Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news freelancer throughout 2021, and served as a full-time news ...

AI-powered search is drastically changing the way people find information. For years, ranking well in Google and Microsoft Bing has been the foundation of search visibility. But as AI-driven search gains traction, is that ranking priority shifting or ...

Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors. Cities and states are turning to AI ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a TV series with his wife and their dog. On Aug. 5, a ...

Custom annotations are finally live within Google Search Console’s performance reports. You can now annotate reports directly within Search Console to avoid forgetting important key events; such as coding changes, algorithm updates, bugs on your website or more.

Herbert Hovenkamp discusses the Google search remedies decision and its impact on future competition enforcement.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo! Inc. is rolling out a souped-up search engine Monday in a bid to supplant its business partner, Google, as the most popular place to find things on the Internet. With the revisions, Yahoo believes its search engine will provide more ...

While there are plenty of privacy-focused browsers to choose from, as well as search engines that block trackers, you may come to miss Google Search if you're used to its ability to comprehensively surface links. That said, Google Search has gotten ...

Like the compass, light bulb and other once-revolutionary tools, the search engine has taken its place in the barely noticeable background of contemporary life. Using Google Search might invite as much contemplation as tying a shoelace: something you do ...

If you access the internet on the regular, you likely do so using a web browser. There's a myriad of web-browsing platforms to choose from, all with their own slate of features that fit all types of users. Regardless of what browser application you opt for ...

Self-hosting a full search engine is borderline impossible for any one person. Most "self-hosted" search engines are metasearch engines that aggregate results or are based on P2P networks. Their search results are less accurate and reliable than Google.

Google’s new Journey Aware Bidding model uses signals from the entire customer journey to drive smarter, more efficient Search optimization.