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Carolina Milanesi, an independent technology analyst, said Google is trying to make its cash cow business — search — richer and more personalized, and it will make shopping easier. But there is a risk that users may have fewer choices about what to click. "Right now it's: I ask a question, I get a bunch of answers and I feel that I'm in control as to which answer I take, or if I'm looking for something, which product I'm going to end up buying. That is going to be less so going forward," she said. Milanesi envisions AI-enabled search and agents proposing products to consumers — perhaps even those they have requested — but with less clarity or choice around where it's coming from. "If you're going to say: 'I want a pair of Jordans, go find them,' you're not necessarily sure what steps have been taken and whether the AI has used a source or a store that was paid for and therefore came up in the search results," she said, "or if AI actually went and did their due diligence and picked the best for me as a customer."

And here's one from Time magazine (May 20, 2026):

While Google already has “AI Mode,” the company will now power the whole search bar through its new Gemini 3.5 Flash model.  Instead of the classic list of blue links, Google Search will now also generate a custom page with an AI-generated summary of what you’re searching about, which will then trigger a conversation with AI Mode on the main page, allowing users to ask follow-up questions—similar to the kind of layout you would see when opening ChatGPT.

And a little more from Time's article on how this may affect the websites that we are trying to search for:

(screenshot from the linked RNZ article)

it took me less than three minutes, and that's only because I wrote a whole paragraphs on why this is a stupid idea. all you really need to put is "don't pass this bill" if you want. it'll only take 30 seconds.

hi, my name's juno and i never thought i'd actually be making a post like this. for anyone it matters to, i'm a transmasculine nonbinary/genderfluid person with AuDHD, DID, chronic anxiety, and a fun laundry list of other disorders.

2 weeks ago, I was let go by my job after they unexpectedly eliminated my entire job position for budget cuts. I've applied for unemployment in my state, but it's going to be pending for the next several weeks and even when i do start receiving benefits, it'll only be around half of what i was paid at my job. i have some savings, but my lease also ends in just over a month, and i am in no way mentally nor financially prepared to move. i'd like to use my sudden unemployment as an opportunity to work on my creative prospects, and i am attempting to do so, but i'm ultimately in an extremely rocky situation right now, and if my dream job of making video essays ever does take off, i can't count on it happening anytime in the foreseeable future. all this combined with my ongoing mental health struggles and issues with getting on the right meds is... yeah.

i don't have a specific goal or amount that i need in mind, half because it's a general need and not toward anything specific and half because i've frankly been too stressed and anxious to budget. that is to say, literally anything helps.

if you're someone who's already familiar with my art, you can always rewatch one of my videos to give me a bit of ad revenue, or even subscribe to my patreon if that's of interest (i haven't updated it in a while, but expect to see new stuff on there soon since im working on a new essay rn)

if you're not familiar with my art, or just want to help more straightforwardly, you can donate to my kofi. again, any amount helps me, and you can give as little as $1 - but no pressure if you can't spare much or anything at all! you can also help by reblogging and sharing this post

Please consider increasing your contribution to The Sameer Project. They have several campaigns on Chuffed that support different areas across Gaza. I encourage you to choose any campaign and contribute regularly, increasing your donation whenever you are able to.

I Heard My Baby Qais Whisper goodbye today.

15/05/2026

A humanitarian catastrophe committed in full view before the world, without pause, while Gaza is left alone to face a machine that never rests, and an international silence that has become a partner in this bloody scene.

As if Palestinian lives have fallen outside the calculations of this world... They stir no conscience, and halt no massacre.

If you want to help me&my family DONATE HERE

they're talking about how they're no longer interested in dating because their female friends treat them better than boyfriends do. they're realizing that being single is always better than being in a bad relationship. it's becoming a lot more normal and fun and hot for women to be single at any age. the women who have settled down with truly good men in truly happy relationships are encouraging other women to not take any shit because the right man won't need to be "trained". they're talking about how their mothers and grandmothers warned them to get a job and not get married, and they followed the advice.

Even if you don’t live there, if you still live somewhere in the states, please, listen up.

“The MA legislature and governor just proposed dangerous social media surveillance legislation that would require everyone in the state, including adults, to upload a government ID or submit to a face scan to create a social media account. If something like this passes here, it will spread to other states faster than activists can fight back.

I have an op-ed out in today's Boston Globe explaining why this legislation would hurt kids and help Trump attack LGBTQ youth and undocumented folks. You can read it here (no paywall) https://archive.ph/rAK4P

If you're in MA, please send this to your state senators and the governor! They need to read it! You can also use this tool to easily call the key lawmakers who will be making decisions about this: https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/ma “

- Fight For the Future Signal chat

I encourage reading EFF’s article linked below as it goes into the greater details of the legislation aside from this, but key notes:

• Forces everyone (not just kids) to upload a government ID or submit to a facial recognition scan to create a social media account or post online, even on educational sites like Wikipedia

• Force parents to send even more sensitive information to Big Tech companies to “verify” custody in order for a minor to create an account (think: sending a birth certificate to Mark Zuckerberg to let your teen create an account)

• Allow unsupportive parents to lock queer and trans youth off the Internet, restricting access to life-saving community and information with zero recourse

• Expand the Trump admin’s surveillance capabilities, making it easier for them to persecute people organizing protests, monitoring ICE, and criticizing the administration

• Cost Massachusetts tax payers enormously, as the legislation is clearly unconstitutional and would face legal challenges.

• Specifically harm undocumented folks who use social media to warn communities about ICE activity and raise money for family members

• Fine smaller and non-profit tech platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky out of business, further expanding the monopolies of Big Tech platforms

It is one of many of the worst pieces of digital surveillance legislation right now in the states.

If you’re in MA, please call and write to your state senators and governor through EFF’s article below, and if you’re not, either spread the word or call them too, but, don’t give them your ZIP code so they don’t know where you are.

For more information, please consult her Instagram!

If you also have more to spare, please help Mona support her sister and niece who have been displaced 6 times over the course of the accelerated genocide.

Hey all, late animation legend Bob McKnight's personal art and archive is in threat of being seized and destroyed amidst estate turmoil.

He was the main character designer on The Day the Earth Blew Up, in addition to credits on The Looney Tunes Show, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Looney Tunes Back in Action, Blooper Bunny, Tiny Toons, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers, Bambi II, and so many others.

I was able to garner a lot of interest and support for TDTEBU on here, which is great. If you enjoyed the film and/or one of the mentioned above, then please consider donating and spreading the word.