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Google said AI made Search more helpful in 2025, driving a 70% global jump in visual searches and bringing features like AI Mode and Search Live to India, where Lens usage leads the world

Google adds a new "Images" tab to its app, offering a Pinterest-like experience that helps users browse, save and organise visuals tailored to their interests.

The strength of Searches, despite its banal moments, lies in the breathing space allowed to each digital experiment without judgments or definitive conclusions

Google's 2017 Transformer paper and its open-source Chromium project powered a tech revolution that is now reshaping, and possibly eroding, the company's long-held search dominance

Google expands its AI-driven Search Live feature to India, supporting English and Hindi, while adding seven new Indian languages to AI Mode for a more localised experience

A recent major antitrust ruling just shook the tech world. On September 2, Google just dodged the worst possible penalties and survived a major legal battle, but not without scars.

Today's wrap of the Opinion Page considers the E20 mandate and its potential impacts, what a US court's ruling on Google means, India's spice trade, and the regulatory aspects of options trading

Google Search's new Preferred Sources feature lets users in India and the US customise Top Stories by prioritising favourite news outlets for relevant searches

Reportedly, Reddit is focusing on search tools and AI features to turn the platform into a full search engine and reduce dependence on Google

Google's Web Guide uses Gemini AI to organise search results into thematic clusters, offering structured insights for open-ended queries in an experimental Search Labs feature

Google is expanding Search's AI Mode with Gemini 2.5 Pro for deeper queries and a new feature that can call local businesses to check prices and appointments

Google is testing AI-powered article summaries and a quicker save icon in Discover on Android and iOS, giving users more context before clicking through stories

Google introduces shoppable CTV ads and mobile mastheads on YouTube in India, enabling QR code interaction and new shopping features for users during key moments and product launches

Google's AI Mode in Search, now rolling out to users in India, brings Gemini-powered multimodal responses and richer answers to complex, conversational queries

Doppl app will let users upload a photo to create a digital version of themselves and virtually try on outfits using AI

Google is testing a Labs feature that lets users customise their Top Stories feed by selecting favourite websites, starting in the US and India

Google Search AI Mode is now live in India via Labs, offering AI-generated answers to complex queries with support for voice, images, and context-rich responses powered by Gemini AI

Presently, Google's Search Live feature in AI Mode is only available to those users in the US region who have enrolled in the AI Mode experiment in Labs

Google is testing AI-generated audio summaries in Search, offering playback tools, source links, and feedback options through its Labs programme

Google is testing 'Search Live' in AI Mode for real-time, voice-based Search. Users can ask follow-up questions and get instant answers via audio or transcript