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<ul><li>OpenAI expands ChatGPT Search to all free users.</li><li> The AI startup has also brought in some important new features and enhancements with a new update.</li><li> Information from Netflix and travel booking platforms gains prominence now.</li></ul> OpenAI has expanded access to ChatGPT Search, making it available to all free users. Originally introduced in October 2024 for paid subscribers, the feature was first offered as an invitation-only preview under the name SearchGPT. This update marks a broader rollout, improving the overall user experience. ChatGPT Search features ChatGPT Search provides users with quick, up-to-date answers and links to relevant web sources, a task typically managed by search engines. Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer, announced the update in a YouTube video, highlighting the advantage of integrating real-time web information into the <keyword id="19925753" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-chatbot" source="keywords">AI chatbot</keyword>. In this enhanced version, prominent links—such as those from Netflix or travel booking platforms—are displayed at the top of search results, followed by ChatGPT’s text-based responses. <keyword id="21453184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voice-search" source="keywords">Voice Search</keyword> A significant update is the addition of voice search for users with Advanced Voice Mode enabled. This feature can be accessed by tapping the audio waveform button in the compose bar. With voice search, users can request <keyword id="20186447" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-time-information" source="keywords">real-time information</keyword> on topics like travel destinations, weather updates, or activity recommendations. ChatGPT’s Voice Assistant will reply using one of ten available voice styles. Search engine enhancements OpenAI has enhanced browsing speed and efficiency for users who choose ChatGPT as their default search engine. To streamline this process, the company has also launched a Chrome extension, enabling users to set ChatGPT as their default search engine for instant answers from reliable websites. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/vivo-x200-and-x200-pro-launched-in-india-starting-at-65999/articleshow/116248162.cms">Vivo X200 and X200 Pro launched in India starting at ₹65,999</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-13-with-snapdragon-8-elite-to-be-launched-globally-in-january/articleshow/115920790.cms">OnePlus 13 with Snapdragon 8 Elite to be launched globally in January</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/nothing-will-reportedly-launch-three-phones-in-2025-including-the-phone-3/articleshow/115891768.cms">Nothing will reportedly launch three phones in 2025, including the Phone (3)</a>

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Search to all free users with voice and map features

Google is testing a potentially game-changing feature for its Android Search widget, aiming to make <keyword id="20848926" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="search-results" source="keywords">search results</keyword> more accessible than ever. According to a report by Android Authority, the tech giant is experimenting with showing results directly within the search bar itself. If implemented, this feature could cut down the time it takes for users to find answers, as they won’t need to leave the widget or open the browser to access certain details. <h2>What’s new?</h2> Currently, tapping the Google Search bar on Android opens a full search interface, leading users to results displayed in the Google app or Chrome browser. The new feature, however, is expected to streamline this process by displaying quick snippets of information—like answers to simple queries—right inside the widget. This feature appears to cater to quick searches, such as asking about the weather, basic facts, or quick calculations, offering a faster, more seamless user experience. The idea is to save users the step of navigating to a full results page, especially for straightforward questions. <h2>Potential benefits for users</h2> The convenience factor is undeniable. By showing <keyword id="24183217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="real-time-results" source="keywords">real-time results</keyword> within the widget, Google aims to boost engagement and usability for Android users who rely on the Search widget for day-to-day queries. Imagine typing “today’s weather” or “how many centimetres in an inch” and getting the result without ever leaving your home screen. However, for more complex queries requiring extensive results, users would still need to click through to the full search results. While this feature is still in the testing phase, its potential rollout could significantly enhance how Android users interact with Google Search. For now, though, there’s no official word on when—or if—this feature will be available to all users. Android enthusiasts might want to keep an eye on upcoming updates to see if Google decides to make this time-saving enhancement a reality.

Google’s search widget for Android might get a whole lot smarter

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Finance firms and fintech startups are trying to use generative AI to improve search capabilities.</li><li>Search is a complex and challenging technical problem, but AI could make it a lot easier.</li></ul>If data is the new oil, then banks like Goldman Sachs are in good business.For decades, Goldman hoovered up information about the clients it did business with, trades executed, every dollar invested, and each loan financed. Coupled with external data from Bloomberg and Nasdaq, the hope was to supercharge the bank's analytics engine and give its investment bankers, traders, and salespeople an edge.But that fuel is only useful if you can access it.For banks, much of that data got stowed away, usually only to be found if an employee knew exactly what they were looking for and where to find it.That could all change as Goldman Sachs rolls out a generative AI chat interface on its firmwide data platform, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-data-neema-raphael-strategy-ai-2024-3">Chief Data Officer Neema Raphael</a> told Business Insider.Goldman employees can ask a question in plain English, and let the AI do the digging. In answering questions, the tool, called Legend AI Query, could pull information that even its users didn't know existed.The chat interface, combined with the bank's data stockpiles, "gives you this sort of information super intelligence to help the human build a better mental model faster and quicker with more sources," Raphael said.It's the latest development in Wall Street's efforts to crack the code on search.From Goldman Sachs to Blackstone, the biggest finance firms are using generative AI to make better use of their mountains of data. Even though it's been decades since Google introduced the world to effective search to use in everyday life, only recently have financial firms started putting resources behind improving how employees tap their internal data. They're trying to turn the wonky and sometimes impossible task of searching for information into a seamless process that will supercharge employee productivity. Perfecting search, down the line, could lead to more automation and more complex generative AI tools.<h2 id="91254cac-f471-4dd1-8f79-f515cc36e06c">Search is just the beginning</h2>Goldman's peers across the Street have their own search-related initiatives underway. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-generative-ai-tool-private-bank-2024-5">JPMorgan's private bank AI copilot</a> helps advisors track down information in real-time. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bank-of-america-artificial-intelligence-tool-banker-assist-2023-6">Bank of America's Banker Assist</a> aggregates internal and third-party info to give employees insights. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-ai-chatgpt-used-nearly-all-wealth-management-teams-2024-4">Morgan Stanley's AIMS</a> helps advisors search the bank's internal content.While enabling employees to quickly get answers hidden in mountains of data is going to supercharge worker productivity, there's likely an even bigger ambition behind these efforts.Pulling the right information and having some contextual understanding is the first step in tapping into more complex use cases, Keri Smith told BI. Smith helps financial firms strategize and execute on their data and generative AI initiatives at Accenture."The power of enterprise search lies in its ability to save time so that humans can innovate and interact," Jeff McMillan, Morgan Stanley's head of firmwide AI, told BI. "Further, it lowers the barriers for employees to access robust intellectual capital quickly from the firm's top experts, essentially arming them with knowledge firepower for meetings and discussions," he added.A new class of fintechs is starting to emerge to sell Wall Street on cutting out simple, but time-consuming tasks, like perfecting company logos on an investment banking deck and prepping execs ahead of client meetings.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rogo-pitch-deck-seed-fintech-ai-2024-2">Rogo is one such startup</a> that offers a junior-banker level assistant. It has already onboarded some-25 Wall Street firms onto its generative AI platform."Firms are realizing the value of enterprise search is not just a typical search engine, but for all the downstream applications you're going to be able to build on top of it," <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/49-most-promising-fintech-startups-according-top-vc-investors-2024#rogo-41">Rogo cofounder and CEO Gabe Stengel</a> told BI.Meanwhile, two Stanford grads came together <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-startup-mako-building-ai-associate-private-equity-2024-9">to build Mako</a>, a generative AI associate for the private-equity industry. The startup, which aims to help employees search institutional data, recently raised $1.55 million <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-vinod-khosla-fixing-ai-image-2024-10">from the same VC</a> that was an early backer in OpenAI.<h2 id="f7dad226-280b-49d8-88e7-37ccd2c590d1">Why search is hard</h2>There's a reason Google is the go-to search engine for the internet."It's actually just fundamentally a difficult problem to suck out and then rank what might be useful" to a specific user, Raphael said of search. Not only is search a hard computer-science problem, but personalizing relevance and dealing with account permissions (who is authorized to see given data) is no easy feat, he added.The latter is something Blackstone the majority of 10 months figuring out when it <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blackstone-employee-productivity-generative-ai-2024-8">recently built its own internal AI-powered search engine</a>.Add in the fact that Wall Street lingo is complex and nuanced — words like hedge, ticker, and options have completely different meanings outside a financial context — and it presents another hurdle for financial firms using off-the-shelf products, like OpenAI's ChatGPT.In March, Balyasny Asset Management hired Peter Anderson, a former AI scientist at Google, to help the hedge fund <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hedge-fund-balyasny-analyst-research-generative-ai-2024-8">level up its back-end system that pulls information</a> from millions of documents to answer complex research questions. Familiarizing OpenAI's models to financial jargon meant <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/balyasny-hedge-fund-ai-proactive-analysis-bots-2024-1">Balyasny's internal version of ChatGPT</a> surfaced the most helpful document 60% more frequently than without this training.Still, generative AI is bringing companies one step closer to solving for search."People are building knowledge bases, they're letting this genAI crawl and to be able to either search or summarize, I think this is maybe a stepping stone to crack the problem," Raphael said.<h2 id="39d3cc34-70e0-45d3-9215-67cd39660078">Where Goldman is throwing its generative-AI weight</h2>Legend AI Query is just the beginning for Goldman Sachs.The search tool is the bank's second such generative AI tool, the first being <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-marco-argenti-generative-ai-use-cases-tech-banking-2023-3">a generative AI developer co-pilot</a> that helps software engineers code more efficiently. The effort has resulted in a roughly 20% increase in efficiency depending on the use case.At the same time that Goldman's AI/ML engineers were busy trying to crack the code on search, they also built another generative AI tool that aims to help data engineers — the developers who handle the bank's data and make sure it is vetted, organized, and structured — do their jobs better. Legend Copilot is another tool the bank launched this month, which is designed to make it easier to get more data onto Legend and manage it in a methodical way.Raphael said he is focused on "really helping both engineers and non-engineers find and discover the right data for their use case."

Wall Street is trying to make AI search sexy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Google is rolling out a series of changes to Search, which will start on mobile.</li><li>One update will change the way Search results appear for certain queries.</li></ul>While Google's AI Search Overviews may have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-overview-search-incorrect-social-media-2024-5">gotten off to a rocky start</a>, the company is making no bones that it believes generative AI is the future of its core product.The company just announced it will roll out a mishmash of new features that take Google Search even further from its traditional page of blue links. It will tap its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-gemini-bard">Gemini AI</a> models to change both how results appear and how users ask Google queries.The most dramatic example is an entirely new Search experience that uses AI to organize the page's layout, grouping results into different categories and pushing videos, forum links (think <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-reddit-is-taking-over-google-right-now-2024-4">Reddit and Quora</a>), and other widgets to the top of the page.The result looks miles away from a single list of web pages."From a user perspective, this is a pretty dramatic shift from where we were before," said Rhiannon Bell, vice president of user experience for Google Search, in a roundtable with reporters.For now at least, Google sees this new search page as useful only for more open-ended queries that AI Overviews can't answer directly. That's why, to begin with, it will only activate when users search for recipe ideas—although it plans to roll it out to other topics over time.The new search page will be just on mobile for now, although there's every reason to expect this to be the standard experience on phones and desktops across Search in the future."The main thing to know is that really we see this experience being amazing for exploration and inspiration," said Bell. "And so it's really where there's no right answer.'"<div type="image" title="Google's new AI-organized search results" height="566" width="872" msid="113915655" hostid="261" sizebytes="48342"></div>She told Business Insider that it will be personalized based on location to start, and Google plans to tweak the dials and hone results based on other data points (it's unclear what)."We can start categorizing this content for you in ways that we previously could not have," Bell said.Of course, it leads to questions about how Google Search rankings — an ever-changing, ever-elusive algorithm — will work with these new formats. SEOs and publishers have been scrambling to make sense of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-overviews-search-engine-new-openai-searchgpt-competition-2024-8">Google's AI Overviews</a>, and these further changes will raise more questions about how websites get visibility in the generative AI era.It's a difficult balancing act, but some good news for publishers: Google says it is introducing hyperlinks into the AI Overview results. Until now, AI answers only included links to the sources underneath, but now users will see links in the text that go directly to the source of the information. Google says early testing has shown increased traffic to the linked websites, although it declined to provide specific figures.Google will also add ads to the AI Search Overviews, which will appear under answers where Google deems it "relevant to both the query and the answer provided."<h2 id="41c1dd96-e0a9-4fc8-b307-a80bd48d7c87">Using Google Lens to search</h2>Google is upgrading Lens, a feature that uses the phone camera to search for information about what it sees.Users can take a video and then ask Lens questions about the footage. For example, they might shoot a video of a bird and ask Lens to identify it, and Lens will spit out an AI-generated answer. Users can also simply point the camera at something and ask Lens a question using their voice in real time.The additions seem like another step toward <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVvvRhiGjI">Google's Project Astra demo from earlier this year</a>, where the user in the video pointed their phone at various objects in a room and asked questions. The user was interacting with a chatbot built on Google's Gemini, although the fundamental idea was the same: letting Google see and understand the world around you.In addition, Google is bolstering its shopping features on Lens. Rather than just showing similar items when users point Lens at an object, it will now give more information when they search for an item, such as reviews and price comparisons across retailers."Today, 20% of all Google Lens searches are actually shopping-related, which is pretty interesting," said Lens product director Lou Wang.Got a tip? You can contact this reporter securely on Signal at hughlangley.01 or email at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:hlangley@businessinsider.com">hlangley@businessinsider.com</a>.

Google Search is about to see 'a pretty dramatic shift'

<ul><li><keyword id="19902762" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Google" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Google" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Google">Google</keyword>'s <keyword id="21059739" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-Overviews" source="keywords">AI Overviews</keyword> feature is now in India</li><li>The feature was introduced earlier this year</li><li>AI Overviews initially told users to put glue on their pizzas</li></ul> Remember when Google’s <keyword id="21873465" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-powered-search-feature" source="keywords">AI-powered search feature</keyword> told people in the US to put <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/google-ai-said-to-put-glue-in-pizza-so-i-made-a-pizza-with-glue-and-ate-it/articleshow/110406679.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">glue on their Pizza</a> so that the cheese would stick? It made headlines earlier this year and soon people were reporting more and more bizarre responses from the AI powered by the tech giant. Google addressed the issues promptly and also manually removed some responses. Since then, no such complaints have surfaced and AI Overviews seems to be working well for people. Now, AI Overviews is coming to India as well. In a blog post, Google announced the feature for 6 new countries and India is one of them. In addition to this, the company has also announced some enhancements to the feature. <h2>Google AI Overviews comes to India</h2> In a blog post, Google announced that <keyword id="21799999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI-summaries" source="keywords">AI summaries</keyword> are being used by people in the US and they are “satisfied with the results.” “We extensively test how people respond to updates to Search. Since launching in the U.S., we've found people who use AI Overviews use Search more and are more satisfied with their results. People who are looking for help with complex topics are engaging more and keep coming back for AI Overviews. Additionally, we see even higher engagement from younger users, aged 18-24, when they use Search with AI Overviews,” the company said. It also announced that AI Overviews is now coming to six new countries including India. “After extensive testing and positive feedback, including in the U.S. and in Search Labs globally, we’re bringing the helpfulness of AI Overviews to six new countries: United Kingdom, India, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil – along with local language support in each country,” the post read. The feature is live for some users already and will gradually be available for all. To see if you can access the feature or not, simply head over to <keyword id="20046450" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-Search" source="keywords">Google Search</keyword> and type a query. If you see the AI summary, it means the feature is live for you. <h2>About AI Overviews</h2> For the unversed, AI Overviews show AI-generated summaries when you use Google Search to find information online. These summaries are designed to give you a quick overview of the information you are looking for before you click on any links. Moreover, the summaries are created by analysing data from various sources across the web. Google first introduced these AI summaries in May, but the launch wasn’t perfect. Some summaries were inaccurate (Example, glue on pizza), there were even dangerous suggestions (Example: Eat rocks to stay fit), and ads started showing up in the summaries. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="110603733" title="Sometimes to save the internet, you must eat glue" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> After a short break to fix these issues, Google brought the feature back as a test and is now going all out. Just a day after releasing the new Pixel 9 series, Google rolled out exciting new features for Search Labs users worldwide.

Google's AI Overview, which told people to put glue on their pizza, is now in India! What to expect

It’s not every day that a beloved doll-turned-movie star leaves an audience with questions that have them Googling <keyword id="20071779" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-specialists" source="keywords">medical specialists</keyword>. But that’s exactly what happened after the <keyword id="20068788" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Barbie-movie" source="keywords">Barbie movie</keyword> hit theatres. Let’s dive into the curious case of why Barbie, of all things, sent the internet into a frenzy of <keyword id="22061992" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gynaecologist" source="keywords">gynaecologist</keyword> searches. But be warned, there might be some mild spoilers ahead. It all started with a cheeky line delivered right at the end of the Barbie <keyword id="6356021" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="movie" source="Orion">movie</keyword>. The film, which had already packed a punch with its social commentary and humour, closed on a note that caught everyone off guard. As Barbie herself stepped into a real-world scenario, the movie’s creators dropped a final joke: Barbie, with her classic pink flair and forever-young appearance, was off to see a gynaecologist. Cue the laughter, a few raised eyebrows, and then — wait, what? That was it. No more context, just the credits rolling and audiences left in a state of amused confusion. <h2>Spike in gynaecology-related searches</h2>That single line sparked a curious chain reaction. Within days of the movie’s release, Google saw a noticeable spike in searches for the term "gynaecologist." According to data from <keyword id="20126148" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-Trends" source="keywords">Google Trends</keyword>, searches for "gynaecologist" and related queries such as "what does a gynaecologist do?" spiked by over 500% globally in the week following the film’s release. This surge was particularly notable in regions where the Barbie movie saw the most viewership, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In the United States, the spike in searches was particularly dramatic, with a 400% increase in searches for "first time gynaecologist visit." In the United Kingdom and Australia, similar spikes were recorded. Notably, the search for "first time gynaecologist visit" saw a significant increase, suggesting that the film may have prompted people to consider aspects of their health they had previously overlooked. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112474200" title="Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, died at 56 from a type of lung cancer that is often diagnosed late" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Interestingly, the spike in searches wasn’t just limited to general terms. Specific queries like "importance of regular gynaecologist visits" and "why women should see a gynaecologist" also saw significant increases. The movie had, in its quirky and comedic way, made the topic of women’s health more accessible and less taboo. <h2>Social and actual realities</h2>For many, the joke was a nudge toward an overlooked truth: Barbie, despite being an icon for decades, never had the anatomy to warrant a trip to a gynaecologist. This paradox was both hilarious and thought-provoking, prompting viewers to question their understanding of the doll’s physicality and, by extension, what it means to grow up with certain expectations about bodies and adulthood. Despite the noticeable spike in <keyword id="22539296" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="online-searches" source="keywords">online searches</keyword> for gynaecology-related information however, translating this curiosity into real-life healthcare actions appears more nuanced. According to insights from a study that examined these trends, while the movie successfully sparked interest and raised awareness about gynaecological health, there isn't conclusive evidence that this surge in searches led to an increase in actual appointments or visits to gynaecologists. The study’s authors noted that their research didn't track whether people who Googled these terms ultimately followed up with healthcare providers. Additionally, trends in other related search terms suggest that while many viewers were interested in learning more, this didn't necessarily translate into scheduling appointments or seeking medical consultations. This highlights a common phenomenon where increased awareness or interest, especially prompted by media, doesn't always result in immediate real-world actions. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112410033" title="&amp;#39;It Ends With Us&amp;#39; screenwriter on why Blake Lively&amp;#39;s character&amp;#39;s obsession with Ellen DeGeneres is left out of the movie" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>However, the real-life healthcare effect of the Barbie movie might still be unfolding. Even if immediate actions weren't taken, the film may have planted a seed of awareness that could influence future decisions. Sometimes, it takes repeated exposure to a health-related topic before individuals take concrete steps, and Barbie's joke might be just one of many influences that eventually lead people to prioritise their gynaecological health. But it is certainly irrefutable that the Barbie movie did more than entertain — it got people thinking, talking, and, yes, Googling. It’s not every day that a <keyword id="22805725" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cultural-icon" source="keywords">cultural icon</keyword> sparks a public health discussion, but leave it to Barbie to do just that, all with a smile and a wink. The findings of this research have been published in JAMA Network Open and can be accessed <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821491">here</a>.

Why did the Barbie movie make the internet start searching for gynaecologists?

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Happy Friday! The hottest company in commodities is … Costco? Building off the success of its gold bars and silver coins, the retailer started <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/costco-starts-selling-platinum-bars-gold-silver-retail-success-2024-10">selling 1-ounce platinum bars online for $1,090</a>.In today's big story, Google Search is going to look <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-lens-ai-gemini-overviews-new-features-2024-10">a whole lot different thanks to generative AI</a>.What's on deck:<ul><li>Markets: Americans just got the legal green light <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/betting-us-election-cftc-kalshi-legal-battle-prediction-market-2024-10">to bet on November's election</a>.</li><li>Tech: Morgan Stanley has some brutal projections for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-could-cut-managers-save-3-billion-analysts-2024-10">Amazon managers</a>.</li><li>Business: The port strike is over — <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/striking-dockworkers-return-to-work-amid-ongoing-negotiations-cnn-2024-10">for now</a>.</li></ul>But first, Search will never be the same (again).If this was forwarded to you, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today">sign up here.</a><h3 id="7fa5f018-5b05-4a37-a8dc-d3f89138bcb3">The big story</h3><h2 id="5fd547b9-ec52-41fc-8e08-4f4b27dd8097">Searching for a new look</h2><div type="image" title="An eye with the Google logo in the iris" height="1500" width="2000" msid="113943306" hostid="261" sizebytes="452180"></div>One down. One to go.The internet's most popular tool is getting a facelift thanks to AI.Google is rolling out a series of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-lens-ai-gemini-overviews-new-features-2024-10">generative AI-powered changes to Search</a>, writes Business Insider's Hugh Langley. It shows Big Tech's continued push to leverage AI wherever possible, and the constant evolution of how people consume the internet.The biggest adjustment is to Search's layout, Hugh writes. That includes AI organizing page results into different categories, and highlighting different videos, forum links, and widgets. Goodbye, pages of blue links.According to Rhiannon Bell, the vice president of user experience for Google Search, it's a "pretty dramatic shift from where we were before."There are still a lot of caveats to the rollout — it'll only activate for recipe-related questions initially and will be featured just on mobile — but it's clearly the direction Google is taking its all-powerful tool.And yes, in case you were wondering if it was coming, Google is going to start putting ads in its AI Search results — but only when Google deems them relevant.<div type="image" title="Google's new AI-organized search results" height="566" width="872" msid="113943302" hostid="261" sizebytes="48342"></div>Search's revamp addresses a big concern for the rest of the internet.Google will include hyperlinks directly into AI Overview results, which means more traffic for websites it's sourcing information from, it says.During the initial rollout of AI Overview, a major concern was whether it marked the end of the firehose of traffic Search sends websites. Why bother going to a site if I can get the answer directly from Search?But there's a bigger question of whether people want to get to the source at all.Gen Z, which was raised on curation and aggregation, has fully bought into just getting the highlights. When it comes to a video or a story, they're heading <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-most-trusted-news-source-online-comment-sections-google-2024-6">straight to the comments to get the tea</a>.Google probably doesn't mind you staying only on its site. Remember: "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-ai-announcement-gemini-io-event-2024-5">Google will do the Googling for you</a>." And it's not wrong. One survey conducted earlier this year found 60% of people who used Google's AI search <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-search-popular-among-users-analysts-2024-6">found it more effective</a> than non-AI powered Search. (To be sure, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/search-web-email-google-streaming-online-shopping-broken-2022-4">the bar wasn't that high</a>.)But putting our faith in the robots to find the nuance in things comes with risks. I don't know about you, but I don't plan on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-glue-pizza-i-tried-it-2024-5">adding glue to my pizza</a> anytime soon.<h3 id="77f31a4c-8462-4e3d-a71f-838cb79493fb">News brief</h3><h2 id="1fcd294b-3f53-425f-9f20-4093e8623b59">Top headlines</h2><ul><li>Wider Middle East conflict <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/global-economy-israel-iran-war-oil-growth-inflation-hurricane-china-2024-10">threatens the global economy</a> — when the US and China already face headwinds, experts say.</li><li>The most valuable programming on TV is for sale. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-network-sale-paramount-youtube-espn-2024-10">Why hasn't anyone bought it</a>?</li><li>There's a catch in OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding deal that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-deadline-to-become-for-profit-or-return-investor-money-2024-10">no one is talking about</a>.</li></ul><h2 id="8120060b-ae66-48dc-b149-f0489a30ffa2">3 things in markets</h2><div type="image" title="The Wall Street bull with a stock market chart in the background" height="1000" width="2000" msid="113943299" hostid="261" sizebytes="220198"></div><ol><li>Three magic factors to keep the bull rally alive. The two-year-old bull run in stocks could last another year if these three positive catalysts fall into place, strategists at Ned Davis Research said. Continued cooling inflation is one of three factors that <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-outlook-sp500-bull-rally-fed-rate-cuts-recession-2024-10">could boost stocks 13% in the coming year</a>.</li><li>Rise and shine, Apollo employees. There's work to be done. The PE giant wants to double its assets under management in five years. To get there, the firm has some unique management tactics like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-ceo-marc-rowan-management-tactics-430-am-wakeup-call-2024-10">4:30 a.m. wake-up calls and free frozen yogurt</a>.</li><li>You can now put your money where your mouth is when it comes to November's election. Prediction market Kalshi won its legal fight with the CFTC to allow <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/betting-us-election-cftc-kalshi-legal-battle-prediction-market-2024-10">Americans to bet on the outcome of US elections</a>. The regulator argued allowing betting would "threaten election integrity."</li></ol><h2 id="f4b54806-7f81-450c-ba32-92560d4fae9b">3 things in tech</h2><div type="image" title="Amazon CEO Andy Jassy" height="1000" width="2000" msid="113943289" hostid="261" sizebytes="270488"></div><ol><li>Morgan Stanley projects Amazon will cut 14,000 managers. The bank's estimate, which it says <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-could-cut-managers-save-3-billion-analysts-2024-10">will save the e-commerce giant $3 billion a year</a>, comes after CEO Andy Jassy said he wanted to address bureaucratic bloat. While Amazon didn't directly address the note, it said it "added a lot of managers" in recent years and that "now is the right time" to make a change.</li><li>Is the AI industry winner-takes-all or a race to the bottom? Famed investor Marc Andreessen posed the question at an AI conference in San Francisco this week. OpenAI's chief product officer rose to answer it, and (spoiler!) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-rice-google-marc-andreessen-kevin-weil-2024-10">he's not worried about the tech's future</a>. In the meantime, one investor put a figure on the potential size of the AI market: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-value-estimate-20-trillion-tech-wave">$20 trillion</a>.</li><li>MrBeast is now the proud owner of "LinkedIn for influencers." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-acquires-startup-vouch-linkedin-creator-job-board-site-platform-2024-10">The YouTube star recently acquired Vouch</a>, a social media app that assists those in the creator economy in hiring and job postings. It's the latest addition to his business-venture portfolio.</li></ol><h2 id="9260fa45-d397-4b3c-b4f8-4bb193976216">3 things in business</h2><div type="image" title="Photo collage of Man drinking from two canned cocktails with mini umbrellas" height="1500" width="2000" msid="113943296" hostid="261" sizebytes="156996"></div><ol><li>America's getting hammered on hard seltzers. Canned alcoholic drinks were supposed to be the healthy alternative to beer: They have a beer-ish alcohol content, but a much softer impact on your gut. But now people are turning to canned margaritas and 12% ABV Cutwater spirits that leave them with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hard-seltzer-canned-cocktail-high-abv-beer-alcohol-drinks-2024-10">more than just a light buzz</a>.</li><li>More than 45,000 port workers are suspending their strike. The strike, which threatened to snarl everything from holiday shopping to auto production lines, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/striking-dockworkers-return-to-work-amid-ongoing-negotiations-cnn-2024-10">was suspended until January</a> after employers and striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement on wages.</li><li>Office meltdown who? Though office vacancy is still high, there's a shortage of high-end, newly built space that developers are rushing to fill. America's white collar workers are still enamored with remote and hybrid work — but the data predict <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/office-construction-demand-upcoming-shortage-real-estate-2024-10">an office rebound on the horizon</a>. (But one iconic NYC building <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chrysler-building-new-york-skyline-office-commercial-real-estate-collapse-2024-10">hasn't been so lucky</a>.)</li></ol><h2 id="1ad7b482-3f4b-44b4-81b6-a864aa386478">In other news</h2><ul><li>Starbucks' mobile orders are a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="Starbucks' mobile orders are a challenge for its new CEO">challenge for its new CEO</a>.</li><li>OpenAI's investors include Silicon Valley's most prolific bubble-chasers. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-investors-softbank-ark-tiger-global-2024-10">Is that a bad sign for the company's future</a>?</li><li>Amazon's Wondery is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-wondery-launches-toy-line-wow-in-the-world-2024-10">launching a new toy line</a> as it aims to build the next big franchises from podcasts.</li></ul><h2 id="9f5d80ac-3466-429f-a50a-2ffbb70c65ff">What's happening today</h2><ul><li>European Court of Justice rules on Meta's data privacy case, which could set limits on how tech companies use personal data in the EU.</li><li>US Department of Labor releases September employment data report.</li></ul>The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Hallam Bullock, senior editor, in London. Milan Sehmbi, fellow, in London. Amanda Yen, fellow, in New York.

Google Search's new AI makeover is the latest change the rest of the internet needs to navigate

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Police are warning about a growing number of email "sextortion" scams.</li><li>Scammers will claim to have compromising search history and demand crypto to keep quiet.</li></ul>That scary hacker in your email who says he recorded you visiting an adult website — and wants you to send him bitcoin to keep quiet about it — is most likely just a scammer who bought your email address after a data breach.Federal and state police across the country warned about a rise in the number of email <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sextortion-targets-celebrities-sports-wealthy-ceos-lawyers-2022-6">"sextortion"</a> scams this month. The Maryland State Police said in a statement on Thursday that reports of one sextortion scam targeting Gmail users surged in August and September.In these scams, someone tells a victim they have access to embarrassing search history or compromising photos. The scammers then demand money or they will release it to family and friends. They're almost always bluffing, police say.Inducing fear and a time element are some of the most common tactics grifters use to get victims to quickly hand over <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/scammers-squeezed-330000-people-webcam-porn-2019-2">large sums of money</a> before anyone realizes they've been duped."Scammers want you to act before you have time to think," the FTC says. "They might say your computer is about to be corrupted. They also might tell you to keep the conversation a secret from your friends and family."These types of email sextortion scams first surfaced in 2020 when there was a spike in the number of people reporting that someone had hacked their computers and recorded them visiting adult websites, <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail?page=5">the FTC said</a>.The FTC says that these emails usually come to victims after their personal information is leaked in a data breach. This means the scammers may have access to your email and even some of your current or former passwords, but they do not have access to your computer or search history."The scammers may say they have access to your computer or webcam, or installed clever software to defeat you. That's all talk," The FTC says.Some scammers in Maryland even included images of the victim's house from Google Maps in their threats to make them seem legitimate, police said.The Maryland State Police say to be cautious of any "unsolicited" emails you receive to your Gmail account to avoid being the victim of a scam. The department says to not share any personal information online and be careful when clicking links even if they seem legitimate.Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the scam in Maryland.

Why that blackmailer claiming to have your search history probably doesn't

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-openai-company-chatgpt-elon-musk-founded-2022-12">OpenAI's</a> <keyword id="22550594" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="SearchGPT" source="keywords">SearchGPT</keyword> is positioned to challenge <keyword id="19902762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Google" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Google">Google</keyword>'s dominance in the <keyword id="20231059" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="search-engine" source="keywords">search engine</keyword> market.</li><li><keyword id="19918823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="OpenAI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="OpenAI">OpenAI</keyword>'s slow rollout and publisher agreements show a lead in strategy, a search engine expert says.</li></ul>With the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-searchgpt-search-engine-prototype-declares-war-with-google-2024-5">recent launch of SearchGPT</a>, OpenAI has positioned itself to compete with Google in the search engine market. The new tool allows users to search the web in real time and automatically summarize results from Microsoft's Bing. It's a similar concept to Google's <keyword id="19899640" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI" source="keywords">AI</keyword> Overviews or <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/perplexity-raising-new-funding-generative-ai-2024" target="_blank">Perplexity's</a> AI-powered answer engine. But how much does a relatively new startup actually stand to impact a tech giant like Google? <a target="_blank" class="" href=" https://www.businessinsider.com/google-violated-antitrust-law-to-keep-search-monopoly-judge-rules-2024-8">Google has dominated the search engine space for over 20 years</a> and has significantly more capital, employees, and research than OpenAI, which only became a household name in the last couple of years. Chris Rodgers, the CEO at SEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.csp.agency/">agency CSP</a>, has worked in the search engine industry for over 20 years. He told Business Insider that SearchGPT may not pose an immediate threat to Google Search. But the giant should feel threatened because of the momentum <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chat-gpt-2023-1">OpenAI previously created around ChatGPT</a>. He also said Google should feel the heat because OpenAI has presented a better strategy than Google in its rollout of SearchGPT. <h2>Controlled testing</h2>OpenAI is first launching SearchGPT to a small group of publishers and users for feedback — and Rodgers said that's the right idea. Rodgers said Google demonstrated "amazing things" at <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-io-2024-live-updates-ai-search-android-announcements-2024-5#wow-the-project-astra-demo-is-incredible-and-gets-big-applause-from-the-crowd">Google I/O conference this year</a>. The company introduced tools like AI Overviews, Project Astra, and a slew of AI features for Android. "But there is a disconnect between what they just rolled out and what the public is experiencing with these AI Overviews," Rodgers said. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-scales-back-ai-in-search-feature-overviews-eat-glue-2024-5">AI Overviews has received criticism for providing false information</a> and making errors like suggesting eating glue. Google also previously received backlash because its chatbot Gemini <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-ceo-response-gemini-ai-image-controversy-2024-5">recreated images of historical figures with inaccurate</a> ethnicities and genders. The chatbot is now restricted from responding to any election-related inquiries. Rodgers said OpenAI learned a lesson from Google's approach. By launching to a subset of users for feedback first, the company has a chance to work on issues that arise. <h2>Publisher agreements</h2>Rodgers said OpenAI also made the right move by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-publishers-deal-explainer-peter-kafka-2024-6">signing publisher agreements</a>. The company has signed a number of deals with publishers, including Vox Media, Axel Springer, News Corp., and The Atlantic. (Axel Springer is the publisher that owns Business Insider.) According to the company's announcement, SearchGPT will cite and link "clear, in-line, named attribution and links" to help users determine where information is coming from. Meanwhile, Google is striking a nerve with users because people <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-overview-search-results-copied-my-original-work/">aren't getting credit</a> for their work in AI-generated responses, Rodgers said. While Rodgers has concerns that OpenAI could take a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/perplexity-ai-forbes-wired-explained-2024-6">back door approach to access data</a> if publishers refuse to form an agreement, he says the way the deals have been presented to the public is the right idea. <h2>Google still has room to compete</h2>Google rarely gets challenged, which allows it to get away without innovating, Rodgers said. But the emergence of strong rivals like OpenAI could be a catalyst for much-needed change, he said. "Google has to adapt," Rodgers said. "They're gonna have to question the way that they're doing things." Rodgers said Google has room to make changes and time to do so. Consumer search behavior and technology adoption move relatively slowly, he said. Rodgers added that Monday's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-antitrust-doj-ruling-monopoly-search-apple-iphone-2024-8">monopoly ruling against Google</a> could help OpenAI down the line. The tech giant could lose search-market share if it's removed as the default search engine on mobile devices, but Rodgers said it's expected to be a drawn-out process. "As long as they are the search-engine of choice for the majority of consumers they will remain the dominant search-engine," Rodgers said. "Even if OpenAI or other AI search-engines erode search-market share." Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated that Google’s Search Generative Experience has not rolled out to the public yet. Google’s Search Generative Experience transitioned to AI Overviews in May to US users.

Why Google should feel nervous about OpenAI's SearchGPT, according to a search engine expert

Electric two-wheeler maker <keyword id="19938729" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ather-Energy" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Ather Energy" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Ather Energy">Ather Energy</keyword> on Wednesday said it has collaborated with <keyword id="19902762" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Google" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Google">Google</keyword> to give real-time availability information on two-wheeler <keyword id="22949804" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fast-charging-stations" source="keywords">fast charging stations</keyword> to <keyword id="21361710" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="EV-users" source="keywords">EV users</keyword>. The collaboration will allow EV users with the Light Electric Combined Charging System - <keyword id="22949805" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="LECCS" source="keywords">LECCS</keyword>, the official Indian EV charging connector standard, on their two-wheelers to find '<keyword id="22949806" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ather-Grid" source="keywords">Ather Grid</keyword>' fast chargers on Google with complete live status updates of the chargers, the company said in a statement. Chargers with LECCS will appear when searching for 'EV charger near me' or '<keyword id="20593483" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="charging-stations" source="keywords">charging stations</keyword>" on <keyword id="19895625" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="google-maps" source="keywords">Google Maps</keyword> and whenever a new charger is installed, it will also be listed on Google Maps, it added. Ather Grid's fast-charging network for electric two-wheelers is based on the indigenously developed LECCS, which is approved for nation-wide adoption by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Ather Energy said. The new standard was launched last year in a significant move towards building a universal standard through interoperability, thus paving the way for wider adoption of <keyword id="19895203" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="electric-vehicles" source="keywords">electric vehicles</keyword> in the country. As of March 30, 2024, 1,973 fast chargers are already available to the public, Ather Energy said.

Ather Energy, Google collaborate to give real-time information on 2-wheeler fast charging stations

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kamala Harris' running-mate search is nearing its end. Her pick could be announced this weekend.</li><li>Govs. Josh Shapiro and Andy Beshear canceled events, fueling speculation about their futures.</li></ul>Vice President <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harris-vp-pick-roy-cooper-gretchen-whitmer-rule-selves-out-2024-7">Kamala Harris' veepstakes </a>are nearing their conclusion.Top contenders for their spot cleared their schedules for the weekend, fueling speculation about their potential selection.Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, considered a frontrunner for the role of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-running-mate-vp-choice-signal-election-strategy-experts-2024-7">Harris' running mate</a>, abruptly canceled a three-event fundraising event in the Hamptons, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/us/politics/josh-shapiro-potential-harris-vp-pick-cancels-weekend-fund-raisers.html">The New York Times reported.</a>According to two people briefed on the matter who spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity, hosts of the events were informed on Wednesday about Shapiro's change of plans.The sources told the newspaper that his team had hoped the cancellations would be kept under wraps longer."His schedule has changed, and he is no longer traveling to the Hamptons this weekend," said Manuel Bonder, a spokesman for Shapiro.Shapiro's team did not give a reason for the changed schedule and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.Similarly, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/andy-beshear-kamala-harris-vice-president-jd-vance-audition-2024-7">Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky</a> had a change of plans. He canceled a planned stop at a distillery in western Kentucky, timetabled for Friday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/08/01/gov-beshear-cancels-planned-stop-western-ky/">his office told local news outlet KFVS.</a>Lieutenant Gov. Jacqueline Coleman was scheduled in his place.Beshear's team did not give KFVS a reason for the change and did not respond immediately to a request for comment from BI.However, Beshear <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/AndyBeshearKY/status/1819006138559402348">posted on X on Thursday</a> that his father, former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, had been involved in a "single-car accident," suggesting a different explanation for his absence.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-buttigieg-jon-stewart-vice-president-vetting-process-2024-7">Secretary Pete Buttigieg</a>, also in contention, hasn't canceled anything.But he did shorten an appearance in Kokomo, Indiana, due to "unforeseen scheduling constraints," according to an email sent by the US Department of Transport and shared by Politico reporter Adam Wren on X.Buttigieg's team did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI. The search for Harris' running mate is in its final days.The Harris campaign <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/30/harris-first-rally-running-mate-tuesday-philadelphia-00171999">told Politico</a> that Harris would stage her first rally with her running mate in Philadelphia on Tuesday.Sources <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-her-vp-pick-will-tour-battleground-states-next-week-sources-2024-07-30/">told Reuters</a> that Harris is expected to announce the decision as soon as Monday.This is consistent with a timeline from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harris-vp-pick-roy-cooper-gretchen-whitmer-rule-selves-out-2024-7">Gov. Gretchen Whitmer</a>, who ruled herself out of the running earlier this week.She said Harris would make her call by Monday.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-vp-search-00172401">According to Politico,</a> Harris is preparing for face-to-face interviews with her shortlist, marking the last stage of an expedited vetting process.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-campaign-met-6-potential-vp-picks-selection-process-nears-end-rcna164706">NBC News reported</a> that the vetting team had also met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.

VP hopefuls are clearing their schedules as Harris' search nears its end

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump had also searched about Joe Biden, The New York Times reports.</li><li>The FBI found that the shooter had looked up Biden's upcoming public appearances, the Times reported.</li></ul>The gunman who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-donald-trump-rally-shooting-pennsylvania-2024-7">nearly killed Donald Trump</a> last weekend had also searched for information about Joe Biden, according to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/trump-shooting-crooks-motive.html">report from The New York Times</a>.In a private briefing with members of Congress on Wednesday, FBI officials updated lawmakers on their investigation into <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-the-trump-rally-shooter-2024-7">Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old</a> who tried to assassinate Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, The Times reported.The officials told lawmakers that investigators searched through Crooks's browsing history on two of his phones and at least one laptop, according to The Times, which spoke with people who were on the conference call.They found that he had looked up photos and public appearances of both Trump and Biden, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/us/politics/secret-service-trump-shooting.html">The Times reported</a>. Trump's Saturday rally was near where Crooks lived with parents in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.Crooks — who worked at a nursing home — had also looked up the Democratic National Convention on one of his phones, as well as information about other notable figures like FBI director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland, according to The Times' report.Though Crooks was a registered Republican, he didn't appear to have any strong political beliefs toward the right or the left, which is unusual for someone who attempted an act of political violence, the FBI told Congress, according to the Times. The investigators theorized on the call with Congress that Crooks's search history indicates he might have just been interested in powerful people in general, the outlet reported.The FBI declined to comment to Business Insider.The FBI suggested to Congress that Crooks may have been depressed because they found he had looked up "major depressive disorder" on one of his phones, a person on the call told the Times.But overall, investigators have struggled to pinpoint a motive behind Crooks's attempted assassination of Trump, which left the former president with a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-speaks-out-after-shooting-thanks-secret-service-condolences-victim-2024-7">minor injury to his ear</a>.A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/victim-trump-rally-shooting-corey-comperatore-shielded-family-from-gunfire-2024-7">bystander standing near Trump was killed</a> in the shooting, two more were injured, and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-pennsylvania-rally-shooting-deaths-2024-7">Crooks himself was shot and killed by Secret Service snipers</a>.And it's not just the FBI that can't quite figure out why Crooks tried to kill the former president; those who knew <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shooter-motive-remain-mystery-friends-neighbors-rally-pennsylvania-2024-7">Crooks have also been baffled</a> by his act of violence.Meanwhile, the Secret Service is <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-scrutiny-shooting-donald-trump-pennsylvania-rally-2024-7">facing a scandal</a> unlike <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-secret-service-past-scandals-2024-7">any it has faced recently</a>, with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-secret-service-agents-how-trump-assassin-could-fire-shots-2024-7">former agents, security experts, and lawmakers</a> shocked at the massive security failure that allowed a young man to fire shots at a former president.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Google unveiled a revamped vision of its hallmark search product at I/O on Tuesday.</li><li>"Google will do the Googling for you," its head of search said of the AI-driven experience.</li></ul>"Google will do the Googling for you."That's the vision the head of search, Liz Reid, laid out onstage at Google I/O on Tuesday.Google unveiled an AI-enhanced version of Search, along with a lot of promises.Google's demos showed how Search can now find yoga studios in your city that have introductory deals, create meal plans for a family of picky eaters, and even troubleshoot what's wrong with your record player and suggest fixes just by reviewing a video you take on your phone.It's a dramatic shift in functionality for the world's biggest search engine as Google tries to take a lead in the artificial-intelligence race that's captivated tech companies.In many ways, the new search box operates like a Gemini box — with AI-generated answers you can talk to, like a chatbot.Reid said AI Overviews, rolling out in the US on Tuesday, would use "multi-step reasoning" to answer complex questions in a single search."Research that might've taken you minutes or hours, Google can now do on your behalf in just seconds," she said.Google's Gemini-powered search features can even make suggestions that they didn't ask about. For instance, a query for a celebratory restaurant recommendation may turn up results that denote live music or rooftop availability.Reid said these kinds of AI-organized searches would soon be available in categories such as movies, music, books, hotels, and shopping.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-future-ai-agents-project-astra-2024-5">Google's new vision for Search</a> is not only a major shake-up for its own future but could transform how the internet works more broadly.A lot of the architecture of the internet is designed around business models that use SEO to drive hits — and advertising dollars. Turning Search into a chatbot may affect how traffic is distributed.After all, why click on a link when Google Search can now summarize the information you need?But Reid appeared to address concerns that the changes could result in fewer website visits in a <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-google-search-may-2024/">company blog post</a>."We see that the links included in AI Overviews get more clicks than if the page had appeared as a traditional web listing for that query," she wrote. "As we expand this experience, we'll continue to focus on sending valuable traffic to publishers and creators."Google has long dominated the search landscape, but its latest advances arrive amid increased competition from OpenAI.On Monday, the AI giant unveiled <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-event-live-updates-sam-altman-announcement-chatgpt-news-2024-5">GPT-4o</a> — its next flagship AI large language model with improved voice and vision capabilities.

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