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Big Tech's AI spending keeps rising as investor and spending signals start to diverge
The spending plans are still growing, but the returns and the valuations of AI companies are showing signs of strain.
The spending plans are still growing, but the returns and the valuations of AI companies are showing signs of strain.
Administrators must now explicitly switch on search for logged-in student accounts, leaving the choice with schools.
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.
Third-party apps can now complete tasks inside Gemini and Search, but access is limited to a phased U.S. beta with no wider date set.
Planned rules would formalise search-choice prompts, extend them to AI assistants, and tighten how publisher content is shown in results.