All articles tagged with #search engine
Originally Published 2 days ago — by PCMag
PCMag weighs DuckDuckGo and Google on privacy, customization, AI features, and core search tasks: DuckDuckGo prioritizes privacy and a highly customizable interface, while Google offers broader tools like maps, news, image/video search, and strong integrations; both deliver reliable results, so the choice hinges on whether you value privacy or a richer feature set.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by WIRED
UK regulators are considering forcing Google to change its search engine practices, potentially requiring it to offer users the option to choose rival search services, as part of a broader competition crackdown.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by BBC
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has designated Google with 'strategic market status,' potentially leading to changes that increase user choice in search engines, amid concerns over Google's market dominance and efforts to promote competition. Google warns that such measures could hinder innovation, while consumer groups see this as a positive step towards addressing Google's dominance in search.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Nature
MetaGraph is a new search engine that indexes vast amounts of biological data, including DNA, RNA, and proteins, enabling researchers to efficiently explore and analyze petabases of genetic information across various life forms, thus revolutionizing data accessibility and biological research.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by NPR
A recent antitrust ruling against Google addresses its dominance in search and its potential impact on AI development, with the court imposing some restrictions but stopping short of significant interventions, raising concerns about Google's ability to leverage its data and dominance in the evolving AI landscape.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Engadget
Google is expanding its AI Mode in Search to support Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese, marking the first time the chatbot is available in languages other than English, with aims to enhance local relevance and understanding across more regions.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by 9to5Mac
Apple is developing a new in-house generative AI search product called 'Answers' that may launch as soon as March, aiming to compete with ChatGPT and Perplexity, with potential integration into Siri, Safari, and Spotlight, despite ongoing internal model decisions.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by ACCC
The ACCC has taken legal action against Google Asia Pacific for anti-competitive conduct related to pre-installation agreements with Telstra and Optus, which restricted consumer choice and hindered competition in the Australian search engine market. Google has admitted liability, agreed to pay a $55 million penalty, and committed to removing certain restrictions from its contracts, aiming to foster greater competition and consumer choice, especially with the rise of AI search tools.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by CNET
Perplexity's Comet AI web browser offers innovative AI-powered browsing features like summarization, source linking, and agentic capabilities, potentially shaping the future of online search, though it currently faces limitations with recency and consistency. The browser, built on Chromium, aims to challenge Google Chrome and traditional search engines by integrating AI directly into the browsing experience.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Business Insider
Perplexity, an AI search startup, is raising new funding at a $20 billion valuation, up from $18 billion in July, with its business surging to over $150 million in annual recurring revenue. The company recently made a $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser and has attracted investments from major players like SoftBank, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos, amid fierce competition from tech giants like Google and OpenAI.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Engadget
Apple is developing a new, simplified AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT, marking a shift from its previous strategy of partnering with OpenAI. The company has formed a team to create in-house AI services that could enhance Siri, Spotlight, and Safari, aiming to deliver a web-crawling, ChatGPT-like search experience. This move indicates Apple's focus on accelerating its AI capabilities to stay competitive, with potential plans for a standalone app and integration into existing services.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by 9to5Mac
Apple is forming a new 'Answers, Knowledge, and Information' team to develop an in-house AI search experience similar to ChatGPT, marking a shift from its previous stance against chatbot development, despite some internal reservations and past delays in AI projects.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by BBC
Google is launching a new AI-powered search feature called 'AI Mode' in the UK, which provides conversational answers instead of traditional link-based results, raising concerns about its impact on web traffic, advertising revenue, and news organizations, while also highlighting environmental considerations of increased AI use.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Fortune
Aravind Srinivas transformed Perplexity AI into an $18 billion company by creating an answer engine that offers more accurate, up-to-date information than Google, challenging the dominance of traditional search engines and tech giants through innovative AI-powered search and web browsing tools.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by 404 Media
Google's AI Overview feature, introduced in 2023, is significantly reducing traffic to original content creators by providing AI-generated summaries that often do not link back to the original sources, risking the decline of credible journalism and small businesses, and increasing the potential for misinformation and exploitation of the system.