You can use DuckDuckGo in conjunction with the DuckDuckGo browser for extra security -- blocking, no cookie pop‑ups, and the Leave No Trace feature. You can easily set DuckDuckGo as your default ...

One of Google’s lines of defense has been its “AI Overview” tool, whereby users can see answers generated by its Gemini AI ...

I made ChatGPT Search my default search engine after it rolled out to logged-in users. However, I found myself opening a separate browser to find the answers I was looking for on Google.

Two major artificial intelligence (AI) companies are reportedly launching web browsers to rival Google Search’s dominance. Perplexity AI announced Wednesday that it launched Comet, an independent ...

ChatGPT has a search extension that you can install on Chrome and Edge or other similar Chromium-based browsers. So whenever you search for something on the web from the address bar, it will take ...

Gemini 2.5 Pro powers Google’s AI Mode and Deep Search, while new agentic features let Search call local businesses to check ...

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services, testified that having Google as the default search engine on iPhones was best for consumers because "there wasn’t a valid alternative." ...

A user's default search engine is a coveted spot, and most browsers only include a couple of popular and safe options like Google Search, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and so on.

Google paid Apple $20 billion to remain the default search engine on Safari in 2022, according to Apple’s December motion to intervene in the case.

If the payments stopped, Google's 2020 estimate was that it would lose between 60% and 80% of search query volume on Apple devices, if it wasn't the default search engine anymore.