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TechCrunch Daily Crunch

Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors

TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

This is TechCrunch.

0:06.2

If you love Microsoft and Windows, you will love Windows Weekly with Paul Therot and Richard Campbell.

0:11.9

Hi, this is Leo Leport.

0:13.2

Inviting you to join us this week as we talk about, Microsoft's plan to revamp Windows.

0:19.2

They're sorry. They want to make it better. I think we can all agree.

0:23.5

That's a good idea. We'll also talk about how you can get Paul's books for free. And a whole lot more

0:29.7

Windows Weekly. Every Wednesday, you'll find it at twit.tv slash www. Or wherever you get your

0:35.3

podcasts. Every Sunday, we cover the week's tech news on this week in tech.

0:40.3

Hi, this is Leo Lipport inviting you to join us for this Sunday's episode with Ian Thompson,

0:44.6

Abra Alhidi, and Patrick Bejja.

0:46.4

We talk about Outlook crashing in space, open AI spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a podcast

0:54.0

and the return or maybe not of

0:57.1

Zombo.com. Join us every week for this week in tech. You'll find it at twit.tv and wherever you get your

1:02.8

podcasts. Google is now targeting bad ads over bad actors. I'm Imron Chek and your Friday Daily

1:10.6

Crunch featuring three big tech

1:12.3

headlines starts right now. On Thursday, Google announced that it's rolling out a new way to

1:17.0

explore the web with AI mode. It's conversational search experience if you don't know. Now, when you're

1:23.3

using AI mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the web page side by side with,

1:29.2

you guessed it, AI mode. Now, the goal is to make it easier to explore relevant websites,

1:34.6

compare detailed, and ask follow-up questions while preserving the context of your search

1:39.3

the tech giant says. For example, let's say you want to purchase a new coffee maker. All right, well, you can

1:45.2

describe what you're looking for in AI mode and get a range of options. Once you click on one,

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