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🚹 BREAKING: Google tweaks its search box! 🚹 The internet is collectively losing its mind over a minor UI change that required a 25-year gestation period. 🙄 Meanwhile, the #NYT bravely battles the true menace: ad blockers and #JavaScript settings. đŸ€Šâ€â™‚ïž
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/google-seach-bar-ai-gemini.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jlA.95yh.ptfBUHf-rBtB&smid=url-share #GoogleSearch #UIChange #InternetReaction #AdBlockers #HackerNews #ngated
Powered by A.I., Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years

Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and simplifying online shopping.

The New York Times