Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

Google Search has updated Canvas inside AI Mode, a workspace powered by Gemini that already lets users draft and refine documents, to now support coding projects and interactive tools. With the latest ...
Opinion

Google Play’s monopoly era is finally over

Expected to go live globally by next year, the Google Play Store will offer developers more choice when it comes to billing. Mobile app developers will be able to continue using Google Play's billing ...

Google Zero Is A Lie

There is a narrative in publishing that Google traffic will mostly disappear. The real-world data strongly contradicts this.
PsyPost

X’s feed algorithm shifts users’ political opinions to the right, new study finds

Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...

Google Clarifies How It Picks Thumbnails For Search, Discover

Google updated its Image SEO and Discover documentation to explain how schema markup and the og:image meta tag influence ...

Content scoring tools work, but only for the first gate in Google’s pipeline

Google’s first-stage retrieval still runs on word matching, not AI magic. Here’s how to use content scoring tools accordingly.

Google's Quantum Echoes Might Actually Live Up To The Hype

Quantum computers have been a pipe dream for tech companies, and that includes Google. The latest breakthrough from the tech giant is the Echoes algortihm.
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...
CBS News

Cybersecurity experts explain how surveillance footage of Nancy Guthrie's home was recovered

Anna Schecter is the senior coordinating producer for CBS News and Stations' Crime and Public Safety Unit, based in New York. Investigators with the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department said they ...
Wired

A Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Puts Big Tech on Trial

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google: Search Algorithms, Spam Detections & Policies Don't Fundamentally Change With AI Search

Google's John Mueller said that when it comes to AI Search and the changes that come with that, Google's core search algorithms, spam detection methods, spam policies, and other search systems do not ...
Lansing State Journal

SEO Ranking Losses Following Google Updates Prompt New Recovery Approach

Google’s evolving focus on AI-generated content, page experience, and topical authority has left even seasoned marketing teams struggling. According to recent industry data, over 40% of B2B websites ...