… DuckDuckGo, for instance, claimed its app installs soared after Google announced the changes. The company, which gives users the option to turn off generative AI in search results, said on Tuesday that it broke its all-time single-day search traffic record on June 1.
… AI will reportedly power new photo editing tools , too. Siri's changes are equally massive. Besides being smarter, the AI assistant's glowing animation is moving from the border of iPhones, to a new home in the Dynamic Island as part of Apple's planned updates. …
… It's unclear as yet whether these changes will hamper workarounds that many users waves have turned to in order to avoid AI Overviews and other AI features in Search results. …
… There's no word on if you'll be able to turn off any of the new AI features — it was already tough to get rid of earlier AI search capabilities . The new Google Search features, which the company says are its biggest changes to the search box in 25 years, are available to use today. …
… As it stands, the proposal would require Google to let rivals see data points "such as ranking, query, click and view data, on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms." "Data is a key input for online search and for developing new services, including AI," said Teresa Ribera, the Commission's … …
… It will allow people to snap a photo and run it through Google reverse image search or use a third-party AI agent for photo analysis. …
… Other than new photo tools, Apple is reportedly also debuting its new version of Siri powered by Google's Gemini models, a standalone Siri app and AI-powered search inside its apps. …
… Developers will reportedly also be able to integrate their own AI assistants with Siri , much like OpenAI has with ChatGPT. The new app will let users prompt the assistant to take care of tasks on their device, search the web and even access news, not unlike current Gemini and ChatGPT apps. …
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