Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

Is the web thriving or faltering? Google has an unexpected take in a new legal filing. Google is heading back to court soon in hopes of convincing a judge that it should not have to split up its ad ...

Google is under intense scrutiny for making contradictory statements about the health of the open web, even as publishers and industry critics are seeing issues with how it siphons content for its ...

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said in May that web publishing is not dying. Nick Fox, VP of Search at Google, said in May that the web is thriving. But in a court document filed by Google on late ...

Google is asserting that web traffic is not suffering because of AI tools and that its search engine directs visitors to an unprecedented array of websites. But last week, Google contradicted this ...

It’s been clear for some time that the “open web” as we’ve known it for years is in a tough spot, but Google has argued the opposite. In a court statement, though, Google’s own case argues that the ...

In a major change in tune, Google has admitted that the “open web is already in rapid decline” — despite being adamant for months that the “web is thriving.” As first spotted by The Verge, the tech ...

Google, which has often defended the strength of the internet ecosystem, has admitted in a recent court filing that the open web is "already in rapid decline." The statement comes as part of the ...

In a Friday court filing, Google’s lawyers wrote: That line directly contradicts what Google executives and representatives have been saying for months. Yet in court, Google is saying the web is ...

Google is experimenting with AI-rewritten 'Discover' feed headlines, often resulting in misleading news titles.

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The Google App for Windows, sadly, isn't a resurrection of the long-dead Google Desktop, but it is an interesting tool that ...