by Raphael Dudler | May 31, 2026 | google ai
Google is not updating Search. It is rebuilding it. A new feature lets Google generate custom visuals, interactive graphics and fully functional mini-apps directly on the search results page in response to queries — without the user ever clicking a link. Combined with Gemini Spark’s agentic capabilities and Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, Google Search is becoming something that has no historical precedent. gafam.ai examines what this means for publishers, advertisers, European regulators and the future of the open web.
by Raphael Dudler | May 29, 2026 | google ai
A Fortune commentary published this week makes the most explosive argument in AI journalism of 2026: Sam Altman deliberately reframed AI as an intelligent mind rather than an expensive pattern-matching system — and panicked Sundar Pichai into embedding AI Overviews into Google Search, systematically destroying the $237 billion advertising revenue that is Google’s entire commercial foundation. gafam.ai examines the argument — and what it means for Europe.
by Raphael Dudler | May 24, 2026 | gafam watch
The week of May 18–24, 2026 will be remembered as the moment AI stopped being a tool that answers questions and became a system that takes action — specifically, commercial action. Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol signed Meta, Microsoft, Stripe, Klarna and Affirm as partners for end-to-end agentic checkout. Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping buys at third-party retailers. Microsoft’s Copilot executes tasks across enterprise workflows. And Zuckerberg admitted most AI agents aren’t ready for his mother. gafam.ai’s Sunday analysis of the week that changed AI commerce forever.
by Raphael Dudler | May 18, 2026 | google ai
Google I/O 2026 is confirmed. Gemini 3.2 Flash — not 4.0 — deploys simultaneously across Search, Maps, YouTube, Gmail and Chrome for billions of users. Android XR glasses from Samsung, XREAL, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster get their first public preview. Gemma 4 open-weights launch commercially. Google Health Coach arrives at $9.99 per month. This is not a capability story. It is a distribution story. gafam.ai — the European eye on Big Tech and AI.
by Raphael Dudler | May 18, 2026 | google ai
Today is the day. Google I/O 2026 keynote opens at 10am PT — 19:00 CET. The entire industry is watching one question above all others: how good is the new Gemini model? Sources say it lands roughly at the level of OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 — and meaningfully behind Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, the frontier model that redefined the industry benchmark in April 2026. A competent Gemini is no longer a headline achievement. It is the minimum requirement. gafam.ai watches live — from a European perspective. Published by gafam.ai — The European Eye on Big Tech & Artificial Intelligence.
