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 ...

Reddit will continue blocking Microsoft and other search engines and AI models from crawling its content using robots.txt – unless they strike a content licensing deal. That’s what Reddit CEO Steve ...

Google is the only mainstream search engine where you’ll see recent results from Reddit, 404 Media reports. Google is the only mainstream search engine where you’ll see recent results from Reddit, 404 ...

Artificial intelligence has basically taken over and replace traditional web search engines. You’ve already seen it with AI overviews in Google Search, followed up with OpenAI going the way of ...

Generative AI is infiltrating everything you do online, including how you find information. If you're over traditional web search, give one of these 6 AI-powered engines a try. I've been testing PC ...

ChatGPT makes web search, voice features and maps free for all users, expanding access beyond Premium subscribers. hatGPT's web search is now free for everyone with an account. Voice search works in ...

It is looking towards a future where the Meta AI model can answer questions or provide information to users based on the indexes they collected from the internet, straying away from Big Tech services.

Given the dominance of the Google search engine, it's easy for smaller competitors to go unnoticed. While alternative search engines exist, many users are perfectly happy remaining within Google's ...

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 ...

Back in 2021, Silvio Rizzi, developer of the all-time great RSS client Reeder, released Mela, an app for importing, collecting, and sharing recipes. Right from the start, Mela stood out as a ...

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 ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. For about two decades now, virtually any business that exists on the ...