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 ...

Google said in a legal filing last week that the open web "is already in rapid decline." The company later said this was being misinterpreted and filed a clarification with the court. Google execs ...

The use of generative AI in search is on the rise and has profound implications for search engines like Google, as well as ...

The much-lauded AI revolution is already disrupting another aspect of life, Google search queries. And it could upend online life as we know it. When Google came onto the stage nearly thirty years ago ...

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 ...

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 ...

The lawsuit was filed in October 2020 by the Department of Justice, alleging that Google 'illegibly maintains a monopoly in the search and search advertising markets through anticompetitive and ...

In her latest column for ExchangeWire, Shirley Marschall discusses whether rumours of the death of the open web have been greatly exaggerated, or whether the prevailing tides can indeed be turned.