Tech humanist Kate O'Neill says the AI consciousness debate distracts from present-day harms, and that companies benefit when users anthropomorphize chatbots.
by Luis Rijo
Preferred Sources now badges links inside AI Overviews and AI Mode, a personalization tool that rewards established audiences while new publishers stay buried.
CNN filed a copyright and trademark lawsuit against Perplexity AI on May 28, alleging the AI search engine copied over 17,000 CNN stories, videos, and images.
YouTube Premium today launched auto speed playback, motion-triggered audio controls, 256kbps TV audio, and AI playlist generation for Android and TV users.
Carl Hendy challenges Google's AI Search preference claims, pointing to data gaps in the Google/Ipsos survey that the industry uses as its main source.
YouTube today launched a prompt-driven custom feed on the Home tab, letting signed-in U.S. viewers type what they want to watch and get a refreshing new feed.
Amazon raises Seller Fulfilled Prime delivery speed thresholds from July 6, 2026, and introduces a zip-code-level delivery promise tool launching in September 2026.
Google's AI Mode now shows sponsored listings mid-conversation, nearly indistinguishable from organic results, as the surface crosses 1 billion monthly users.
Marmelab CEO Francois Zaninotto reports a 50% Google traffic drop in six months as the 'crawled but not indexed' page count rises with no explanation given.