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OpenAI's ChatGPT refit could completely change how we navigate the web
By Rael Hornby published
OpenAI has begun testing a prototype of SearchGPT, a new way to search the web with AI.
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Reddit just disappeared from most search engines — here's why
By Sarah Chaney published
Starting on July 1, Reddit began blocking major search engines (except Google) from crawling their website to find new, relevant search results for its users. But why?
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Google Chrome update to address one of its biggest flaws — Here's how to get it early
By Claire Tabari published
Google Chrome has been notoriously demanding on hardware, but an upcoming update could address this issue.
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The way you look at Google Search results is about to change — here's why
By Sarah Chaney published
If you use Google Search results, you might see a three-year-old feature disappear over the next few days, on desktop first and then mobile.
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Google Chrome is crowned the fastest of all web browsers. Here's how.
By Rael Hornby published
Google Chrome's recent Speedometer 3.0 results are the best seen so far. Here's how Google devs accomplished this impressive feat.
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Google News went down worldwide: What happened and what to do
By Stevie Bonifield last updated
Live updates: Google News is experiencing a worldwide outage affecting the webpage, iOS app, and Android app. Here's what we know so far.
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What Google failed to learn from Microsoft's most offensive AI chatbot
By Rael Hornby published
Google's AI Overview drama could've been avoided if it had just paid attention to Microsoft's biggest AI blunder.
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Does AI Overview have TikTok brain? Google's hottest new feature puts glue on the menu
By Rael Hornby last updated
AI could replace the internet completely, but should we let it, and do we have a choice?
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