selling driverless rides in Austin, Texas
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YouTube's Premium Lite Plan Arrives in the US. Here's What You Get
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YouTube Tries Again With 'Premium Lite' Subscription, This Time in the US
YouTube launches cheaper Premium Lite plan - but are the trade-offs worth it?
YouTube touts its Lite plan as a more affordable alternative to its full Premium subscription, which costs a hefty $13.99 a month. A Premium plan removes the ads for all content, including music and music videos,
Experts Tested Google's New Android Scam Feature—Here's What Happened
Google launches new AI-powered scam detection on Android
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New Google feature flags when you might be getting scammed in real time
Sean Evans on 10 Years of ‘Hot Ones' on YouTube: ‘The Best Dumb Idea Ever'
Sean Evans' celebrity guests on "Hot Ones" have cursed at him. They've cried. They've expressed deep regret about agreeing to come on his show. It's the hottest hot seat on YouTube, and Evans and his business partners are now looking to take "Hot Ones" to the next level after buying out the company that produces
Software engineers at Google, Microsoft, and more share their best tips for landing a coding job in tech
Software engineer job postings have declined amid the rise of AI. However, strong foundational skills can help entry-level applicants get hired.

Pixel 10 will launch with Google’s smartest assistant yet

Goodbye Gemini, hello Pixel Sense? What we know about Google's AI assistant for Pixel 10
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Google's New AI Assistant Pixel Sense to Launch This Year, Report Says
The Pixel 10 will launch with Google’s smartest assistant yet

Google Business Profile Update

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Google Replacing SMS With QR Codes for Gmail Authentication
Google Business Profile Update: QR Codes For Review Pages
Google offers QR codes to get reviews from customers

AI, Eric Schmidt and Manhattan Project

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says an AI 'Manhattan Project' is a bad idea
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounds the alarm over a ‘Manhattan Project’ for superintelligent AI
Eric Schmidt argues against a ‘Manhattan Project for AGI’
In a policy paper published Wednesday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and Center for AI Safety Director Dan Hendrycks said that the U.S. should not pursue a Manhattan Project-style push to develop AI systems with “superhuman” intelligence,
Google is testing AI-only search results, expands AI Overviews
Like it or not, Google is doubling down on AI-generated search. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that it's expanding AI overviews to more Google Search queries, starting with advanced math, coding,