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Katherine Blunt

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@WSJ reporter covering Google/Alphabet and more. Author of California Burning. Articles, book reviews: https://t.co/94UrJsEars @katherineblunt.bsky.social

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  • Judge Considers Curbs for Google in AI Arms Race

    1 week ago | wsj.com | Katherine Blunt |Dave Michaels

    Lawyers began making closing arguments Friday in landmark antitrust case over online search market, future of artificial intelligenceU.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday questioned how far he should go to limit Google’s monopoly in internet search, including putting curbs on how it competes in artificial intelligence. Mehta’s query came at the beginning of closing arguments in the final phase of the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google.

  • Google’s Future Awaits Judge’s Ruling

    1 week ago | fnlondon.com | Katherine Blunt |Dave Michaels

    TechnologyGoogle’s Future Awaits Judge’s RulingLawyers to make closing arguments Friday in antitrust case set to play outsize role in future of AI Published May 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM ET U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta holds in his hands the fate of Google’s massive search-engine business, which last year he ruled was an illegal monopoly. But OpenAI and other competitors might be fracturing that business faster than any judge could.

  • 谷歌改革搜索引擎，与AI公司直接较量

    2 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Katherine Blunt

    谷歌(Google)正在对其标志性的搜索引擎进行全面改革，以便更直接地与一波对其核心业务构成威胁的AI聊天机器人竞争。该公司已开始在其搜索页面上推出“人工智能模式(AI Mode)”，该模式将以聊天机器人的对话方式来响应搜索查询，而不是提供标准的蓝色链接列表。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

  • Google Search’s AI Mode Takes Aim at AI Firms Challenging Its Dominance

    2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Katherine Blunt

    Company is rolling out feature that will answer search queries in chatbot-style conversation without classic blue linksThe company has started rolling out on its search page what it calls “AI Mode,” which answers search queries in a chatbot-style conversation without the standard list of blue links. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In

  • Alphabet Stock Rises on Tariff News

    3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Katherine Blunt

    Shares in Google-parent Alphabet rose 3.7% Monday after the U.S. and China reached an agreement to temporarily roll back some tariffs. The Trump administration recently closed the so-called de minimis loophole for Chinese imports, which had allowed imported goods valued below $800 to enter the U.S. free of tariffs. Google said last month that it expected that change to affect its ad business as Asian retailers pull back on ad spending.

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Katherine Blunt
Katherine Blunt @KatherineBlunt
28 Apr 25

This Friday, I'm giving a lunch hour talk at Stanford GSB about wildfire challenges in California and beyond. Come join us, or register to watch online. https://t.co/k9ELuLrmUV

Katherine Blunt
Katherine Blunt @KatherineBlunt
10 Jan 25

It remains to be seen whether power lines played a role in the fires in LA, but as the winds picked up this week, the utilities in the area took different approaches. SCE proactively cut power. LADWP did not. It doesn't have a plan for that. My latest: https://t.co/qtus7JIVWS

Katherine Blunt
Katherine Blunt @KatherineBlunt
22 Nov 24

Friends & followers, find me on Bluesky. I'll still post here occasionally, but I thought I'd see what things look like over there https://t.co/rzrJzuNBDE