For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending ...

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

In a major change in tune, Google has admitted that the “open web is already in rapid decline” — despite being adamant for months that the “web is thriving.” As first spotted by The Verge, the tech ...

Google is asserting that web traffic is not suffering because of AI tools and that its search engine directs visitors to an unprecedented array of websites. But last week, Google contradicted this ...

Was it shorthand, or a Freudian slip? Last Friday, Google filed court documents as it battles a breakup of its advertising technology business. In the filing, Google said the open web "is already in ...

Google believes that the open web is already dying as the DOJ wants to break up Google’s ad empire. Google lost this court battle in 2023, and the remedies trial is coming in two weeks. Both the DOJ ...

British regulators said they may force Google to open its search engine to more competition — raising concerns that its budding use of artificial intelligence poses increasing threats to rivals and ...

Google said in a legal filing last week that the open web "is already in rapid decline." The company later said this was being misinterpreted and filed a clarification with the court. Google execs ...

In a notable shift from its recent public statements, Google has now acknowledged in a court filing that "the open web is already in rapid decline." The admission, flagged by industry observers and ...