Gemini warned me humans might review my chats — but turning it off comes with a surprising downside

A warning that humans may review some Gemini chats sent me looking for a privacy setting. What I found instead was a tradeoff that could make the AI assistant far less useful.

I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful

Gemini Spark helps automate everyday tasks, from inbox summaries to local event planning, but it’s unclear why Google made it a separate product.

Gemini Spark is now rolling out and it hopes you will trust an AI more than apps

Google’s latest Gemini feature wants to do more than answer questions. It could change how you interact with apps altogether.

As AI spills everywhere with quick answers, research finds that the internet’s soul is dying

A new collaborative study by UC Riverside researchers finds that as more people turn to AI for answers, the internet is losing the emotional depth and human reasoning that made it worth browsing in the first place.

Google just broke SEO. Here’s what replaces it.

Google I/O made it official: AI-generated answers are now front and center in search, and most brands have almost no visibility into how AI is describing them to their customers. For anyone who has spent years building a strategy around …

Researchers say Google AI Mode changes recommendations based on your emails — and it risks creating a giant confirmation-bias machine

Researchers claim Google AI Mode may prioritize brands found in your Gmail inbox, raising fears that AI-powered search could a confirmation-bias machine.

Microsoft will let you uninstall Copilot app as Windows 11 clean-up moves ahead

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update introduces new ways to permanently remove Copilot using Group Policy, Registry changes, and traditional uninstall methods.

Gemini allegedly broke production, then wrote itself the hero

A developer claims Gemini broke a live portal, then generated recovery notes that overstated its role. The incident shows why AI coding agents need tighter permissions, review, and rollback controls.