Why Google just issued a rare 100-year bond

The tech giant on Tuesday issued an extremely rare corporate bond that matures 100 years from now, part of a multibillion-dollar borrowing spree the company is undertaking to fuel its AI ambitions.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google JavaScript Doc Now Says Non-200 HTTP Status Code Might Not Be Rendered

Google updated its JavaScript SEO documentation for the third time this week, this time to say that "while pages with a 200 HTTP status code are sent to rendering, this might not be the case for pages ...
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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome to warn users before opening insecure HTTP sites

Google announced today that the Chrome web browser will load all public websites via secure HTTPS connections by default and ask for permission before connecting to public, insecure HTTP websites, ...
Wired

Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream

Google is adding multiple new AI features to Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. The most visible change is a new button in Chrome that launches the Gemini chatbot, but there are also new ...
CNBC

Sergey Brin points to where Google Glasses failed — and what Android XR gets right

Google co-founder Sergey Brin on Tuesday said he's learned from his "mistakes" since the failed Google Glass launch in 2013. The Alphabet company announced new partnerships with Warby Parker and ...
Searchenginejournal.com

HTTP Status Codes Google Cares About (And Those It Ignores)

Google only cares if redirects are permanent or temporary. Google ignores 1xx status codes completely. Network errors in Search Console often come from deeper technical layers. Google's Search ...
CNBC

Google is testing AI search on its homepage

Google is testing "AI Mode" search on its homepage. The new feature, though not widely available yet, is located directly beneath the Google search bar beside a "Google Search" button, replacing the ...
The New York Times

U.S. v. Google: What Both Sides Argued in a Hearing to Fix Its Search Monopoly

The Justice Department and Google have wrapped up a three-week hearing that could have a major impact on the search giant and how people gather information online. By David McCabe Reporting from the E ...
9to5google

Google Search switching to google․com around the world

Historically, Google users around the world have visited country-specific sites like google.com.br (Brazil), google.fr (France), or google.co.uk (UK). Google Search is now getting rid of these country ...
CBS News

Google Maps now shows Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for app users in the U.S.

The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Crawler Documentation Adds HTTP Caching

Google has updated its crawler help documentation to add a new section for HTTP caching, which explains how Google's crawlers handle cache control headers. Google also posted a blog post begging us to ...