Experience a random pain in the 21st century and an internet search usually comes before a call to the doctor. Googling “chest pain,” “high fever,” or “skin rash” calls up a series of blue links followed by a frenzied trip across the web.

Google is guilty. So, now what? Last summer, Google lost a landmark antitrust case. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declared that “Google is a monopolist,” finding the company acted illegally to maintain dominance over the search engine market.

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 specialization in user experience design from ISDI Parsons in ...

When ChatGPT started the generative AI craze in November 2022, some users were frustrated that the knowledge cutoff date for its backing large language model (LLM) was September 2021. For a while it couldn't access more current information via internet ...

The internet is currently controlled through searching, and if Google single-handedly dominates the means through which searching works, then Google effectively controls the internet. Recently, a judge officially ruled that “Google is a monopolist, and ...

Customize your marketing strategies based on the unique search habits of different generations to boost engagement and reach. Stay ahead by integrating voice search, AI tools, and mobile optimization, especially since 39% of Millennials and 40% of Gen Z ...

SEO experts say a massive leak of 14,000 ranking features exposes the blueprint for how Google secretly curates the Internet. Reading time 6 minutes Google Search is often referred to as the doorstep to the internet—it’s the first stop on most people ...

Tech industry observers warned that Google's loss in a high-profile federal antitrust case could change how you search the internet. That prediction is closer to becoming true: The government is now asking a judge to force the company to sell off its ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to political opinions; it also touches on factual ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Google Search is getting a new AI Search box.Search information agents monitor topics in the background.Agentic coding lets you build small apps in Search. Remember when Google Search felt simple?