Daily Search Forum Recap: July 2, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google now sends searchers to the publisher-hosted AMP ...

Google Moves Recipe Links To Top Of AI Mode Results

Google launched a new update in AI Mode that places recipe site links at the top of responses, with creator names, ratings ...

Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living

A class-action lawsuit alleges gas station companies operating in California used algorithmic pricing software to set prices ...

Google’s Spam Update Now Reaches AI Answers. Enforcement Is Hard

Google's spam policies now cover attempts to manipulate AI answers in Search. A Cornell Tech paper shows why enforcing that ...
TechCrunch

Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...
Android Authority

We've cut Google enough slack for poor Pixel updates. Now it's time to hold it accountable

Picture this: You pay a premium in the hopes of getting VIP access to the newest and exclusive Android features before other users. But what you end up getting instead is a sub-optimal experience, ...
CNET

Gemini Outage Mostly Resolved: What Went Wrong for Google's AI

Google's Gemini outage, which prevented people who use Google apps and services from working, should be over now. The company confirmed at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Wednesday that all affected users ...
Android Police

Pixels bricked by Google's updates finally have a fix that might work

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...
IEEE

Assessing Transition-Based Test Selection Algorithms at Google

Abstract: Continuous Integration traditionally relies on testing every code commit with all impacted tests. This practice requires considerable computational resources, which at Google scale, results ...
Android Authority

Google TV Streamer update unlocks a major hidden upgrade for your smart home setup

Google has rolled out the UTTK.260317.003 build for the Google TV Streamer, marking its first major OTA update of 2026 and upgrading it to the April 2026 security patch level. The update quietly ...
9to5google

Google Fi gets 5 travel upgrades, including upgraded Pixel network switching

Ahead of the summer travel season, Google Fi Wireless is boosting its international capabilities across five areas. Google’s MVNO now offers “upgraded” dual cellular switching technology that means ...
Forbes

New Google Chrome 149 Update Patches Exploited Zero-Day

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A week after the Google Chrome web browser was patched alongside a confirmation of the most ...