Course correction: Google to link more sources in AI Overviews

Google says many AI Overviews are “just the beginning of exploring a topic you’re interested in.” To support this supposed ...

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

On May 4, 2026, Alexander Hanff, a computer scientist and lawyer who runs the website ThatPrivacyGuy.com, posted an article ...

Google pulls the plug on Project Mariner, the AI agent that browsed the web like a human

Google has shut down Project Mariner, the AI browser agent that navigated websites by processing screenshots in real time.
Android

Project Mariner is Over: Google Folds its AI Web Agent into Gemini & Chrome

Google officially shut down Project Mariner on May 4, 2026, ending a 17-month experiment in autonomous web browsing. While the standalone tool is gone, its technology is being integrated into Gemini ...
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Google AI Mode in Chrome Gets Side-by-Side Browsing

Google is rolling out updates to AI Mode in Chrome. Clicking a link in AI Mode on Chrome desktop now opens the webpage in a side panel. The updates are live in the U.S. and will expand to more ...
PC Magazine

Stuck on a Website? Google Cracks Down on Aggravating 'Back Button Hijacking'

But now Google says, “We've seen a rise of this type of behavior, which is why we're designating this an explicit violation of our malicious practices policy.” Specifically, the company has classified ...