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Google Search is over – at least as we know it. Instead of links, we’ll see AI agents that generate answers directly. Whilst this sounds convenient, there’s a catch: the sources are obscured and publishers continue to lose search engine traffic. Google won’t compensate for this – its business model is to exploit content for its own gain.
Anyone publishing independently has long needed a model beyond Google: newsletters, donations, paid content.

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

This study's results suggest that LLM sycophancy amplifies publication bias (the "file drawer" problem)
The LLMs didn't like to tell the user that their hypothesis was not confirmed by the data
H/t @…

Bike to work, low-intensity run at lunch, bike from work, and publish the Java Geek Weekly.
What a cool day 😊
https://blog.frankel.ch/java-geek-weekly/137/

Finally, part 3. Long and winding, but that's because there's no easy answers, just soup.
An AI Haters Guide to Code with LLMs (Philosophy & Personal Politics)
https://aredridel.dinhe.net/2026/04/18/an-ai-haters-guide-to-code-with-llms-philosophy/

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Viel Geduld: Chinesische IT-Spione lauerten lange in Forschungseinrichtungen

Viel Geduld: Chinesische IT-Spione lauerten lange in Forschungseinrichtungen
Viel Geduld haben chinesische Angreifer bewiesen: Sie nisteten sich in Redcap-Servern ein, nutzten das aber erst mehr als ein Jahr später voll aus.

from my link log —
No-one knows the type of char char.
https://blog.knatten.org/2019/05/24/no-one-knows-the-type-of-char-char/
saved 2019-10-17

No-one knows the type of char + char
Quick quiz! Given the following: Which overload gets called by the following? Alternatives: f(unsigned int) f(int) f(char) No-one knows the type of char + char If you answered 4), congratulations! …

So Google is basically killing their main product? The ingenious money machine that made them billions? Or am I missing something … I mean: where are the ads? 🤔
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

"Google Search as you know it is over"
#google

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch
Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Noch ein paar der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Viel Geduld: Chinesische IT-Spione lauerten lange in Forschungseinrichtungen

Viel Geduld: Chinesische IT-Spione lauerten lange in Forschungseinrichtungen
Viel Geduld haben chinesische Angreifer bewiesen: Sie nisteten sich in Redcap-Servern ein, nutzten das aber erst mehr als ein Jahr später voll aus.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Angriffswelle auf Arch Linux: Hunderte Paketbeschreibungen mit Malware im AUR

Angriffswelle auf Arch Linux: Hunderte Paketbeschreibungen mit Malware im AUR
Arch Linux wehrt sich gegen eine Angriffswelle, die massenweise Paketbeschreibungen im inoffiziellen Arch User Repository mit Malware verseucht hat.