Google Search's new tab returns only text-based results, dispensing with much of the add-ons Google has built in that are cluttering up its own standard searches.

In our initial tests of Google's Web filter, we did not see any sponsored search results or other advertisements, but that filter will still return ad results for certain search queries, according ...

Google will now let you perform a “web” search. It filters out almost all the other blocks of content that Google crams into search, leaving you with links and text.

Google is introducing a filter that allows you to view only text-based webpages in search results. The “Web” filter, rolling out globally over the next two days, addresses demand from ...

Google's new web search functionality will let you filter out videos, ... The feature is already rolling out globally, so you might be able to see it in your Google search results already.

Since Google rolled out AI Overviews in May 2024, the percentage of web searches without a click to a news site has jumped ...

Google is increasingly incorporating AI into its search results and burying the web alive in the process, writes John Herrman. AI, chatbots, and the end of the link economy. Intelligencer ...

Last week Google started adding AI suggestions to everyone's search results. Some people like these summaries, probably, but for me, they take way too long to load. I'd rather immediately see a ...

Google has built an unrivaled index of the web, but the way it shows results has become increasingly frustrating. A handful of smaller players in search have tried to offer alternatives to Google ...

In February 2024, Google removed a practical feature from its search engine: cached web pages. Back then, even when a web page became unavailable, you could browse Google’s cache — essentially ...