Search Engine news and trends

Report: Google to Challenge EU’s Attempt to Break Up Ad Business
Google // October 12, 2023

Google reportedly intends to challenge the European Union’s (EU) threat to break up its ad business. The tech giant has made it clear in a letter addressed to EU watchdogs that it will not accept the mandatory divestment of part of its services, and it...

Report: Microsoft’s AI-Powered Chatbot Failing to Gain Search Market Share
artificial intelligence // August 17, 2023

Microsoft’s addition of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot to Bing has reportedly gained it little market share among search engines.  Bing had a 3% share of the search market in January — a month before the launch of the AI-powered offering — and it still...

Report: ‘Panicked’ Google Rebuilding Search Engine in AI Race
artificial intelligence // April 16, 2023

Google is reportedly building an all-new search engine amid increased competition from AI-driven rivals. A report Sunday (April 16) by The New York Times says the tech giant was shocked last month to learn Samsung was considering replacing Google as the default search engine on...

Google Requests Dismissal of Justice Dept. Antitrust Suit
Google // December 13, 2022

Google has asked a federal court to throw out an antitrust lawsuit.  The request addressed the U.S. Justice Department’s suit filed in 2020 that alleges that the Alphabet firm violated antitrust law in order to uphold its dominant position in the search market, Reuters reported...

Interviews & Exclusives
Happy 15th IPO Anniversary Google!

August 19, 2019
I wouldn’t be buying Google stock, and I don’t know anyone who would — Silicon ValleyEntrepreneur, Inventor and Futurist Jeffery Kaplan on Google’s 2004 IPO   One of the more amazing powers of overwhelming and undeniable success is its power to change the collective recollection of the past, even the relatively recent past. Alphabet, with an $800 […]

DuckDuckGo Takes On Google Search

September 14, 2018
Think of online privacy as a race. With consumers increasingly focused on how their data and web personas are used by eCommerce and other digital organizations, regulators and lawmakers are...

Taboola CEO: Why Android News Will Unlock New Content/Commerce Models

April 09, 2018
It’s called the Paradox of Choice, or “analysis paralysis” – and anyone who has ever frozen in the face of searching Netflix for a Friday night movie has felt its icy grasp....

BLOBfish And The Cure For The Summertime Blues

June 06, 2017
It’s a scenario the startup BLOBfish Activity Hub, a.k.a. the ‘Trip Advisor for kids’ activities,’ knows all too well. For parents nationwide, the countdown has already begun. It is similar...

Quick Reads
Google Introduces Enterprise-Focused AI Updates

April 09, 2024
Google has debuted several updates for its artificial intelligence (AI) suite for cloud computing clients. “Today, we are announcing that organizations can ground models in Google Search, giving customers access to the combined power of Google’s latest foundation models and access to fresh, high-quality information,” the company wrote in a Tuesday (April 9) blog post.  “This means users […]

Report: Google to Challenge EU’s Attempt to Break Up Ad Business

October 12, 2023
Google reportedly intends to challenge the European Union’s (EU) threat to break up its ad business. The tech giant has made it clear in a letter addressed to EU watchdogs...

Report: Microsoft’s AI-Powered Chatbot Failing to Gain Search Market Share

August 17, 2023
Microsoft’s addition of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot to Bing has reportedly gained it little market share among search engines.  Bing had a 3% share of the search market in...

Report: ‘Panicked’ Google Rebuilding Search Engine in AI Race

April 16, 2023
Google is reportedly building an all-new search engine amid increased competition from AI-driven rivals. A report Sunday (April 16) by The New York Times says the tech giant was shocked...