The web is a big place, which is why we need search engines. But given that virtually every popular search engine now heavily weights its top results in favor of its own products, services, and ads, ...

A new app called Arc Search shows how AI and web search can work together to deliver search results that are both comprehensive and concise. Developed by the people behind the Arc browser and aimed at ...

The deep web and its inner recess, the dark web—those less well-trodden parts of the internet beyond the reach of Google and Bing—are not for the faint-hearted or untrained. With the right tools, ...

Google launches Web Guide, an experimental AI feature that clusters search results into topic groups. Available now in Search Labs. Google is testing Web Guide in Search Labs. Web Guide is an ...

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ChatGPT Search, OpenAI’s AI-powered web search experience, is now live for all ChatGPT users — with several new features in tow. By default, ChatGPT will automatically determine which questions to ...

Recently, the market research firm Gartner released a statement saying that web searches will decrease by around 25% in 2026 due to the availability of AI chatbots and other virtual agents. Actually, ...

Anthropic announced Thursday that it has added web search capability to its Claude chatbot. It’s not a new feature to the AI world—but the company’s approach stands as one of the most thoughtful to ...

In a move that could make OpenAI’s chatbot a more appealing option over incumbents such as Google, the company is now allowing anyone to use ChatGPT web search without having to log in. While OpenAI ...

Abhinav is a co-founder of Insight, an iOS browser with extensions. He was an engineer at Facebook Search and Mozilla Firefox. Google’s moat is simple but powerful—the more people use the search ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Microsoft is adding an optional web search to the Windows 11 desktop in the operating system’s latest Insider ...