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Google says CMA plan to add AI to its choice screens would be unlawful
Google's consultation response says the CMA excluded AI assistants from its search investigation, so adding them to choice screens now would be unlawful.
ChatGPT not guaranteed a slot on Google's UK choice screens
The CMA wants AI assistants on Google's Android and Chrome choice screens, but City AM reports eligibility rules are still open and no service gets automatic entry.
Reach cuts 220 more editorial jobs as AI summaries bite
The Mirror and Express publisher blames a 46% fall in Google referrals. It is the clearest quantified case yet of AI displacing UK white-collar work at a named firm.
Google takes Gemini straight to law firms, Freshfields included
Google has added a legal tier to Gemini Enterprise with agents that work without close supervision, days after Thomson Reuters launched a rival legal model.
Google backs £11bn debt deal for Anthropic's Texas campus
Morgan Stanley is leading talks on a financing package for a data centre with its own 1.6GW gas plant, with Google guaranteeing Anthropic's lease commitments.
Google Search AI poses 'unacceptable risk' to children
Common Sense Media ran over 2,500 child-account searches and says Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode failed on suicide risk, eating disorders and deepfakes.
UK workplace AI use doubles, but the gains cluster at the top
Google-backed research says UK workplace AI adoption has reached 73%, yet the career rewards concentrate among a 15% 'trailblazer' minority, exposing a widening skills gap.
Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves Google for OpenAI
Noam Shazeer, co-lead of Google's Gemini models, is joining IPO-bound OpenAI under two years after a $2.7bn deal lured him back, underscoring AI's talent wars.
UK orders Google to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews
The CMA has imposed a world-first conduct rule forcing Google to let UK publishers block their content from AI Overviews without losing search ranking.
Google Pay rebuilds checkout for AI agent purchases
Google Pay is overhauling its infrastructure with a Universal Commerce Protocol so AI agents can transact directly, raising new questions on data, lock-in and authorisation.
Google funds AI irrigation pilot to save water in Belgian farms
Google is backing an AI precision-irrigation pilot across more than 1,000 hectares in the Scheldt Basin, targeting 158m gallons of water saved annually.
English councils to trial Google AI planning tool to halve approval times
Augmented Planning Decision Tool, built by Google on £8.3m contract, will recommend grant or refuse decisions; council officers retain final sign-off.
Google signs Pentagon classified-AI deal as employee dissent grows
Google joins OpenAI and xAI on classified Pentagon AI work — a precedent UK defence procurement teams will study even as 600+ staff push back.
Stale GOV.UK pages feed AI overviews false UK government data
AI overviews are scraping outdated GOV.UK pages, serving wrong Companies House fees and other obsolete information, DBT content designers warn.
Google brings AI-powered restaurant booking to UK search
Google has launched AI Mode in Search for UK restaurant bookings, letting users describe preferences in natural language and receive real-time availability from booking platforms.
Businesses scramble to adapt as AI search slashes website traffic
Companies are racing to optimise for AI-generated answers after HubSpot lost 140 million visits in a year, with AI overviews cutting click-through rates by up to 70%.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Team Up Against Chinese Distillation
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are sharing intelligence through the Frontier Model Forum to detect Chinese rivals extracting outputs from US models.
Google partners with gas power plant for AI datacenter as climate commitments soften
A 933-megawatt gas plant in Texas would emit up to 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year — more than the entire city of San Francisco — to power Google's AI infrastructure.
Google Launches 'AI Works for Britain' to Tackle Skills Gap
Google's new nationwide initiative includes pop-up training hubs, university tours, and nearly £2 million in grants to help Britons move beyond basic AI adoption.
Google Search caught rewriting news headlines with AI
The Verge reports that Google is replacing publisher headlines in traditional search results with AI-generated alternatives, sometimes altering the meaning.
Google commits $30m to AI skills training across Europe
Google launches AI Works for Europe initiative with $30 million funding, new professional certificates, and university partnerships to train workers in AI skills.
Google AI catches 25% of breast cancers missed by NHS screening
Research from Google, Imperial College London, and the NHS shows AI detected a quarter of interval cancers missed by radiologists and could cut workloads by 40%.
Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Image Model Across Its Products
New Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model combines Pro-level quality with faster generation speeds, rolling out across Gemini app, Search, Ads and Cloud.
Mind Launches Global-First Inquiry Into AI and Mental Health
Mind is launching a year-long commission examining AI's impact on mental health, the first inquiry of its kind globally, after Google AI Overviews were found to serve dangerous advice.
Google Plans to Double AI Spending to $185 Billion in 2026
Alphabet announces capital expenditure of up to $185bn for 2026, far exceeding analyst expectations, as cloud revenue jumps 48% and Gemini gains momentum.
Google AI Overviews' Confident Authority Puts Public Health at Risk
Guardian investigation finds Google's AI Overviews providing dangerous health misinformation, including wrong cancer advice and misleading liver test information.
Google AI Overviews Cites YouTube More Than Any Medical Website for Health Queries
Study of 50,000 health searches finds YouTube is the top-cited source in Google AI Overviews, raising concerns about reliance on popularity over medical authority.
Google Opens Deep Research Agent to Developers via API
Google releases its Gemini Deep Research agent through the Interactions API, enabling developers to embed autonomous research capabilities in their applications.
Google Launches Gemini for Home Smart Assistant Upgrade
Google replaces Assistant with Gemini across smart speakers and displays, introducing conversational AI, camera intelligence and natural language home automation.
Google Launches Gemini 3: State-of-the-Art Reasoning and Agentic AI
Google releases Gemini 3 Pro with breakthrough 1501 Elo score on LMArena, new agentic development platform Antigravity, and Deep Think mode for enhanced reasoning capabilities.
Building an 'Everything' Notebook in NotebookLM for Knowledge Management
Creating a centralized knowledge repository in NotebookLM using the 'everything notebook' approach for data science teams and domain expertise consolidation.
Meta, Google, and Microsoft Triple Down on AI Spending
Three tech giants report record profits alongside record AI infrastructure investments, raising questions about market sustainability and future demand.
Google Chrome Gets AI Assistant in Major Browser Overhaul
Google announces Gemini integration and AI Mode for Chrome, transforming browsing from passive to intelligent with contextual assistance.