A decade or so ago, I thought Google needed a newer mission than “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Having ...

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. OpenAI is testing ChatGPT ads maybe in the form of ...

The rise of AI assistants, or answer engines, establishes a new standard: AI visibility. This is your brand's ability to be ...

Google revealed that assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was the top trending search on its engine for 2025. Google announced that Kirk beat out other search queries such as Democratic ...

Since last year’s disastrous rollout of Google’s AI Overviews, the world at large has been aware of how AI-powered search results can differ wildly from the traditional list of links search engines ...

Microsoft is expected to sidestep a French antitrust probe into its search business after regulators signaled plans to dismiss a complaint by local rival Qwant, easing scrutiny of the US tech giant ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. tech giant Microsoft looks set to avoid a French antitrust investigation into its search operations because regulators are planning to dismiss a complaint by Qwant, the French ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government's attempt to ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...

Update 7/31/25 4:10pm PT: Hours after this article was published, OpenAI said it removed the feature from ChatGPT that allowed users to make their public conversations discoverable by search engines.

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...