Self-hosting a full search engine is borderline impossible for any one person. Most "self-hosted" search engines are metasearch engines that aggregate results or are based on P2P networks. Their ...

When online search engines first appeared, they seemed miraculous. Now, though? It is a truth near-universally acknowledged that search is in the dumps, corroded by spam and ads. Big players like ...

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 ...

Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He holds a ...

The Google search engine is the most popular by far, but other options do exist. And the federal government wants those options to get more attention. That’s due to a court case in which Google was ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. April 2, 2025 Add as a preferred source on ...

Google Search can now make AI-powered calls to local businesses. Businesses are selected based on traditional local search rankings. The feature is rolling out in the U.S. with higher usage limits for ...

We are at a uniquely and historically weak moment for Google. The quality of their results has even non-SEOs complaining, against a backdrop of being found illegally maintaining a monopoly and losing ...