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Has Google Gotten Worse?

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Svenska Dagbladet tech podcast examines a listener’s question about whether Google has become worse as more people turn to AI search tools.
  • The discussion includes criticism of the growing number of shopping links in Google results.
  • The episode also explores voice shopping in the United States and why Swedish authorities might prevent similar services from operating there.

More people are turning to artificial intelligence instead of Google when they search, prompting a Svenska Dagbladet Tech Brief episode to ask whether Google has become worse.

The discussion begins with a listener’s complaint about the number of shopping links appearing in search results. Technology journalist Henning Eklund expresses disappointment with that trend, while Björn Jeffery describes using voice search in the United States.

Jeffery says he could ask an Amazon speaker to order items such as batteries and have them delivered in less than 24 hours, without being near a screen. Sophia Sinclair says she can think of at least five Swedish government agencies that would block such a service in Sweden.

The episode features Jeffery, Sinclair and Eklund, with Tove Friman Leffler as producer and editor. Svenska Dagbladet produces the podcast and distributes it through Acast and other podcast platforms.

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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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