We let Chrome’s Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here’s what happened

Unlike the OpenAI agent, Google’s new Auto Browse agent has extraordinary reach because it’s part of Chrome, the world’s most popular browser by a wide margin. Google began rolling out Auto Browse (in ...
GeekWire

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP jumps to Google; Seattle engineers launch new startup; GitHub names VP

Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: [email protected] by Lisa Stiffler on Jan 16, 2026 at 10:32 am January 16, 2026 at ...
PC Magazine

Here's How Google's Nano Banana AI Model Got Its Name

Gemini’s Nano Banana image generator was one of Google’s most talked-about launches of 2025. Within a month of its August debut, the tool had been used to generate more than 5 billion images on the ...
Computerworld

How to use timeline view in Google Sheets

Adding a timeline to a project tracking spreadsheet gives you a visual overview of your project’s major stages, including how they overlap. Here’s how to use this handy Google Workspace feature. If ...
Search Engine Land

Google explains JavaScript execution on non-200 HTTP status codes

Google made another change to the JavaScript SEO documentation help document to explain and clarify JavaScript execution on non-200 HTTP status codes. The change. Google wrote, “All pages with a 200 ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Updates JavaScript SEO Doc With Setting Canonical URL Advice

Google updated its JavaScript SEO best practices document with a new section on how to set the canonial URL when using JavaScript. Google wrote, "The best way to set the canonical URL is to use HTML, ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Google’s Robby Stein Names 5 SEO Factors For AI Mode

Robby Stein, Vice President of Product for Google Search, recently sat down for an interview where he answered questions about how Google’s AI Mode handles quality, how Google evaluates helpfulness, ...
Wired

Google’s Chromebook Successor Is Coming. Here’s Everything We Know So Far

It’s never fun to be in last place. Google has been coasting along with its Android tablets and Chromebooks for years, playing second fiddle to the bigger players in the game. But the company has a ...
CNBC

Apple names former Microsoft, Google exec to succeed retiring AI chief

Apple's head of artificial intelligence, John Giannandrea, will step down from his position and serve as an advisor until retiring this spring, the company announced Monday. Amar Subramanya, an AI ...
People

I Give the Best Gifts in My Family, and Google's Holiday Gift Guide Is Helping Me Cross People Off My List Early

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. It gave me picks from Kate Spade, Cozy Earth, Adidas, and more Averi Baudler is a senior shopping writer for PEOPLE who focuses on ...
Wall Street Journal

The Google Exec Reinventing Search in the AI Era

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Tim Higgins: Today on Bold Names, Liz Reid. She oversees Google Search and is ...