Google is in a fierce competition with major tech giants like Meta, Adobe, and Microsoft to offer new AI-powered features to marketers. At its annual Google Marketing Live (GML) conference, the company unveiled several AI-powered tools aimed at enhancing search and advertising capabilities for marketers. One of the key announcements was the testing of ads … Read more
Google is rolling out AI overviews in Google Search, replacing “featured snippets,” to all US users. These overviews provide summaries of web pages, sometimes without linking to the original sites. This move has raised concerns in the publishing industry, as it may reduce the incentive for publishers to create new content that AI models rely … Read more
Alphabet-owned Google announced on Tuesday that it will be testing search and shopping ads in its AI-generated responses in the US. This comes shortly after the company introduced the AI Overviews feature at its annual I/O conference. This move by Google reflects the increasing importance of AI technology in shaping the future of online advertising. … Read more
Google’s beta app hints at new features for its Circle to Search feature on Android. The latest beta version of the app includes signs of a “listen” button, a “select all” option for text, and a “save” button. These new features were discovered by AssembleDebug and Android Authority in the app’s v15.20.36.29 beta code. The … Read more
Google has recently introduced a new feature called “Circle to Search” which allows users to draw a circle on an image to quickly find and identify objects. According to a Mac Observer report, Google is planning to implement this feature in Chrome for iOS in the near future. This feature is gradually being expanded to … Read more
Google announced that it will be testing search and shopping ads within its AI-generated responses in the United States. This move comes shortly after the company launched the AI Overviews feature at its annual I/O conference. The ads will be displayed in a ‘sponsored’ section within the AI Overview, based on relevance and query insights. … Read more
In a recent interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai avoided directly answering questions about whether the company would provide website owners with detailed data on traffic from AI-generated search previews. Publishers are concerned about the impact of AI summaries, or “AI previews,” on their click-through rates and overall traffic. Google could address these concerns by separating … Read more
Google is implementing AI overviews in its search results, which may not be appealing to all users. While Google does not provide an option to disable these AI features, a Chrome extension called Bye Bye, Google AI can help users regain control over their search experience by removing unwanted AI features. The extension works by … Read more
Microsoft unveiled several updates to its database offerings during the Build 2024 conference. One major update is the addition of vector search to Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, a non-relational database service within the Azure Cosmos DB database offering. Non-SQL databases eliminate SQL limitations for improved speed, flexibility, and scalability. Azure Cosmos DB supports various … Read more
In an article titled “We will miss you, internet,” the author discusses Google’s AI search function and its inaccuracies. At the recent I/O conference, Google unveiled its AI-powered vision for the future of search, which includes providing quick AI-generated summaries at the top of search results pages. However, these AI overviews are not always reliable, … Read more