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How to disable AI Overviews on Google Search using Chrome and Edge for Windows 11
UPDATED 5/27/2025: Google has officially integrated AI-generated answers (known as AI Overviews) into its search results. While there’s no official way to turn this feature off completely, you can apply a simple workaround to minimize or bypass these results in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other browsers on Windows 11, Windows 10, and other platforms (where supported). As part of…
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How to disable AI Overviews on Google Search
UPDATED 5/27/2025: Google has officially integrated AI-generated answers (known as AI Overviews) into its search results. While there’s no official way to turn this feature off completely, you can apply a simple workaround to minimize or bypass these results in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other browsers on Windows 11, Windows 10, and other platforms (where supported). As part of…
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Google claims users find ads in AI search ‘helpful’
Google AI mode and AI Overviews now have ads, which, according to the search engine giant, are “helpful.” At the Google Marketing Live event last week, Google confirmed it has started rolling out ads to AI mode and AI Overviews in the US, which create new “opportunities for customers.” While I haven’t seen ads in AI Overviews, some users spotted…
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The 5 best search engines for kids (safe & free)
The internet is a powerful tool for learning, but it can also expose children to content that’s far from appropriate. From violent imagery to adult material, the risks are real, and that’s why it’s important to guide our kids toward safer online spaces. One simple way to do this is by replacing general-purpose search engines with some built specifically for…
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Google’s AI Search Is About to Get Even Worse
Summary Google is expanding ads in AI Overviews and adding them to AI Mode to desktop platforms. Ads may appear in AI-generated responses in AI Mode whenever they’re relevant to the search query. Ads help monetize AI without burdening users, but may be annoying. We’re used to seeing the occasional ad on Google Search, but it’s a new era, and…
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Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s according to a newly disclosed internal document spotted by Bloomberg, which reveals that Google had discussed offering publishers more granular control over how website data would be used in AI Search features instead of…
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How to turn on Circle to Search and how to use it
Like many of our readers, I’m growing tired of constantly hearing about artificial intelligence (AI). Many AI-powered tools and features aren’t actually good and don’t live up to their marketing promises. Luckily, some tools and features are great, and Google’s Circle to Search is among them. By drawing a simple circle on the display of an Android smartphone or tablet,…
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Google will let restaurants highlight specials on their search profiles
Google is preparing to add a new section to restaurant and bar search profiles. The new section will let owners include timely deals or events in search results in a way that they can control, either manually or by linking to a social media profile, the company says in a post spotted by Search Engine Land. The promos will show…
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Why Apple is trying to save Google Search in the antitrust fight
Google is in antitrust court, fighting to preserve the search engine business that has made it so historically successful. At a few different moments through the various stages of the trial, high-powered executives from Apple have taken the stand — and largely taken Google’s side. Just this week, Apple’s Eddy Cue made the case that Google is actually in a…
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Google rolls out ‘AI Mode‘ to improve search results – Computerworld
“Rolling out over the coming week, you’ll begin to see visual place and product cards in AI Mode with the ability to tap to get more details,” Esmaeilzadeh said. Shopping, dining, and services results will have more options, real-time pricing, promotions, and ratings. And a new left-side panel on the desktop will make it easier to jump back into past…
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