Reddit updated its robots.txt file to block all search engines. The file tells all web crawlers that they are not allowed to index the site, together with an explanatory message. Reddit believes in an ...

For many people Google is search — they’ve simply never considered an alternative. But there are plenty of search engines other than Google, offering benefits such as increased privacy, environmental ...

As Google grew in size and influence over the years, the tech giant also grew to exercise an awful lot of power over the shape of the internet, and its data-hungry tendrils reach into nearly every ...

One prioritizes convenience and personalization. The other puts privacy first. Which one should you use? We help you decide.

Although Google has been the go-to search engine for more than two decades, there are other search engines that offer more privacy and other features. In February 2025, PCMag.com published an article ...

More than 1 in 5 Americans now use AI tools heavily – but traditional search engines remain dominant, with usage holding steady at 95%, according to new clickstream data from Datos and SparkToro. By ...

A lot is happening in the world of search right now, and for many, keeping pace with these changes can be overwhelming. The rise of chatbots and AI assistants – like ChatGPT and its new model GPT-4o, ...