{"id":177618,"date":"2026-01-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/in-2026-google-is-focused-on-making-ai-actually-useful\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:05:29","slug":"in-2026-google-is-focused-on-making-ai-actually-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/in-2026-google-is-focused-on-making-ai-actually-useful\/","title":{"rendered":"In 2026, Google Is Focused on Making AI Actually Useful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/google-sameer-samat-ai-ces-2026\/\">In 2026, Google Is Focused on Making AI Actually Useful<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/google-sameer-samat-ai-ces-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/google-sameer-samat-ai-ces-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-13 14:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Utility Focus<\/strong>: Google is shifting its focus on AI&#8217;s practical uses across its hardware and software, aiming to provide &#8220;AI utility&#8221; 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