The post-search Google era begins

Published: (May 22, 2026 at 09:47 AM EDT)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

Google is many things, but most of the time it’s a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much of the actual googling happens without your prompting, involvement, or even knowledge, can you even call Google a search engine anymore?

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