I tested Brave's new Origin browser, and it made me question what I'm actually paying for. I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in earnest for over twice as long. As ...

Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on. First, Iran asserted its control of the Strait of Hormuz by turning back two ships ...

The increasing use of artificial intelligence is driving up energy consumption for tech companies like Google. Green search engines have emerged to offset the environmental impact of online searches.

Google and Microsoft are backing ARD for AI agent discovery. ARD could help agents find tools, skills, and other agents. The same discovery layer may also create new security risks. I'm always a bit ...

Google is changing and some users are hungry for a search engine reminiscent of the "good old days." On May 19, Google announced the "biggest update" to its search bar in more than 25 years − the ...

As its traffic continues to climb, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning into anti-AI sentiment with the launch of new browser extensions that allow users to set its no-AI search experience, ...

Google is about to look really different, and if you’re not a fan of the AI Overviews feature, then you’re not going to like what’s coming. At the Google I/O 2026 keynote this week, the company ...

Twenty years ago, if you asked the average person what Google was, they’d tell you it was a search engine. The company became synonymous with searching for information online, reaching a level of ...

After testing seven alternatives, Google still wins in 2026 thanks to superior relevance, localized results, real-time data, product discovery, and seamless ecosystem integration, making it far more ...

Ask.com has shut down after nearly three decades as a search engine. Parent company IAC discontinued its search business as part of a strategic refocusing. Ask Jeeves launched in the late 1990s with a ...

Searching via AI doesn’t just hurt content creators–it also mashes up what you’re looking for in a tasteless glob of names and numbers. If you’re searching for recommendations, start with a search ...

Search engines now rely on AI-driven systems that continuously evaluate authority, freshness, and first-party signals to decide which sources are trusted and used in answers. Search has not become ...