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Google’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Easter Egg Makes The Search Engine What It Always Should’ve Been

Remember when 'Don't Be Evil' was a thing?

By Ash Parrish Published November 2, 2026

CultureNews

Some Discord Server Messages Are About To Show Up In Web Search Results

Starting in December, discoverable Discord server messages will show up in search results unless administrators opt out

By Ash Parrish Published October 27, 2026

Culture

Google’s Finnish Data Centers Were Already In Trouble Over Deforestation, Then The Wolves Came

Wildlife have slowly relocated into towns and cities due to environmental collapse, but a controversial data center in Finland suggests this phenomenon can now occur overnight with help from AI

By Zack Kotzer Published October 25, 2026

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CultureNews

Google AI Somehow Leaked A Game Dev’s Content Plans Hidden Inside Their ‘Own Google Docs’

The indie dev behind a small Steam game was baffled to learn that Google AI somehow knew private info about their game they hadn't shared online

By Lewis Parker Published August 7, 2026

Image From Balancing Screentime Blogpost From Google

CultureNews

Google AI Is Killing The Human Internet, According To A New Report

More than '50% of traffic on the Internet is now non-human,' according to Cloudflare's report, which also highlights Google's 'unique role' in AI-sloppifying cyberspace

By Lewis Parker Published July 21, 2026

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Entertainment

A24’s Bad Excuse For Its Controversial Google AI Partnership Isn’t Impressing Fans: ‘We’d Rather Have A Seat At The Table’

Backrooms director Kane Parsons also isn't impressed with A24's Google DeepMind partnership, and stated that he's "making it very clear those resources are not to be spent on Backrooms”

By Lewis Parker Published June 27, 2026