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Ars Technica
@arstechnica@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Google is rolling out conversational shopping—and ads—in AI Mode search
Conversational shopping is Google's first big swing at monetizing AI Mode search.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/11/google-rolling-out-conversational-shopping-and-ads-in-ai-mode-search/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Nicole Parsons
@Npars01@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@arstechnica

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/14/nx-s1-5608188/data-center-ai-space-lizards

https://www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/ai-energy-demand-can-keep-fossil-fuels-alive-tech-backers-promise-worlds-two-biggest-oil-producers/

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

"The fossil fuel industry burns tons of its toxic products for each of these AI-enabled spyware features.

Keep up the good work Google! The planet is frying.

#PrinceBonesaw is visiting Trump in November and you know how he gets when he's disappointed."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/jamal-khashoggi/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/jamal-khashoggi-killing-cia-report.html

https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/world-news/widow-of-slain-journalist-demanding-compensation-from-mbs/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/29/mbs-saudi-arabia-big-tech-authoritarian-embrace/

https://www.theenergymix.com/a-trillion-more-barrels-of-oil-new-ai-tool-would-trigger-400-billion-tonnes-of-climate-pollution/

https://www.nytimes.com

Saudi Crown Prince Is Held Responsible for Khashoggi Killing in U.S. Report (Published 2021)

DeSmog

AI Energy Demand Can Keep Fossil Fuels Alive, Tech Backers Promise World’s Two Biggest Oil Producers

An AI-fossil fuel axis is forming in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as AI advocates pledge an endless need for energy — spelling disaster for the climate.
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Lord HeeHaw II
@hoare_spitall@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@arstechnica
Thank you for confirming my suspicions, without me having to do so myself. I have deliberately not once used it, and would prefer to be able to remove it permanently from my screen presence.
To think I once admired Google; if only I had more time!

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YurkshireLad
@YurkshireLad@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@arstechnica “Buy me a pack of 24 toilet rolls.” “Done! Twenty four packages of condoms are on their way to you.”

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King_DuckZ
@duckz@mastodon.gamedev.place replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@arstechnica I don't use google but should this come to other websites I use, please don't forget to implement the very very useful "disable" function too

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ĞÖKÜ👻👻™
@GOKUSHRM@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@arstechnica dumb ppls need AI 😏

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Maria Langer | 📝 🎬 ⚒️🛥️
@mlanger@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@arstechnica Come on, people! Get a fucking life!

Build relationships with real people and stop spending money on crap you don't need.

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