I remember 1996 like it was yesterday. Banner ads were booming, and AltaVista was the coolest search engine around. The internet was flipping business models upside down, unlocking opportunities no ...

Google is testing Web Guide in Search Labs. Web Guide is an AI-powered feature that groups search results by topic in the Web tab. The system uses Gemini and a “query fan-out” method to reorganize ...

This year’s conference included another change to search, this one more profound but less aggressively deployed. “AI Mode,” which has similarly been in beta testing for a while, will appear as an ...

An iPhone displays Google AI Mode, an experimental search mode that uses artificial intelligence and large language models to generate interactive search results, on March 24, 2025. (Smith ...

In a move that could redefine how people explore the internet, OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, its first AI-powered web browser. This launch marks a major milestone in OpenAI’s mission to merge ...

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 ...

Claude can now search the web for up-to-date information. The feature provides source citations for fact-checking. Web search is only available to paid US users currently. Anthropic's AI assistant ...

Anthropic has introduced a web search capability for its Claude AI assistant, intensifying competition in the rapidly evolving AI search market where tech giants are racing to redefine how users find ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Despite thousands of languages spoken worldwide, only a small fraction are meaningfully represented online. Most of what we see in search results, AI outputs, and digital platforms is filtered through ...