
Google opens a new front in the traffic battle with publisher “favorite source” buttons
Google’s Preferred Sources lets readers favor publishers across Search and Discover, aiming to help sites win back traffic from AI-driven losses.
News on Google’s AI projects like Assistant, DeepMind, and AI tools.

Google’s Preferred Sources lets readers favor publishers across Search and Discover, aiming to help sites win back traffic from AI-driven losses.

Google Gemini student hub adds notebooks, quizzes, Lens help and free AI Pro for students ahead of back-to-school season.

Google adds AI study tools to Search and Gemini, including quizzes, 3D simulations and a student hub to win over learners.

Developers are already bypassing Claude watermarking, exposing limits in AI transparency tools under the EU AI Act.

Google’s Pet Memory promises smarter Nest camera alerts, but a test shows the AI can’t reliably tell one cat from another.

Relay is shutting down as CEO Jacob Bank joins Google Chrome, signaling a new phase in AI automation inside browsers.

Rogue AI is no longer theoretical after new breaches from OpenAI, Anthropic and others exposed major gaps in containment and oversight.

Google now lets Gemini users hide the visible Gemini watermark, while SynthID and C2PA still track AI-generated media in the background.

Apple Intelligence China is moving closer as Apple reportedly builds a custom model with Alibaba to meet local rules and launch AI in the market.

Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation after hitting $500M ARR, cementing its rise as a leading vibe-coding startup.