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Google Defends Position on First Day of Antitrust Trial

Google Defends Position on First Day of Antitrust Trial
Google Defends Position on First Day of Antitrust Trial
September 12, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

During a high-stakes antitrust trial, a Google lawyer, John Schmidtlein, reportedly said that companies choose Google as their default search engine not because of a lack of competition...

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Google-Apple Relationship at Core of Landmark Antitrust Trial
Google-Apple Relationship at Core of Landmark Antitrust Trial
September 11, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

Google’s antitrust trial begins this week, with the company’s ties to Apple at the center. While the two tech titans are typically thought of as rivals, a report Monday (Sept....

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Citi Expects Generative AI to Benefit Search Engine Industry
Citi Expects Generative AI to Benefit Search Engine Industry
April 24, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to be a plus for the search engine industry. Citi Analyst Ronald Josey said Monday (April 24) in an...

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Google to Add Conversational AI to Search
Google to Add Conversational AI to Search
April 06, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google plans to add conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to its search engine amid a challenge from Microsoft. Sundar Pichai, CEO of the tech giant, outlined...

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Microsoft’s $10B AI Bet May Not Boost Bing
Microsoft’s $10B AI Bet May Not Boost Bing
January 25, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

A $10 billion investment is a lot of money to spend playing a game of catch-up. As reported, Microsoft is investing billions in OpenAI, in...

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Walmart Launches Visual Search Website to Compete With Amazon and Honey
Walmart Launches Visual Search Website to Compete With Amazon and Honey
December 08, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart has launched a website that uses visual search to do the shopping for consumers. The new TrendGetter uses image recognition technology to find the...

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Etsy Upgrades Search to Free Buyers From ‘Tyranny of Choice’
Etsy Upgrades Search to Free Buyers From ‘Tyranny of Choice’
November 03, 2022  |  Retail

Etsy has been investing in upgrades to its search functions to relieve its customers of what CEO Josh Silverman calls “our tyranny of choice.” Speaking...

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Alphabet Strikes Retail-Friendly Pose In Q3 Earnings
Alphabet Strikes Retail-Friendly Pose In Q3 Earnings
October 29, 2020  |  Earnings

Google parent Alphabet reported Thursday (Oct. 29) that it enjoyed solid Q3 revenues as consumers began to spend again and advertisers followed by reopening their...

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