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 ...

If you access the internet on the regular, you likely do so using a web browser. There's a myriad of web-browsing platforms to choose from, all with their own slate of features that fit all types of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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In June 2000, Google announced that it had won the search wars. “Google will now provide the default search service for Yahoo!” wrote founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page with a very 2000 sign-off: ...

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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 ...