News & Reviews:   search engine

Google is experimenting with a new AI-powered search experience on YouTube, introducing a chatbot-style feature called “Ask YouTube.” The tool is designed to make searching for videos feel more like a conversation rather than a traditional keyword-based query. Currently, the feature is being rolled out as a limited experiment, available to YouTube Premium subscribers in the United States who are aged 18 and above.

Today, Google announced a major change to the way it delivers local search results. The company will phase out the use of country-specific domains like google.com.my, google.ng, google.com.br and others in favour of a more streamlined, global approach.

With mobile web browsers, the search engine is almost always Google. This is because Google pays smartphone manufacturers big bucks for that advantage. In 2021, Google even paid Apple USD26 billion (~RM116.26 billion) to become the default Safari browser search engine. But clearly, it's not just because of the money.

Search engines have been around for over two decades. But while we may have seen small quality-of-life improvements over the years, search engines haven't changed much. However, OpenAI wants to be the first to do something different with its new search engine.

Most people use a regular search engine to look up things. But is the regular search engine good enough in 2024? Well, OpenAI probably thinks adding some AI power is better. Sources say that a search function is coming to ChatGPT.

Google is rolling out a feature that allows you to find out whether any of your private information is being exposed. 'Results about you' offers users more control over their online data, making it easier to request deletion of the information.

Google is reportedly working on integrating its game streaming service Stadia with its search engine. According to the source, the tech giant wants to allow users to directly power on games from the search results, making it less of a hassle to look for them again on the gaming platform.

Despite the AR/VR headset not making an appearance at the WWDC22, which the rumours are saying, there is still some pretty exciting stuff for us to anticipate from the event. Today, AR evangelist Robert Scoble brings the news of Apple introducing a new user-centric web search engine similar to Google, and it's something we've never expected.

Google is the most used search engine globally, and it's been a fact for some time. However, the company was recently tangled up with a $5 billion antitrust fine from the EU, claiming that Google needs to stop forcing Android smartphone makers to pre-install Chrome and Google search. To fight against it, Google showed some statistics that prove people use Google by choice, not by force.

If you watch YouTube regularly, you may have noticed YouTubers putting hashtags in the YouTube video description. Why do they bother putting hashtags? And what was the point? Well, like Twitter and Instagram, the hashtags help you to find certain topics and Google just rolled out the feature.