ChatGPT one-ups Google with AI-driven shopping suggestions and zero ads
ChatGPT product search includes images, reviews and direct purchase links
Netflix is testing AI search powered by OpenAI
Search for titles based on your mood
Microsoft's Copilot gains the ability to complete web tasks on your behalf
The company has also announced "Copilot Search"
Google's Gemini AI can now see your search history to offer "better" answers
More reasons to delete your browser history
AI search engines fail accuracy test, study finds 60% error rate
Bump that up to 96 percent if it's Grok-3
Google presses Trump's DOJ to abandon breakup plans, citing national security
Alphabet pushes back against Biden-era efforts to dismantle its empire
Google makes it easier to remove your personal information from search results
The new features are integrated directly into search results pages
ChatGPT web search is now open to everyone – no login required
The first true challenger to Google in decades?
Brave Search lets you tweak site rankings with a personalized voting system
Upvote and downvote your way to better results
Microsoft promises smarter, faster search with AI in Windows 11, but don't hold your breath
One of Windows least beloved features is getting the Copilot+ PC treatment
Something to look forward to: Microsoft introduced a proper search feature in its PC operating systems with Windows Vista. Despite undergoing several iterations over the years, Windows search functionality still lacks the basic ability to provide consistent, reliable results when searching for files, applications, or settings. Is this finally going to change?
JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms
Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore
Microsoft's latest search trick: making people believe they are using Google instead of Bing
Facepalm: Despite being the world's second-largest search engine, Bing continues to hold a minuscule market share compared to Google. Microsoft is clearly dissatisfied with this disparity and is making every effort to drive even a modest increase in user traffic, even if it borders on being unethical.
Google fights back: proposes to limit default search agreements, wants to avoid selling Chrome
Google resists drastic breakup, offers changes in search and Android to address monopoly ruling
Google Search is getting an "AI Mode" with Gemini integration
AI Mode could represent a major shift in how we browse the internet
Mozilla partners with environmentally friendly search engine Ecosia
Like Google or Bing, but greener
Google mobile app is injecting search links into third-party websites
Testing a bad idea only on Google's iOS app for now
The rise of enshittification: officially the word of the year
Rawdogging came a close second
Editor's take: Remember when today's technology was new and exciting and everyone was talking about how great the internet was, or Facebook, or Twitter? Things aren't so rosy now. And while that may sound like an Abe Simpson-like rant, it's easy to understand why "enshittification" has been crowned word of the year.
Google faces $9 billion UK lawsuit after US monopoly ruling
Anti-competitive claims mount over Google's search and ad dominance
Microsoft to integrate AI into Windows 11 for smarter search and taskbar functionality
The new features will roll out in early 2025
The DOJ could force Google to sell Chrome and detach Android
Google plans an appeal, with hearing scheduled for April and a final decision set for August
ChatGPT now has its own web search engine
OpenAI is challenging Google in its own search turf
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
Breaking up Google to restore search competition is on the table, says DOJ
Google says the proposals are taking things too far
US government takes Google to court over $31 billion digital ad monopoly, trial starts today
Google recently lost a separate landmark case against the DoJ over its search monopoly
