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DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy

By Sarah Perez · TechCrunch · Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 19:29 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features.

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The Biggest Pro-AI Super Pac Network Didn't Really Impact the Midterms

Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valley’s biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night.

Wired 19m ago

Apple disables Siri AI waitlist in iOS 27, with one exception

When Siri AI launched in iOS 27 earlier this fall, Apple used a waitlist to gate access. But a newly updated support document says the waitlist is no longer being used, except in “high demand” times. more…

9to5Mac 32m ago

Pangram expands its AI detection tools to video and images

The company behind the widely used tool for AI text is moving into more kinds of AI slop.

Engadget 32m ago

DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy

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The Biggest Pro-AI Super Pac Network Didn't Really Impact the Midterms

Apple disables Siri AI waitlist in iOS 27, with one exception

Pangram expands its AI detection tools to video and images