The AI-generated series could show studios whether audiences will pay for Black-led short-form drama before they fund costly live productions.
Students on school-issued Chromebooks will have no Search option without AI, and schools must switch off features that are otherwise on by default.
Nvidia's finance chief will lead the company on an interim basis while shares dropped nearly 12% in early trading.
Several brands say their microphones listen only for a wake word, yet one study found Vizio data flowing after users opted out.
A procurement notice points to lunar-distance military space ambitions, but no satellite count or mission has been set out yet.
Shares fell more than 4% on the first trading day after the investigation was announced, and a law firm is preparing a class action.
Blocked terms can still be typed by hand, but they will no longer be offered as suggestions, and the list's contents are now public.
The split between chatbot makers now turns on whether conversations themselves become a target for advertising.
Investors are pricing in tighter political scrutiny of AI and data centre build-outs, on top of doubts about whether heavy AI spending will pay off.
The cuts are the company's response to slowing growth and rising AI costs, which have pulled its revenue forecast down from 30 percent to 20 percent.
The claim is unverified and based on a definition that counts only queries triggering a web search, but it is a sharp shift in how users may look for information.
Schools that keep the AI features off will lose Google Search for student accounts, because the two are now bundled together.
Schools will decide whether student accounts can reach Google's AI tools at all, since access stays off until administrators enable it.
The patient, a Yakima County resident with underlying conditions, was hospitalised before the death was announced, and officials say the risk to the public remains low.
Some blocks are deliberate and some come from bot defences, leaving agents' access to sites unsettled.
The clones show how a single developer with AI help can now produce software that once needed a full team, putting pressure on subscription vendors.
The point-to-point delivery approach could let forces resupply almost anywhere without sending aircraft and crews into harm's way.
The change puts Reddit's future user numbers at risk, and its test markets will show how many visitors stay once they must sign in.
The move follows a steep drop in search referrals and aims to protect Reddit's data and lift ad targeting, but investors sold shares after a weaker forecast.
The offer is far wider than the earlier retirement scheme, and it fits a plan to cut headcount while funding AI infrastructure.