Google is introducing a new way for creators and publishers to promote their content on the search engine with "Search profiles." The new feature comes amid consternation from website operators and creators that Google's AI summaries have eroded the volume of referral traffic coming from the search portal.

Google search is facing a series of targeted rules that a UK regulator says will secure a fairer deal for publishers and consumers, and improve its services at the same time.

The search giant is updating its famously minimalist homepage. But what looks like a tiny design change is a very big deal.

The European Parliament will stop using Google Search in favor of Qwant on its official systems to reduce reliance on foreign tech.

Google launches Search profiles, giving eligible creators a customizable page for articles, social posts, and followers. U.S.-only at launch.

A new “subsetting” within Search Services History is Saved Media. If this preference is enabled, Google will save your images, files, audio, and video when using voice search, Google Lens, and Search Live. This can be disabled independently of the main setting, while you “can also delete individual pieces of media from your history.”

Google has announced the new Search Conso Generative AI performance reports and a toggle to block your site from showing in AI responses. This is available currently only for a small subset of UK site owners,

These search engines have some advantages over Google, like more privacy. But the main drawback to these alternate search engines is they may lack comprehensive results. That mean

June 3 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to opt out of training the U.S.

Publishers in Great Britain will now have stronger protections on their intellectual property from Google's AI Overviews, thanks to a rule.