Google Stock Is Up 65%: What’s Driving This Rally?

So what is going on? The stock price increased by 65%, fueled by a 13% growth in revenue, a 16% enhancement in net margin, and a 23% rise in P/E multiple.

Google must face consumer antitrust lawsuit over search dominance, US judge rules

Google has failed to persuade a federal judge in California to dismiss a consumer lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of illegally using business agreements with major tech companies to shut out rivals in the online search market.

Some Google AI Overviews now use Gemini 3 Pro

Google now uses Gemini 3 Pro to generate some AI Overviews in Google Search. Google said for more complex queries Gemini 3 Pro is used for AI Overview. This was previously announced for AI Mode results back in November and then in December Google began using Gemini 3 Flash for AI Mode.

Google Reveals Surprise Chrome Update—And It’s Just For iPhone

As spotted by The Mac Observer, “Google is adding a new ‘Safari import’ option to move your info from Safari to Chrome on your iPhone. It uses a file you export from your settings. You can find this inside Chrome settings under ‘Safari import’. When you open it, Chrome does not just give you a button. It walks you through the steps clearly.”
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Google Discover makes messy AI headlines a ‘feature’ because they ‘perform well’

Following prior testing, Google Discover is keeping AI headlines around as they “perform well” with users. Google Discover is

Google Shopping API cutoff looms, putting ad delivery at risk

Advertisers must migrate to Google’s new Merchant API or risk Shopping and Performance Max campaigns stopping altogether.
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Google confirms AI search will have ads, but they may look different

Google Ads are not going anywhere. Eventually, AI Search results on Google and likely other properties will have ads. Google recently reported $56.57 billion in revenue from ads on Search and YouTube. You obviously can't expect ads to disappear from its ...

Google Photos preps a new look for sharing pics, but could lose a useful tool

Google developers have been working on a new interface for sharing pics in Photos, but not without losing some useful functionality.
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Google discontinued the dark web tool that checks for your personal data - here's why

Having your personal data stolen is an ongoing risk for anyone using the internet in any form. Email, social media, banking, healthcare, streaming, and any app or service that requires a login are at risk of being hacked. Most companies offer strong data ...
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Lights out for Google smart home devices as bulbs, switches, more go down

They're showing up as 'Offline' in the Google Home app regardless of their power status. Google says it's troubleshooting the outage.
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