Microsoft is trying out another new tactic to stop people from switching to Google products -- and it's even dodgier than the last one.

Microsoft has suddenly backtracked after being caught “ tricking ” users, with a homepage designed to look and feel like Google’s own when Windows users searched for Google itself. The head of Chrome accused the Windows-maker of a “new year, new low,” criticizing its “long history of tricks to confuse users and limit choice.”

While Google and Microsoft go head-to-head over Chrome versus Edge and Google Search versus Bing, the much bigger spat is over AI. Google has now taken Gemini to its next level, causing consternation across some users at the difficulties in disabling the features on platforms such as Gmail.

The misleading UI no longer appears on the Google search result of Bing this week, just days after it was originally discovered by posters on Reddit. Microsoft’s spoofed Google UI even automatically scrolled down the page slightly to mask its own Bing search bar that appear at the top of search results,

In a blog post Thursday, Microsoft said it’s increasing the price of its Microsoft 365 bundle for consumers by $3 a month.

Microsoft has silently discontinued their faked Google UI, which was used to fool Bing users into thinking they were using

Microsoft's latest update replaces Google with Bing on Windows, Android, and iPhones, sparking controversy and raising questions about the future of online search.

The Trump administration is expected to adopt a measured approach to antitrust enforcement, balancing the need to enforce the law with the need to preserve U.S. innovation and global competitiveness,

The biggest figures in artificial intelligence sparred over the dangers of the rapidly advancing technology at the World Economic Forum this week, as hype swirled around a $500bn AI infrastructure project touted by Donald Trump.

As Google races to best Big Tech rivals including Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Meta in the AI arena, it is mindful of the heavy regulatory scrutiny it faces in its existing businesses in advertising and search.

The Daily Telegraph says Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of "hiding behind the UN" after he refused to extend whole-life prison sentences to teenage murderers like Rudakubana. Downing Street says it is bound by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Murderer Axel Rudakuban deleted his search history before travelling to a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport, where he brutally murdered three young girls