CNET

If You Want to Ditch Google Search, Try These 5 Other Search Engines Now

Google announced in May at its Google I/O developers conference that it was taking steps towards combining Google Search with ...

Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized

Cheap tricks, it seems, can only get you so far. Companies that are caught spamming risk being penalized in future search ...

How real people actually prompt AI — and what it means for GEO

Survey data reveals how users combine short queries with personal context — and why that changes how brands earn visibility ...
WinBuzzer

Perplexity Lets AI Agents Write Their Own Search Code

Perplexity's Search as Code lets AI agents generate Python search workflows, but claimed token savings and benchmark gains ...

DuckDuckGo Makes AI-Free Search Easier To Set as Default

DuckDuckGo’s No AI search extensions let Chrome and Firefox users set an AI-free default as IT teams weigh search controls, ...
TechCrunch

Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore

Google is about to look really different, and if you’re not a fan of the AI Overviews feature, then you’re not going to like what’s coming. At the Google I/O 2026 keynote this week, the company ...
Time

Google Shifts to AI Search, Heralding Major Change in How People Use the Internet

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USA Today

Your Google Search bar isn't drastically changing. Here's what is

Google Search is getting a facelift − the "biggest update" to the platform in more than 25 years, the tech giant claims. At Google I/O on May 19, Google announced its iconic search bar will change to ...
Ars Technica

Buckle up: Google is set to remake search with agentic AI in 2026

Last year marked the beginning of Google’s explicit focus on AI search, and this year’s I/O solidified that shift. As Google’s search VP Liz Reid said during the keynote, “Google search is AI search.” ...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google's New Search Bar, The Intelligent Search Box

Google has released the first major update to the search bar, the search box, ever - Google is calling it the intelligent Search box. We saw variations of this being tested over the past year, and now ...
Lifehacker

These Google Search Alternatives Actually Let You Control Your AI Experience

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Gizmodo

Google Search Is Dead. Welcome to the Era of the ‘Intelligent Search Box’

"This is the biggest upgrade to our iconic search box since its debut over 25 years ago," a Search executive said. Reading time 3 minutes Google is turning Search into a fully AI-infused experience.