Google Search filter redesign comes to desktop, drops icons on mobile
Back in December, Google introduced topic filters to Search results as part of a carousel redesign on mobile, and it’s now coming to desktops.
Expand Expanding CloseBack in December, Google introduced topic filters to Search results as part of a carousel redesign on mobile, and it’s now coming to desktops.
Expand Expanding CloseAhead of International Fact-Checking Day (April 2), Google Search is launching a number of information literacy features, including Perspectives.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Google app on Android is overdue for a Material You redesign, but until then, it now has a comically large Search bar.
Expand Expanding CloseMicrosoft bet big on AI with the “new Bing,” and it seems the gamble succeeded, with Bing gaining new users as Google sees a slight decline.
Expand Expanding CloseThe last time Google added favicons to desktop Search in early 2020 there was an uproar, but the company is now rolling out a new design.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle products are full of countless Easter eggs, and just in time for the third season’s debut, a new Easter egg in Google Search has surfaced that sees The Mandalorian’s Grogu playing with your search results using The Force.
Expand Expanding CloseCanada is preparing a new bill that, if signed into law, would require Google to pay publishers for using information from their content. In response, Google is testing a complete block of news content in Search in Canada with a subset of users.
Expand Expanding CloseAs Google prepares to launch Bard to the general public, the company is asking its employees to assist in training the AI by rewriting its bad answers.
Expand Expanding CloseAs part of a broader Material You redesign, the Google app is getting a new shortcut to quickly access “Ads personalization,” which was recently overhauled.
Expand Expanding CloseIn addition to previewing new AI features for Lens, Maps, and Translate, Google on Wednesday also gave one more example of Bard in action.
Expand Expanding CloseAI is set to change the game in some big ways in the near future, and AI-generated content is one of the more controversial elements. Now, Google is broaching the subject, confirming explicitly that AI-generated content isn’t against Search guidelines.
Expand Expanding CloseUntil recently, searching for a podcast on Google would surface individual episodes that you could quickly start playing. That’s now being replaced by a podcast directory in Google Search.
Expand Expanding CloseOver the past few months, ChatGPT has changed the game in many ways, and the next step is with AI-powered chatbot experiences for search. However, those experiences are only as good as the information feeding them, so it’s time for Google to really put the hammer down on “SEO spam.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle has announced today that, in the “coming months,” it will start to blur explicit images in Search with a new default setting.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle today announced “Bard” to compete with ChatGPT in the large language models (LLMs) space. It’s launching for “trusted external testers” today with wider, public availability in the “coming weeks.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle has announced that it’s hosting a Search and AI event on Wednesday, February 8. It comes as the company is gearing up to combat ChatGPT and other AI competitors.
Expand Expanding CloseIn response to ChatGPT and others, Google is planning to add direct answers to Search. A new report details one possible design for a chatbot in Search as Google ramps up internal testing.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search is picking up a new trick that might help you buy a new car, as car dealers can now show their inventory directly in search listings.
Expand Expanding CloseFrom Ingenuity to Twosday and Wordle (a year old as of yesterday), Google Search loves its easter eggs, and the latest – creepily – marks HBO’s excellent The Last of Us.
Expand Expanding CloseAs ChatGPT took the world by storm in recent months, it’s also since come out that major publication CNET has been publishing articles written by AI. Apparently, Google Search won’t be penalizing that content.
Expand Expanding CloseChatGPT has prompted some to proclaim that AI chat will kill traditional search engines. Google is said to be at “code red” over the technology, while a new report today says Microsoft is “preparing to launch a version of its Bing search engine that uses the artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT to answer some search queries.”
Expand Expanding CloseChatGPT’s ability to respond to questions in a conversational and direct manner has led some to proclaim that AI chat will kill the traditional search engine. Google is seriously responding to this, and – from what it’s already shown off – should be more than able to compete. The question is the user experience.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is at a “code red” and seriously responding to ChatGPT by reassigning various departments “to help develop and release new A.I. prototypes and products.”
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the new app and Sun tile for Wear OS 3, Google has rolled out a redesign of the weather card available in Search on the mobile web.
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