Google began offering “dark web reports” a while back, but the company has just announced the feature will be going away very soon. In an email to users of the service, Google says it will stop ...

Update (9/12/25): Google Maps is back online. It's not just you: Google Maps is down. According to 9to5Google, the outage started sometime around 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. PT), and seems to be isolated to the ...

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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 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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to navigation apps, two major players dominate the landscape: Apple Maps and Google Maps. Both are designed to help you navigate efficiently, but their approaches differ in terms of ...

Google is rolling out a new search labs experiment feature named Web Guide. Web Guide uses AI to organize the results page, grouping web links into helpful categories with added context and insights, ...

Google launches Web Guide, an experimental AI feature that clusters search results into topic groups. Available now in Search Labs. Google is testing Web Guide in Search Labs. Web Guide is an ...

You don't have to be a Google Maps user to admit this is the number one navigation app worldwide. It's the default choice on Android and Android Auto and is often the go-to alternative on iPhone and ...

In context: Apple has always kept its Maps app locked away in its walled garden. The company recently started expanding access to it. Last year, it launched a beta version of Apple Maps for web ...