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The New OilEnd of Life: <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> will completely replace <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/GoogleAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoogleAssistant</a> later this year<a href="https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/end-of-life-gemini-will-completely-replace-google-assistant-later-this-year/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/end-of-life-gemini-will-completely-replace-google-assistant-later-this-year/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a>

itgrrl :donor:<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ProTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProTip</a>: if you have to use <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> (for $reasons 👀), add custom search engines to your web browser to avoid the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AIslop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIslop</a> summaries at the top of the results page & / or to constrain to recent results only (to avoid irrelevant older info for technical queries, etc.)Google doesn't let you disable "AI" (🙄) summaries unless you first log in to Google, so if you refuse to log in (or just don't have an account) then by default you're stuck with it 😫but wait! there's a solution (for now, at least)for no "AI" (🙄) slop summaries but all results from the beginning of time, use: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&udm=14</a> for no "AI" (🙄) slop summaries & only recent results, use: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+after%3A2023-12-31&udm=14" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=%s+after%3A2023-12-31&udm=14</a> &udm=14 is the magic param that gets you web results without the garbage "AI" (🙄) summaries up front 💁‍♀️ after:2023-12-31 gets you results from 2024 onwards only (tweak as required) in desktop browsers you can assign a shortcut to use in the search bar - I use [@]g for all results & [@]gn for recent results but you do you 🙃 (the [ ] here are just to prevent tagging in someone on masto, remove when you add the shortcut 🤪)the %s syntax for query string works in Edge & Chrome (so it should work in any Chromium-based browser) as well as Firefox

Calishat<a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clothing</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fashion</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/royalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#royalty</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/DigitalHumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalHumanities</a> "Among [Historic Royal Palaces'] most remarkable collections is the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection (RCDC), an extraordinary archive of fashion, history and craftsmanship. Now, in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, we are bringing this collection to a global audience, offering an unprecedented look at over 500 years of royal style."<a href="https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/arts-culture/unveiling-royal-style-a-digital-journey-through-five-centuries-of-fashion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/arts-culture/unveiling-royal-style-a-digital-journey-through-five-centuries-of-fashion/</a>

The New OilEnd-to-end encrypted <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RCS</a> messaging on <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iPhone</a> coming in future software update<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a>

Paul Chambers🚧LOL. I did a <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Search</a> and that <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> Overview crap at the top, all its sources were from Quora. God help us all. Quora is informative, but not trustworthy. It's not trustworthy because there is no fact checking the answers and no credential checking on those answering the questions. Answers can also reflect personal opinions and biases, which may not always align with objective facts or widely accepted knowledge.

Chis-R 🐟For what it's worth, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> deployed a fix over the last 36 hours and now my <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Chromecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chromecast</a> is fixed. Had to revert to the traditional approach of hooking up a laptop to my TV, connected via a PHYSICAL cable. Shame on us.

WinFuture.deStudie zeigt: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> Gemini sammelt 22 von 35 möglichen Nutzerdatentypen - deutlich mehr als DeepSeek. Der KI-Chatbot greift auf sensible Informationen wie Standort und Kontakte zu. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Datenschutz</a> <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,149594.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://winfuture.de/news,149594.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia</a>

lfa :emacs: :tux: :freebsd:Of course! <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> agrees with <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a> 🧵 3 / 3 👆<a href="https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/google-agrees-with-openai-that-copyright-has-no-place-in-ai-development/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/google-agrees-with-openai-that-copyright-has-no-place-in-ai-development/</a>

Lauren WeinsteinAs I predicted, it appears that <a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> is about to effectively disable the udm=14 hack used to evade AI results in search.

The New Oil<a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> can now see your search history<a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/googles-gemini-ai-can-now-see-your-search-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/googles-gemini-ai-can-now-see-your-search-history/</a><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a>

Lauren WeinsteinIf <a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> hasn't actually become evil, it's certainly trying to APPEAR to be evil.

Lauren Weinstein<a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> joins OpenAI in calling on federal government to screw everyone else in favor of <a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> firms -- and stop worrying about the risks!<a href="https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/google-agrees-with-openai-that-copyright-has-no-place-in-ai-development/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/google-agrees-with-openai-that-copyright-has-no-place-in-ai-development/</a>

PrivacyDigestGoogle’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GeminiAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeminiAI</a> can now see your search history <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/googles-gemini-ai-can-now-see-your-search-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/googles-gemini-ai-can-now-see-your-search-history/</a>

Open Rights Group"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.Other services will be hit.<a href="https://therecord.media/google-refuses-to-deny-it-received-uk-tcn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://therecord.media/google-refuses-to-deny-it-received-uk-tcn</a>Sign our petition ➡️ <a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/e2ee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#e2ee</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/encryption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Boerps ☑️Angst vor Kunkurrenz oder wie man sich ein Monopol wünscht.<a href="https://www.golem.de/news/kuenstliche-intelligenz-openai-fordert-deepseek-verbot-2503-194304.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.golem.de/news/kuenstliche-intelligenz-openai-fordert-deepseek-verbot-2503-194304.html</a><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspolitics</a>

✨🇪🇺 Mia’s Simulacrum 🏳️‍⚧️✨Had enough of big tech browser corpos like Google (Chrome) or Mozilla (Firefox) collecting your data and selling them to Advertisers?Then it is time to uninstall them and get yourself a Norwegian browser Vivaldi with 0 external investors!<a href="https://vivaldi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vivaldi.com/</a><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/buyFromEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#buyFromEU</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eu</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usa</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firefox</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a>

Lauren WeinsteinGoogle's screwed up Chromecast outage continues<a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/2149238/as-chromecast-outage-drags-on-fix-could-be-days-to-weeks-away" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/2149238/as-chromecast-outage-drags-on-fix-could-be-days-to-weeks-away</a><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1j8wtxa/heres_why_a_fix_is_taking_so_long/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://old.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1j8wtxa/heres_why_a_fix_is_taking_so_long/</a><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#google</a>

PUPUWEB BlogAfter the Honey scandal, Google updates its Chrome extensions policy to ban affiliate link swapping before checkout. PayPal’s Honey was accused of this behavior in December. 🚫💻 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chrome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Honey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Honey</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AffiliateMarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffiliateMarketing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineShopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnlineShopping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolicyUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PolicyUpdate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PayPal</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersGetting ready for.a ton of Match 3s!Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/at-gdc-google-promises-more-pc-games-on-android-more-android-games-on-pc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/at-gdc-google-promises-more-pc-games-on-android-more-android-games-on-pc/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Windows</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaming</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/GDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GDC</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mobile</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PC</a>

Flipboard Tech DeskGoogle's newest AI model can peruse your search history to improve its understanding of you as a person. <a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@arstechnica</a> asks: What could go wrong? <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Gemeni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemeni</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flip.it/afRE32" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/afRE32</a>

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