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 ...

A Reddit report says Apple will allow iPhone uses in Japan to choose a search engine besides Google after installing iOS 26.2 ...

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.

With iOS 26.2, Apple is adding a prompt that allows iPhone users in Japan to select a preferred search engine. As noted on ...

A federal judge recently ruled that Google will not have to divest Chrome. Furthermore, Alphabet will be allowed to keep paying partners to make Google its default search engine. Apple is a ...

Following a limited test earlier this year, Mozilla is now adding Perplexity AI as a default search engine option. Here’s how it works. In a new blog post, Mozilla confirmed the broader rollout of ...

A federal judge this week barred Google from exclusive contracts that made its search engine the default on browsers and smartphones, but fell short of the deep structural remedies sought by federal ...

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