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 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 ...

In a notable shift from its recent public statements, Google has now acknowledged in a court filing that "the open web is already in rapid decline." The admission, flagged by industry observers and ...

Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, said in May that web publishing is not dying. Nick Fox, VP of Search at Google, said in May that the web is thriving. But in a court document filed by Google on late ...