For many people Google is search — they’ve simply never considered an alternative. But there are plenty of search engines other than Google, offering benefits such as increased privacy, environmental ...

A start-up called Perplexity shows what’s possible for a search engine built from scratch with artificial intelligence. By Kevin Roose Kevin Roose used the Perplexity search engine for several weeks ...

Google has been rolling out the AI search tool to older Samsung and Google devices, and today it announced new sharing features. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. When you think searching the internet, you ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

Google has built a massive business selling ads that appear around search results: In its 2024 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company reported roughly $198 billion under ...

Nearly 30 years ago, when Google launched the search engine that started its long march to dominance, its founders started without much hardware. Known at first as Backrub and operated on the Stanford ...

Google’s new chatbot-style AI Mode search experience, previously an experiment, is launching for US users. Publishers and marketers will have to adjust their search strategies once again. Google is ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government's attempt to ...

Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of ...

New York native and nomad by choice—Emily is a marketing & PR pro, now the founder of the award-winning R Public Relations, New York. Voice-activated devices and assistants like Siri and Alexa have ...

Ever searched for a file in Windows and come up empty? Or waited way too long for results? You’re not alone. Many users find Windows Search frustrating and it really boils down to its default settings ...