Google is launching Search Live globally
Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed.
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Google updates Search and Discover with collapsible ads, AI features, and more
Google is rolling out updates to Search and Discover that introduce AI-powered features, improved navigation, and a new option to collapse ads. While users can now hide sponsored results, the “Sponsored” label will remain visible as they scroll — making ads persistent even when collapsed. Additional changes include new sports updates in Search and AI-driven topic previews in the Discover feed, launching first in the U.S., South Korea, and India.
Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic
Google denies AI is impacting search across the web, saying only “some” sites have suffered.
Tavily raises $25M to connect AI agents to the web
The one-year-old startup raised a Series A led by Insight Partners.
Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech
European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.
