Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.

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Google is officially killing the classic search bar in favor of a multimodal input field that treats text, video, and files as equal inputs. This shift signals the end of the keyword era, moving toward an interface where the AI interprets intent rather than just matching strings. For developers, this means the SEO game is fundamentally changing to focus on multimodal context.