Google has expanded the scope of data it collects to train its artificial intelligence models, now incorporating media uploaded by users across several of its primary search-related services. The policy change, Engadget reported Monday (July 6), was implemented without much public fanfare and allows the...
Google is reportedly appealing a court ruling that found it held an online search monopoly. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the tech giant in 2020, arguing that Google had exploited its dominant position in the online search space. A federal judge sided with the...
Every product search, price check and restaurant booking has started the same way since 1998: Type something short, get a list of links. That model is 25 years old. On Tuesday (May 19), Google announced it’s done with it. At its I/O developer conference in...
The next time a customer wants a foundation shade, she might not open a search engine. She’ll ask an AI. Sephora launched an app inside ChatGPT. Fenty Beauty built an artificial intelligence adviser on WhatsApp. Ulta Beauty rolled out agentic commerce across Google’s AI surfaces....
September 03, 2025
Google dodged a pair of antitrust bullets on either side of the Atlantic this week but could still come under increased competitive fire, analysts said. The penalty imposed on the company by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, one year after finding that Google operates an illegal monopoly in online advertising, was far more modest than […]
April 24, 2025
Google’s parent Alphabet reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter, with its core search business up nearly 10% and Google Cloud racking up a 28% gain in sales....
November 01, 2023
People want to make conscious choices and contribute to the success of local and independent enterprises. This inclination to “shop small” is driven by various factors, including a desire to...
June 15, 2023
As restaurants look to attract consumers on crowded digital platforms, the most important digital profile, PYMNTS research reveals, is not Yelp, nor is it any of their social media pages....
August 02, 2026
Reddit’s CEO has begun airing his concerns about Google’s AI Overviews search feature. That’s according to a report Saturday (Aug. 1) from Ars Technica, which said Steve Huffman addressed this issue in his latest letter to investors, arguing for Reddit’s function as “the antidote to an automated web” as artificial intelligence tools proliferate. “AI compresses […]
July 06, 2026
Google has expanded the scope of data it collects to train its artificial intelligence models, now incorporating media uploaded by users across several of its primary search-related services. The policy...
May 24, 2026
Google is reportedly appealing a court ruling that found it held an online search monopoly. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the tech giant in 2020, arguing that Google had...
February 03, 2026
The Justice Department and 35 states will appeal a September 2025 court ruling that allowed Google parent company Alphabet to keep its Chrome browser after losing an antitrust case. The...