When we talk about information retrieval, as SEO pros, we tend to focus heavily on the information collection stage – the crawling. During this phase, a search engine would discover and crawl URLs ...

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 ...

Generative AI is infiltrating everything you do online, including how you find information. If you're bored with traditional search, check out the top AI search engines we've tried.

The new buzzword in SEO is information gain. And like all new buzzwords, SEOs are throwing it around like we’ve just discovered fire. But there’s a massive problem. Information gain means different ...

OpenAI on Thursday announced a new AI-powered search engine prototype called SearchGPT. The move marks the company’s entry into a competitive search engine market dominated by Google for decades. On ...

For many years, websites have collected user data to either sell to third-party sites or use for their targeted advertising. The most well-known examples include Facebook and Google. Serving an ad or ...

Search engine crawlers (also called bots) comb through all the content they can find on the internet. They do so by following internal links within websites and links across different websites. The ...

Break free from the algorithm: These search alterneratives prioritize speed, privacy, and innovation over ads and data grabs Tired of all the ads and paid placements on Google when you're searching ...

Senior Lecturer in Digital Ethics, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Damiano Spina has received funding from the Australian ...

If a universe of digital information is only keystrokes away, finding the best sources among a search engine's rankings can sometimes feel like looking for the brightest star in the sky -- while ...

Here's everything you should know about the privacy-minded search engine and all the other privacy tools and services it offers. Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past ...

Like the compass, light bulb and other once-revolutionary tools, the search engine has taken its place in the barely noticeable background of contemporary life. Using Google Search might invite as ...