In a move that would make the Ministry of Truth’s propaganda department weep with professional envy, artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has announced its intention to purchase Google Chrome for $34.5 billion. This figure represents nearly twice the startup’s own valuation of $18 billion, proving once again that in our brave new digital world, mathematical impossibility … Read more
In a bold move that answers the question absolutely no one was asking — “How can we make AI prohibitively expensive?” — Google has unveiled Google AI Ultra, a premium tier of artificial intelligence specifically designed for users who find regular AI embarrassingly affordable. The new offering, priced at what industry insiders describe as “approximately … Read more
In what has become a quarterly necessity for the tech industry, TechOnion presents our updated encyclopedia of Google’s AI products, initiatives, moonshots, fever dreams, and “definitely still supported” projects that have already been secretly marked for execution. This living document remains the only comprehensive record of Google’s increasingly fractal AI ecosystem, which now features more … Read more
The transformation of Google Search from 2013 to 2025 represents one of the most elegant exercises in what might be called “progressive usability optimization”—a term that sounds beneficial until one examines what is actually being optimized, and for whom. In 2013, a Google search was a remarkably simple affair. You typed a query, and Google … Read more
How Google’s Hallucinating AI Just Became Aviation’s Most Unreliable Crash Investigator The Ministry of Truth would be proud. In a world where information flows through algorithmic channels with the authority of divine revelation, Google’s AI Overview has achieved something remarkable: it has begun rewriting aviation disasters in real-time, transforming Boeing crashes into Airbus incidents with … Read more
In which we examine how advertising transformed the web from humanity’s greatest library into humanity’s most sophisticated slot machine The internet was supposed to be different. Back in the 1995, when dial-up modems sang their mechanical hymns and “You’ve Got Mail” was still a source of genuine excitement rather than existential dread, the web promised … Read more
In a dazzling display of corporate bravado that could only be described as “Steve Jobs, but make it confusing,” Google held its annual Google I/O 2025 conference yesterday, unveiling a smorgasbord of AI products that promise to revolutionize how quickly you can deplete your business bank account while simultaneously increasing your tech-induced existential dread. The … Read more
In a desperate attempt to salvage what remains of its rapidly deteriorating reputation, Google announced today the launch of its groundbreaking “Hallucination Bug Bounty Program,” specifically targeting the company’s increasingly delusional AI Overviews feature. The program will reward users who catch the search giant’s AI in the act of confidently suggesting that humans consume adhesives, … Read more
In what company executives are calling “the natural evolution of the search experience,” Google has unveiled its long-rumored Premium Search subscription service, promising users the revolutionary opportunity to occasionally glimpse actual websites amid a sea of targeted advertising. For just $9.99 per month – approximately the cost of three clicks on a “best mattress” Google … Read more
In a stunning plot twist that absolutely no one at the Department of Justice saw coming, forcing Google to sell parts of its monopolistic ad technology business might accidentally create an opportunity for – gasp – Chinese buyers. As of Tuesday, federal antitrust enforcers have officially requested that Google divest its AdX exchange and publisher … Read more
Warning: This article may contain traces of truth. Consume at your own risk! We have uncovered a conspiracy so vast, so meticulously engineered, that it makes the moon landing look like an impromptu TikTok. After months of infiltrating Google’s search division by posing as kombucha tap technicians (they never check credentials if you bring your … Read more
Tech’s most sophisticated wealth transfer system has been supercharged with AI to ensure maximum inefficiency with minimum effort In the glorious internet economy of 2025, there’s no more efficient way to convert actual currency into nothing than Google Search Ads – especially now that they’ve added AI to the mix. While amateurs might waste money … Read more
Explosive TechOnion investigation reveals tech giants have created the perfect self-sustaining ad fraud ecosystem while convincing you it’s just “the algorithm” In what industry insiders are calling “the worst-kept secret in Silicon Valley,” evidence is mounting that Facebook and Google—the two companies controlling nearly 60% of all digital advertising dollars—are operating their own sophisticated click … Read more
Pixel phones deployed underwater as Google races to monetize the last ad-free conversations on Earth In a move that perfectly encapsulates Silicon Valley’s relentless pursuit of new data sources, Google announced yesterday the launch of DolphinGemma, an AI model designed to decode and monetize dolphin conversations before they’ve even been properly understood by science. Because … Read more
Warning: This article may contain traces of truth. Consume at your own risk! In a stunning display of foresight that would make Nostradamus look like an amateur fortune teller, Google executives in 2006 gazed into their crystal balls and somehow predicted that a money-losing video sharing site with zero revenue model would eventually become the … Read more
In a world where rectangles of glass and aluminum compete for our attention and wallets, have you ever wondered why some tech products make you feel something while others just… exist on the shelf? The answer might be more metaphysical than you think. Every day, millions of humans press their faces against cold screens, desperately … Read more
In what financial analysts are calling “the most expensive case of unrequited love in corporate history,” America’s tech titans have discovered that even after canceling diversity programs (DEI), donating millions to the presidential inauguration funds, and attending enough Mar-a-Lago dinners to qualify for a punch card, President Trump still doesn’t swipe right on Silicon Valley. … Read more
Has humanity ever created a more perfect contradiction than the modern internet? A universe of information, connection, and cat videos—all available at no cost, provided you agree to have every aspect of your digital existence meticulously documented, analyzed, and monetized by corporations whose business models would make Big Brother blush with envy. It’s the greatest … Read more
In a remarkable feat of technological innovation, Google announced yesterday that its latest search engine algorithm update has successfully made 96.4% of independent web publishers contemplate careers in medieval basket weaving or selling spells on Etsy. The remaining 3.6% are too busy frantically rewriting articles about air fryer recipes to notice they’re already digital zombies. … Read more
“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom,” said Socrates, who thankfully died centuries before he could experience the existential dread of receiving a “Storage Almost Full” notification while trying to photograph his hemlock cocktail for Athenian Instagram. Had he lived today, the great philosopher might have amended his statement: “To know thyself is to … Read more
In a sweeping act of regulatory Internet Explorer-level timing, the Department of Justice announced last week that Google must sell Chrome, its popular web browser, to resolve a monopoly case that began during the first Trump administration. The decision comes a mere 16 years after Chrome’s launch, proving once again that the wheels of justice … Read more
In a dimly lit basement in Silicon Valley, a support group meets weekly. The participants, mostly middle-aged men in faded “I ♥ Backlinks” t-shirts, sit in a circle of folding chairs, eyes downcast. A banner hangs overhead: “SEO Professionals Anonymous: One Day at a Time.” “My name is Brian, and it’s been three days since … Read more