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Chrome is testing a startup safeguard that restores your default search engine if tampered with, blocking silent hijacks.

Google is the default search engine on Chrome; that means when you search for any query, your results will be shown in the Google search engine. Chrome allows you to manually change your search engine ...

Google plans to make it easier for users to access AI mode by allowing them to set it as the default, replacing the ...

Marissa Mayer has been working diligently to revive the fortunes of Web firm Yahoo since taking the reins back in July 2012, though the enormity of the task means the challenge is far from over.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the corrosive power of an ...

A federal judge’s remedy stops short of making meaningful changes to how we use our phones, computers and the web.

It's hard to imagine life without Google. The internet as we know it is built around search engines, and Google is the biggest of them all. In 2024, Google was the primary search engine for 76% of ...