CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Google is testing AI-generated summaries beneath Search ads, potentially giving its AI a larger role in how paid ads are presented ...

YouTube is testing AI-powered overviews in search results. The test currently targets product and location searches. YouTube's AI Overviews will show for a small group of US Premium members. YouTube ...

Title tests are coming to YouTube Studio 'Ask Studio' lets you query analytics in plain language to surface actionable insights. YouTube also teased Veo 3 Fast for Shorts. YouTube announces A/B title ...

Mozilla is making its first official move toward AI-powered search in Firefox. As part of a new experiment, Perplexity AI is now being offered as an optional search engine directly in the browser’s ...

Google is testing a new display and user interface for forum content within its search results. “We’re testing a new display for forum content when it appears in search results, allowing people to ...

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 ...

Generative AI can help you find information. If you're bored with traditional search, check out the top AI search engines we've tried. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and video games for ...