Top Google searches of 2024

Take a look at some of the topics people searched for the most on Google in 2024.

Google to require disclosure if AI alters voice, imagery in political ads

Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.

Supreme Court seems to favor social media companies in terror case

During arguments, several justices underscored that there was no evidence linking Twitter, Facebook and Google directly to the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

Heard of ChatGPT? Google just unveiled Bard, a rival to the popular AI chatbot

Google’s chatbot is supposed to be able to explain complex subjects such as outer space discoveries in terms simple enough for a child to understand.

Google cutting 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs widen

Google has become the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off.

Apple, Google, Microsoft announce support for passwordless sign-ins

Forget passwords. A new, faster and more secure sign-in method is expected to be available across major tech platforms over the course of the coming year.

Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes more removal requests

Under a new policy at Google, you can ask the search giant to remove your phone number, email address, physical address and more from search results.