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  1. Worth knowing TechCrunch

    Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI

    This highlights the growing tension between tech giants integrating AI into core products by default and educators seeking to restrict student access to generative AI.

    Google faces backlash from politicians and antitrust advocates after announcing that K-12 schools using its education software will lose access to Google Search unless they opt in to AI features. In response to criticism that it is coercing schools into adopting AI, Google stated that Gemini, Gemini Notebook, and Search will be turned off by default and can be enabled individually by schools.

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  2. Worth knowing The Verge

    Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine

    It highlights the ongoing financial challenge tech giants face in monetizing AI features enough to justify massive capital expenditures on AI infrastructure.

    Alphabet's third-quarter earnings showed Google Search revenue growth slowing to 12 percent and paid click growth dropping to 8 percent, even as search queries rose at their fastest rate in five years. Following the report, Alphabet shares fell about 14 percent amid investor concern over the company's plans to spend roughly $200 billion on AI-focused infrastructure this year.

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