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Google has told schools that administrators who want to disable Gemini AI features will also lose access to Google Search within its education accounts. The company frames the move as giving schools greater control over how AI appears in their systems, but the opt-out is bundled with search functionality rather than offered separately.
Reddit announced it is testing ad placements within its internal search results pages, showing ads based on relevance to users' search queries. The company said the test involves a select group of advertisers and will help it refine the ad experience over time. Examples given include ads for espresso machines or coffee appearing alongside a search for 'espresso station'.
Google has turned off its Gemini chatbot and certain AI-powered Google Search features by default for student accounts managed through its education platform. The change follows a Wall Street Journal investigation examining how Google rolled out AI tools in schools and raised concerns about their effects on children.
A user found Google displaying standard search results without AI Mode while browsing in Chrome's Incognito mode, a result other outlets including Android Authority could not reproduce. The sighting comes after Alphabet lost $500 million in market value last week, which executives linked to underperforming ad revenue tied to AI Mode.
The New York Times and other newspaper publishers filed suit against Brave Software in federal court in New York, alleging the browser company scrapes copyrighted articles, bypasses paywalls, and resells the content through its search index and API to AI firms including Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere. The complaint estimates Brave has earned over $100 million from this activity while publishers received no compensation, and it alleges direct, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement plus DMCA violations for circumventing paywall protections.
Google says K-12 schools must enable its Gemini AI tools alongside Search, since the two will now be off by default for student accounts until administrators turn them on. VP Chris Phillips says schools that fully disable Gemini will also lose access to Google Search, seeing a blocked-service message instead of results. The policy applies to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search within Google Classroom, used by over 150 million students and educators worldwide.
Google will default to disabling AI tools for K-12 student accounts starting early next year unless administrators opt in to enable them. However, schools that choose to block AI features entirely will also lose student access to Google Search, since the company says search and AI are now deeply integrated in its product.
Google announced that its education products will default to having AI features turned off, requiring administrators to manually enable them if they want access. The catch is that the AI toggle bundles together Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search, so schools that want to block AI tools must also give up search functionality.
Google announced it is changing default settings so Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search will be off for K-12 student accounts until administrators turn them on. The company told Engadget and the New York Times that because Search and AI are deeply integrated, schools that opt out of AI tools will also see Search blocked for students, with a message explaining its unavailability. The move reverses an August change that had enabled some AI features by default in Classroom after educator backlash.
A guide published on Entrepreneur outlines the tradeoffs between SEO and PPC marketing for businesses. It explains that SEO builds organic traffic through content and keyword optimization over three to six months or longer, while PPC provides immediate but paid visibility through per-click advertising. The piece recommends combining both approaches depending on a business's timeline, budget and competitive landscape.
Google announced that starting next year, AI features across Gemini, NotebookLM, Gemini in Classroom, and Search will be off by default for K-12 students unless school administrators turn them on. However, because Google has integrated AI directly into Search, schools that opt out of AI entirely will also lose access to Google Search itself. The company said the policy follows discussions with schools, teachers, researchers, and policymakers.
A set of practical recommendations has been published covering safer search habits, stronger login security, and improved protection for executives, aimed at reducing enterprise cyber risk. The guidance reflects how threat tactics have evolved beyond older, basic awareness training advice.