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India is a key market for Google’s AI strategy as it reinvents its flagship search product for the generative AI era, shifting from simple information retrieval towards an intelligence-focused product.

Google expands its AI Mode search feature with Hindi support

AI Mode is Google's attempt to counter answer engines like Perplexity, which have gained ground over the past couple of years.

Google's new feature will allow users in India to pick their favourite news sources in Search

Google is giving news readers more control over what they see. A new “Preferred Sources” feature lets users in the US and India choose their favourite outlets, with those picks showing up more often in Search’s Top Stories.

Bing Search grows as Google's share in Search market drops: All the details

While Google still holds the lion’s share of search traffic, the rise of AI tools is reshaping how people find information. The default search box isn’t the only gateway anymore—AI chatbots are increasingly becoming an alternative front door to the web.

You could be fined $65 just for googling ‘LGBT Movement’ or ‘Nazi’ in this country

What does “extremist” mean in Russia? It covers a wide range of topics. For example, the LGBT movement is labeled “extremist,” so is al-Qaeda, and so is anything promoting Nazi views.

Google to roll out ‘AI Mode’ search feature for all users in India

AI Mode is Google's attempt to counter answer engines like Perplexity, which have gained ground over the past couple of years.

Google brings 'AI Mode' search experience to India

AI Mode, accessible through a dedicated tab on Google Search results page, enables users to ask longer, more complex or nuanced questions

From IPL scorecard to Karachi port: Here are 10 things that India searched on Google in last 24 hours amid tensions with Pakistan

From cricket match updates to geopolitical developments, Google search trends in India over the past 24 hours reflect a wide range of public interest.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says DOJ’s antitrust demands could kill Google Search and hurt the web

Pichai says that’s like asking Google to give away its secret sauce. He even called it a “de facto divestiture of search,” meaning it would be like splitting up Google’s core business without officially doing so.

Breaking up Google not the answer, offering customer choice is, says Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas

The US Justice Department is seeking to break up Google and force the tech giant to divest its popular Chrome web browser after ruling that it violated antitrust law to retain online search monopoly

Google redesigns mobile search URLs for a cleaner look

“We hope this change makes it easier for people to find what they're looking for when they're searching on mobile,” said Google.

Google ‘accidentally’ removed Joe Biden from list of US presidents, blames on data error

The glitch, which occurred on Thursday morning, resulted in search results listing President Donald Trump as having served consecutive terms, with no mention of Biden's presidency.

Apple does not want to make a search engine and compete with Google, here’s why

Economic risk, targeted advertising and focus in other growth areas are some of the reasons why Apple doesn't want to enter the search business.

Google Search to get dedicated AI mode, here’s what it means for users

Google is reportedly working on adding a dedicated AI modes to the Search.

From excessive heat and AQI to Onam Sadhya and 'Stree 2', what India searched for on Google in 2024

India’s passion for entertainment was evident in the diversity of its searches, from regional films to international dramas. "Stree 2" topped the list of movie-related searches, while titles like "Hanu-man", "Kalki", "12th Fail", and "Laapataa Ladies" drew significant attention for their compelling narratives.

Sundar Pichai says a 'profound' shift is coming to Google Search

Pichai said that Search will “change profoundly” in the next year. Elaborating on what means, Pichai said “I think we are going to be able to tackle more complex questions than ever before.”

Google fined Rs 26,172 crore after losing 15-year legal battle against UK couple

The long fight against Google has been gruelling for the couple. 'I think if we had known it was going to be quite as many years as it turned out to be we might not have made the same choice,' Adam Raff said. He and his wife were forced to shut down their website in 2016.

Google wants to make your cooking easier and better with this new Search feature

Google is testing a new Quick View feature to show full recipe of a dish along with the ingredients, steps to cook and more

Google brings web time travel to search via Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine

Google integrates Wayback Machine to Search.

Google expands its AI search experience to India, other markets

Google's AI Overviews provides consumers a quick AI-generated summary of a topic along with links to go deeper, at the top of the search results.

OpenAI unveils SearchGPT to take on Google Search, others

OpenAI plans to integrate the best of these features directly into ChatGPT in the future. OpenAI will compete with Google Search, Bing Search and others

Google set to go old school with Search, kill ‘mindless’ scrolling

Google said that loading more results on the continuous scroll wasn’t too satisfactory for users on Search. The feature was first launched in 2021 on mobile and a year later on desktop.

Google puts limits on AI Overviews after it showed odd, incorrect answers to users

Google search head Liz Reid also explains why they told people to eat rocks or put glue on a pizza.

Google Search 'secrets' revealed in massive leak, company confirms authenticity of documents

Google confirms documents about how it collects data for Search were leaked. The documents in question are sensitive in nature as they outlined how the company collects user data to rank webpages.

Google to start testing ads in its new AI search experience

Google will start testing search and shopping ads in AI Overviews that has been rolled out to all consumers in the United States.