search engines

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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Tencent Eyes $2.1B Deal For Sogou Search Engine
Tencent Eyes $2.1B Deal For Sogou Search Engine
July 28, 2020  |  Partnerships

Chinese tech giant Tencent has added longtime search ally Sogou to its shopping list. Sogou, which means “search dog” in Chinese, announced on Monday (July...

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Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
Competing Search Engines Won’t Support Google’s Auction
August 12, 2019  |  News

Google is holding an auction for search engines to bid to be one of the default choices on Androids in Europe, but some search engines...

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Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
Search Engines To Vie For Place On Google’s ‘Choice Screen’
August 02, 2019  |  News

In its newest effort to fend off fresh antitrust penalties in the European Union, Google will let rivals buy the chance to gain default search...

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Google Adds Pro-Privacy Search Engines
Google Adds Pro-Privacy Search Engines
March 13, 2019  |  Internet of Things

Google has expanded its users’ choice of search products, with pro-privacy rival DuckDuckGo benefiting the most. According to reports, Google has “quietly” updated its default...

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After 21 Years, Google Homepage Is Getting A Facelift
After 21 Years, Google Homepage Is Getting A Facelift
July 25, 2017  |  News

Google’s iconic homepage has been around longer than Harry Potter. It’s old enough to drive, drink or fight in the Army. Today’s teens and young...

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