Search news and trends

Google Vows to Appeal Antitrust Ruling as Tech Industry Speculates on Implications
ANTITRUST // August 06, 2024

Day one of the post-Google antitrust ruling era kicked off with a reaction from the defendant in the case and a slew of “what ifs” about the implications of the decision for the connected economy. “This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine...

Google Ruling May Blunt Apple’s Services Revenue and Ecosystem Growth
ANTITRUST // August 06, 2024

For years, tech juggernaut Apple has been building a services-focused ecosystem designed to offset bumpy, lumpy hardware sales and bring higher-margin dollars to its revenue streams. Take, for example, its search capabilities. Google is the preset default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser via a...

Tech Industry Braces for Fallout From Google Antitrust Verdict
ANTITRUST // August 05, 2024

By now, you know that Google lost its landmark antitrust case, pending what is sure to be a dogfight of an appeal. In the balance, there are more antitrust cases in the tech sector involving Meta and Amazon, among others. With that in mind it’s...

AI Turns Streaming Video Search Into Churn-Reducing Conversations
Streaming // May 16, 2024

Streaming platforms have transformed the content and digital entertainment landscape. Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and many others all offer subscribers access to thousands of movies, TV shows, documentaries and other forms of entertainment. While this abundance of options might seem like a...

Interviews & Exclusives
Walmart and Amazon Turn to GenAI and Ditch the ‘Search’ Bar

October 11, 2024
As Walmart and Amazon compete to provide the best online shopping experiences, both are increasing their use of generative AI (GenAI) to improve search offerings. The former announced Wednesday (Oct. 9) that it is using new AI and augmented reality, among other digital technologies, to offer more immersive and personalized retail journeys. “A standard search […]

Tech Industry Braces for Fallout From Google Antitrust Verdict

August 05, 2024
By now, you know that Google lost its landmark antitrust case, pending what is sure to be a dogfight of an appeal. In the balance, there are more antitrust cases...

AI Turns Streaming Video Search Into Churn-Reducing Conversations

May 16, 2024
Streaming platforms have transformed the content and digital entertainment landscape. Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and many others all offer subscribers access to thousands of movies, TV shows,...

Alphabet’s Pichai Says AI to Power New Wave of Growth for Google Search

July 27, 2022
If you had to pick one personality trait that you’d most want to see in a pilot, it might likely be the ability to remain calm and collected in a...

Quick Reads
OpenAI’s New Product to Challenge Google’s Search Dominance

May 10, 2024
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company backed by Microsoft, is reportedly planning to announce its own search product to compete with Google, according to sources familiar with the matter. The announcement is expected to be made on Monday at 1 p.m. EDT, just a day before Google’s annual I/O conference. OpenAI’s new product is an extension […]

Google to Enable Search Via Gestures on Android Phones

January 17, 2024
In a bid to improve the way people search for information, Google has unveiled its latest development, Circle to Search. This feature allows users to search for anything on their Android phones...

Google Adds Personalized Gift Recommendations to Generative AI-Powered Search

November 16, 2023
Google has added personalized gift recommendations to its generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in Search.  That is one of three new features the tech giant has introduced to make it...

Google Challenger Neeva Focuses on AI With ‘No Path’ for Consumer Search

May 21, 2023
Search company Neeva is shuttering its consumer search engine to focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Writing on the company’s blog Saturday, founders Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan noted a number of challenges facing the business, arguing...