Charlie Kirk leads Google’s top search trends in 2025

Google released its annual list of top search trends for 2025  — with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” and the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ranked among this year’s most searched news topics online. Google’s annual “Year in Search” report is a window into what Americans have…

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Instacart ending AI price tests for retailers

Instacart says its ending its controversial system of using AI price tests for retailers. Earlier this month, an investigation by Consumer Reports and progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative found that Instacart’s algorithmic pricing charged various prices for the same item from the same store. Jo Ling Kent reports. Source link

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