A Google search executive on Thursday pushed back against fears that its AI-powered search will harm web publishers and its advertising business, calling the technology an “expansionary moment” for the internet.

On Thursday, Google released its annual Year in Search trend report, which shows the search queries that had the highest spikes in traffic during a sustained period in 2025, including first-time Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Taylor Swift’s latest earworm and book recommendations for fans of The Hunting Wives.

Google has released its annual list of the most searched terms, trending personalities, and key events in India and across the world for 2025.

Google has changed its search bar on the Google home page by adding the ability to upload a file or an image, and then the user experience takes you directly to AI Mode.

Google’s Year in Search 2025 shows what people in Greece, US, Australia and Canada looked for online, revealing key trends

Study Breaks Down Differences in Results Between AI Search Engines Like ChatGPT and Google New York City, United States – December 2, 2025 / Search Atlas / Analysis of 18,377 query pairs shows retrieval-based AI systems like Perplexity achieve 43% domain overlap with Google,

Google revealed its list of upcoming changes to Drive this week. Most revolve around further integrating Gemini, the company's AI tool. Gemini will now preview what's inside a folder in Drive, making it easier to find what you're looking for without opening individual files.