Google The Web Two-thirds of Google queries are zero-click searches, ending without a click on any result Google has minimized the need to click on search results By Shawn Knight, March 23, 2021, 10:03 AM 10 comments
Google The Web Google will begin showing you optional website descriptions in Search results It will pull helpful context from Wikipedia By Cohen Coberly, February 1, 2021, 3:40 PM
The Web Google Google threatens to shut Australian search instead of paying news sites for links Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, has criticized Australia's proposed framework By Joe White, January 24, 2021, 10:52 AM 26 comments
Google The Web Google's annual Year in Search spotlights 2020's top queries What the world searched for in 2020 By Shawn Knight, December 9, 2020, 2:03 PM
The Web Apple Apple reportedly positioned to enter search engine market should deal with Google go sour Google is currently Apple's go-to, but if antitrust regulators break them up, it may have an ace up its sleeve By Cal Jeffrey, October 28, 2020, 4:10 PM 9 comments
The Web Software The DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google could have collateral consequences for Mozilla and others The lawsuit may cast a wide net By Eric Hamilton, October 21, 2020, 10:02 PM 13 comments
Mobile Google Google Search can now identify a song stuck in your head if you can whistle it Just whistle while you search By Cal Jeffrey, October 15, 2020, 5:13 PM
Google The Web US lawmakers are deliberating on whether Google should sell Chrome DOJ targets Chrome over probable Google antitrust violations By Samuel Gush, October 12, 2020, 2:07 PM 7 comments
Microsoft The Web Bing is now Microsoft Bing as the search engine gets new branding, updated logo A fresh coat of paint By Shawn Knight, October 5, 2020, 2:54 PM 11 comments
The Web Google Bing and other smaller search providers win Google's latest Android choice screen auction Google still holds a 97 percent market share in Europe By Adrian Potoroaca, September 29, 2020, 4:08 PM
Apple Google UK antitrust regulators scrutinize Apple and Google's billion-dollar search engine agreement The CMA is calling for a 'pro-competition regulatory regime' By Adrian Potoroaca, July 2, 2020, 11:04 AM
The Web Google Google's former advertising chief is making an ad-free search engine Betrayal! By Isaiah Mayersen, June 20, 2020, 9:37 AM 11 comments
The Web Microsoft Microsoft won't force Office 365 users to switch to Bing after all Nice try, Microsoft By Cohen Coberly, February 11, 2020, 4:04 PM 7 comments
The Web Google Google promises to 'experiment' with Search results following ad backlash Google will tweak the placement of favicons By Cohen Coberly, January 24, 2020, 4:23 PM
Google The Web Google updated look of search results makes ads less obvious The changes have been met with a wave of criticism By Adrian Potoroaca, January 23, 2020, 3:27 PM
Software The Web Google will stop showing Flash content in search results "Goodbye, Flash" By Adrian Potoroaca, October 30, 2019, 6:12 AM 10 comments
The Web Google Google is making changes so original reporting is prioritized in search results New guidelines and algorithm changes were made to keep sources from being eclipsed By Adrian Potoroaca, September 13, 2019, 7:27 AM
Google Mobile Google borrows dating app feature to recommend personalized movies and shows Swipe right on your favorites By Rob Thubron, September 6, 2019, 9:37 AM
Google Software Google Photos gets optical character recognition filter that can search images for text Image search is now even more powerful By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2019, 10:06 AM
The Web Google Google Images gets shopping-focused revamp It's now easier to compare results By Rob Thubron, August 7, 2019, 8:19 AM
Mobile Software Google will let Android users in Europe choose their default search engine starting in 2020 Search providers will have to fight for inclusion along Google Search By Adrian Potoroaca, August 2, 2019, 4:36 PM
Google Controversial search engine Project Dragonfly 'terminated' Google VP tells Congress Rumors of continued work lain to rest by sworn testimony By Cal Jeffrey, July 17, 2019, 1:23 PM
The Web Google Google is redesigning its News tab in Search to be more readable Unfortunately it is at the cost of wasted screen space and more scrolling By Cal Jeffrey, July 12, 2019, 12:58 PM
The Web Google Google Search now stops sites from appearing more than twice in top results Bringing more diversity By Rob Thubron, June 7, 2019, 7:31 AM
Google The Web Google Search's latest mobile facelift makes ads and website branding more obvious Small, but welcome changes By Cohen Coberly, May 22, 2019, 2:13 PM