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Google upgrades AI Mode with Canvas and 3 other new features - how to try them

Google Love it or hate it, Google's AI Mode has revamped the way you search for information. Instead of presenting you with tens of thousands of website links, Google serves up an AI-generated overview and summary of the results. Also: Sick of AI in your search results? Try these 7 Google alternatives with old-school, AI-free charm That can save you time and labor by cutting to the chase. But it can also steer you away from the publishers and websites that do the actual work and potentially p

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ACM Transitions to Full Open Access

ACM's Transition to Full Open Access: A New Era for Computing Research For more than seven decades, ACM has played a pivotal role in advancing computing research, fostering collaboration, and disseminating knowledge through its world-class Digital Library, influential publications, and premier conferences. In a significant step to broadening access to computing research, ACM is transitioning to a fully Open Access (OA) publishing model by the end of 2025. This bold move marks a pivotal moment

Sick of AI in your search results? Try these 7 Google alternatives with old-school, AI-free charm

Elyse Betters Picaro (with graphic elements from Paolo Boaretto, Sparklestroke Global, and Cosmic Latte via Canva) / ZDNET I don't know about you, but I'm tired of seeing AI used in place of actual search results in my web browser or used to summarize whatever I'm looking for. Google has become useless because of this, and other popular search engines are following close behind. With more and more search tools turning to AI, what can you do? Are there alternatives that aren't pushing AI front

How Does Lightning Start? New Research Provides a Groundbreaking Theory

Lightning has long terrified and fascinated scientists and non-scientists alike. For something so relatively common, the precise atmospheric events that give rise to a lightning strike have been shrouded in mystery, but new research is offering some tantalizing clues. A team of engineers and meteorologists believe they’ve cracked the curious case of how lightning forms in the cloudtops, and their solution comes from an increasingly influential contender for cracking climate mysteries: mathemati

Bridging Digital Infrastructure, AI, and Education in Sri Lanka

An Interview with Prof. Roshan Ragel – 2025 IEEE CS Mary Kenneth Keller Teaching Award Recipient As the first academic from the Global South to win the IEEE CS Mary Kenneth Keller Computer Science & Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, Prof. Roshan Ragel exemplifies leadership in teaching, research, and digital transformation. A Professor of Computer Engineering at the University of Peradeniya and Consultant CEO of LEARN, Sri Lanka’s National Research and Education Network, he has spearhea

7 Google alternatives that don't force AI into your search results

Elyse Betters Picaro (with graphic elements from Paolo Boaretto, Sparklestroke Global, and Cosmic Latte via Canva) / ZDNET I don't know about you, but I'm tired of seeing AI used in place of actual search results in my web browser or used to summarize whatever I'm looking for. Google has become useless because of this, and other popular search engines are following close behind. With more and more search tools turning to AI, what can you do? Are there alternatives that aren't pushing AI front

Scientists Unveil the Shocking Truth Behind Lightning’s Mysterious Birth

Lightning has long terrified and fascinated scientists and non-scientists alike. For something so relatively common, the precise atmospheric events that give rise to a lightning strike have been shrouded in mystery, but new research is offering some tantalizing clues. A team of engineers and meteorologists believe they’ve cracked the curious case of how lightning forms in the cloudtops, and their solution comes from an increasingly influential contender for cracking climate mysteries: mathemati

Google Search is becoming smarter with these AI Mode improvements

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s AI Mode is getting a host of new features on mobile and desktop. AI Mode on mobile gets a live video search option, which is accessible through Google Lens. On desktop, AI Mode gets file support and a Canvas option for taking notes while researching. Google’s AI Mode is gradually expanding beyond Search and recently made its way to other apps used to look up information on your phone, including Google Lens and Circle to Search. In doing so, it

Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more

After adding Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens access), Canvas, and more. In addition to text, you will soon be able to upload images and PDF files to AI Mode on the web. The former is already available on mobile, while the latter will let you “ask detailed questions about those documents and bring that context into your search.” Uploaded files will be analyzed and cross-referenced with “relevant information from the we

Google’s AI Mode gets new ‘Canvas’ feature, real-time help with Search Live, and more

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s adding new capabilities to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. One of the new features, Canvas, helps you build study plans and organize information over multiple sessions in a side panel. For example, if you want to create a study plan for an upcoming test, you can click the new “Create Canvas” button to get started. From there, AI Mode will start putti

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How to get rid of AI Overviews in Google Search: 4 easy ways

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Do me a favor and Google something. Anything. Drawing a blank? Try, "how to clear iPhone cache." I bet, instead of getting a lineup of trusty blue links for you to click and read through (including ZDNET's own definitive guide on the subject), you're greeted by an AI-generated paragraph at the top that answers your question before you even scroll. That's Google's AI Overviews, and while it does often give you handy summaries meant to save you time, it also steers y

This Ancient Roman Artifact Is Also a 453 Million-Year-Old Fossil

Despite how Ross’ paleontology career is treated by his companions in Friends, there’s something special about finding the remains of creatures that lived millions if not billions of years before us. In fact, humanity’s interest in paleontology isn’t a modern development. Ancient Romans were just as fascinated by fossils. According to the ancient Roman historian Suetonius, Emperor Augustus established the first known paleontological museum at his villa on the island of Capri, where he showcased

No more links, no more scrolling—The browser is becoming an AI Agent

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Rumors that OpenAI is set to release a gen AI-powered web browser to rival Alphabet‘s Google Chrome have amped up excitement about the future of search and how AI will fundamentally change how we browse the web. In this seeming next phase of the internet, search engines won’t just point to information; intelligent agents will find it for u

Google launches new AI search feature in UK

Google launches new AI search feature in UK 59 minutes ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Share Save Getty Images Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world's most popular search engine. Instead of a list of search results showing links to other websites in blue type, people who choose "AI Mode" will be given an answer written in a conversational style, containing far fewer

Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

Should robots be able to cannibalize each other so they can accelerate their evolution, bringing them closer to resembling self-sufficient lifeforms capable of living independently of their human masters? Good news if your answer to that question is "yes": a team of researchers from Columbia University have built a robot that can seek out and merge with other robots to grow bigger, stronger, and adapt its abilities to its environment — perhaps one day enabling entire "robot ecologies" to blosso

Google Search Live is getting a UI upgrade to match Gemini Live (APK teardown)

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently introduced Search Live, letting you chat with Google AI to search your screen. The tool has a lot of functionally in common with Gemini Live. Now it looks like Google’s working to give Search Live the same sort of overlay it’s building for Gemini Live. All the biggest players in tech are absolutely scared to death right now at the prospect of being left behind by the current wave of AI-driven advancements, so everyone’s racing to stay a

Your Nature Photos Are Doing More Science Than You Think

With a smartphone in hand, anyone can be a naturalist. Apps like iNaturalist have surged in popularity over the last 15 years, with millions using them to document wildlife around the world. A new study shows that these observations contribute a deluge of data to scientific research. Use of iNaturalist has skyrocketed since its launch in 2008. This citizen science database now contains more than 200 million observations logged by over 3 million users globally, according to research published Mo

Meta builds wristband that can control devices with a flick of the wrist

Forward-looking: A new chapter in human-computer interaction is unfolding at Meta, where researchers are exploring how the muscles in our arms could soon take the place of traditional keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. At their Reality Labs division, scientists have developed an experimental wristband that reads the electrical signals produced when a person intends to move their fingers. This allows users to control digital devices using only subtle hand and wrist gestures. This technology draw

Steam beta update rolls out redesigned store, makes game discovery easier

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Steam is known for its periodic overhauls, which aim to enhance how users interact with its vast catalog of games. The latest update, introduced in the Steam client beta, marks another step in this ongoing process, featuring a redesigned store menu and several new features intended to improve navigation and personalization on the platform. One of the most noticeable changes is the mergi

Big agriculture mislead the public about the benefits of biofuels

Something felt off. Article continues after advertisement Tim Searchinger lacked the proper credentials to say exactly what was off that day in the spring of 2003. He was a lawyer, not a scientist or economist. He was reading a complex technical paper on an unfamiliar topic, produced by well-respected researchers at the world-renowned Argonne National Laboratory. Sitting at his cluttered desk in the Environmental Defense Fund’s sixth-floor offices in Washington, D.C., overlooking the famous ba

AI Is Taking Over Your Search Engine. Here's a Look Under the Hood

For decades, the way we find information on the internet changed only in small ways. Doing a traditional Google search today doesn't feel all that different from when, in the 1990s, you would Ask Jeeves. Sure, a lot has changed under the hood, the results are likely far more relevant and the interface has some new features, but you're still typing in keywords and getting a list of websites that might hold the answer. That way of searching, it seems, is starting to go the way of AltaVista, may i

This Dinosaur Probably Chirped Like a Bird

Scientists have discovered a dinosaur that might have chirped like a bird, a finding that suggests the evolutionary origins of birdsong may be far more ancient than we previously thought. In a paper published last week in the journal PeerJ, an international team of researchers describes a 163-million-year-old fossil found in northeastern China’s Hebei Province. The fossil dinosaur, which they’ve dubbed Pulaosaurus qinglong, measures just 28 inches (72 centimeters) and is largely complete, givin

Google in 1999: Search engines escape the portal matrix

Google in 1999: Search Engines Escape the Portal Matrix Like Morpheus in The Matrix, Google gave web users a stark choice in 1999: take the red pill and experience a new world of search quality, or choose the blue pill and stick with the bloated world of portal search. Google founders, 1999; photo by William Mercer McLeod. "Aren’t you rather late to the game?" It's January 1999 and that question was put to Google's young founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The interviewer was Karsten Lemm

Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them

Credit: Getty Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature, according to a survey. The findings suggest that there is a need for increased awareness of how and why to share such data, as well as for changes in how research productivity is assessed. The survey drew responses from 11,069 researchers in 166 countries and all major scientific disciplines. It found that 98% recognize the value of null results, which the su

Google's new Search mode puts classic results back on top - how to access it

Google Google's new AI-powered feature aims to help organize your search results. Web Guide organizes links into helpful categories that break down a complex topic, the company said in a blog post, Thursday. It's intended for both open-ended searches like "how to solo travel in Japan" or detailed queries in multiple sentences like, "My family is spread across multiple time zones. What are the best tools for staying connected and maintaining close relationships despite the distance?" How Web G

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Google Search is testing something a bit different from its wall of blue links

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new Google Web Guide feature uses AI to sort search results into categories. It’s part of Search Labs and is now available under the Web tab for opted-in users. The feature could expand to other parts of Search as testing progresses. Ever feel like your search results are just a wall of blue links in a random order? Google’s all-knowing algorithm already tried to feed you the most relevant links, but now it may be going one step further in categori

Google will use AI to organize search results with Web Guide

Google's latest AI adventure is a new option for search. Web Guide is a new way that Google will organize search results based on analysis by a dedicated version of its Gemini artificial intelligence tool. The claim in the announcement is that AI can help surface the most relevant content, but it could also be a new way for Google to control what websites get prime billing in results. In the graphic shared alongside the blog post announcing this Search Labs experiment, the company showed cluste

Google’s new “Web Guide” will use AI to organize your search results

Search is changing at a breakneck pace, with Google rolling out new AI features so quickly it can be hard to keep up. So far, these AI implementations are being offered in addition to the traditional search experience. However, Google is now offering a sneak peek at how it may use AI to change the good old-fashioned list of blue links. The company says its new Web Guide feature is being developed to "intelligently organize" the results page, and you can try it now, if you dare. Many Google sear

Google rethinks search results with its new AI-curated ‘Web Guide’

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On Thursday, Google launched Web Guide, a new AI-powered search feature that “groups links in helpful ways” for people who opt in to the test on Labs. Web Guide runs on a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model to process search queries, reorganizing the traditional “10 blue links” by sorting results and finding related questions using generative

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Google’s new Web Guide search experiment organizes results with AI

Google on Thursday is launching a new AI-powered feature called Web Guide for organizing Google Search results. Web Guide is a Search Labs experiment that leverages AI technology to organize the search results page by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the search query. Search Labs experiments are a way for Google to test out new ideas by letting users opt in to those they find interesting. The experiments can be turned on or off at any time and include things like Google’s AI Mode,