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 ...

SearXNG users are the tinkers and testers of the private-search world. Many of them self-host SearXNG, a meta-search front end that can query dozens of engines while stripping identifiers, filtering ...

Google Search may still be the search engine to rule them all, but it’s no longer the best way to find content online. There’s a plethora of AI search engines and platforms that, I’d argue, do a much ...

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 ...

After making the decision to ditch Google Search a few months ago, I’ve been making it a point to keep an eye out for new products to try. Amusingly, it took me quite a while to realize there are ...

Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of ...

Mark Sanderson received funding from Microsoft Research in 2018. In his landmark ruling against Google earlier this week, United States district judge Amit Mehta said the tech giant has built “the ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...