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Welcome to Techn News Briefing. It's Friday, December 15th. I'm Alex Ocilla for the Wall Street Journal. Coming up on today's show, Google is testing its AI-powered search tool on millions of

users and the company intends to bring it into the heart of its search engine.

But the move threatens news publishers who rely on Google for nearly 40% of their traffic.

W.S.J. reporter Kich Haigy joins us to talk about what this could mean for the future of search

and how publishers are pushing back. And then buying cheap electronics like

phone chargers and e-scooters from online marketplaces can be tempting. But

poorly made or even counterfeit devices come with a big risk.

They can cause fires.

W.S.J. personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen

tells us how to buy electronics that delight

and are safe to use.

But first, Google has been experimenting with its latest AI tool for search, what it calls its search generative experience.

It's a tool that uses a large language model or

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