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The article is useful overall, but the following line is such bad journalism that I want to call it out, since we can't afford to have people dumbed-down.

> The reason behind this is Google’s push to power new Gmail features with its Gemini AI, helping you write emails faster and manage your inbox more efficiently.

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Alright, I see that line, but in what sense is that bad journalism? I could in the same vein call this out as a bad comment.

A journalist is stating a corporate PR explanation for a sketchy action as fact. And it's not even a very believable reason, at least not completely, and the journalist certainly isn't verifying it. And it's important.

But journalists have to include the statements from both sides. And then it's up to the audience to make an opinion of it.

No they don't. And that's not what the article did here.

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