How to use AI Mode instead of regular Google searches (or avoid it altogether)

You might find yourself invited to try out AI Mode via a large pop-up dialog the next time you visit Google, but if not, ...
Searchenginejournal.com

ChatGPT Appears To Use Google Search As A Fallback

Experiments appear to confirm that ChatGPT may be using Google's search results as a fallback when Bing doesn't have a page indexed. Aleyda Solís conducted an experiment to test how fast ChatGPT ...
TechCrunch

Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines

Update 7/31/25 4:10pm PT: Hours after this article was published, OpenAI said it removed the feature from ChatGPT that allowed users to make their public conversations discoverable by search engines.
CNET

AI Is Taking Over Your Search Engine. Here's What It's Doing and Why It Matters

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...
CBS News

Judge rules Google can keep Chrome, but must share some search engine data with rivals

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government's attempt to ...
NPR

In a major antitrust ruling, a judge lets Google keep Chrome but levies other penalties

In a ruling aimed at restoring competition in the search engine market, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refrained from ordering Google to sell off Chrome, the world's most popular browser, but ordered ...