Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

Google said that the open web is "in rapid decline" as it tries to defend a breakup of its ads business, but later clarified its comments.

As long as I've known it the internet has always been a rapidly changing phenomenon. From humble beginnings it has grown into a world-connecting platform by evolving to meet the needs of the public, ...

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending ...

Google is asserting that web traffic is not suffering because of AI tools and that its search engine directs visitors to an unprecedented array of websites. But last week, Google contradicted this ...

It’s obvious that publishers and advertisers have a lot to offer each other. And yet, based on the way advertisers have dealt with publishers over the years, you’d think they were sworn enemies. This ...

Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, reflects on how his original vision for a free and open internet has been undermined ...