GOOGLE CONSIDERED BLOCKING SAFARI USERS FROM ACCESSING ITS NEW AI FEATURES, REPORT SAYS

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Convincing iOS users to use Google's own apps instead of Safari has been a challenge for Google. Google hired former Instagram and Yahoo executive Robby Stein to oversee the push from Safari. The company reportedly considered limiting its AI Overviews feature to its own apps, excluding Safari users, but ultimately decided against the move.