It's hard to imagine life without Google. The internet as we know it is built around search engines, and Google is the biggest of them all. In 2024, Google was the primary search engine for 76% of ...

In macOS, Apple's Safari browser allows you to choose the default search engine that is automatically used whenever you type something into the address bar. Keep reading to learn how it's done. When ...

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 ...

iOS 17 only just arrived last week and we’re still discovering new features that Apple didn’t tell us about. For instance, this one: In the Safari settings, you can now choose separate default search ...

Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ...

Apple's AI chief highlighted an inconspicuous Safari search feature introduced in iOS 17 during his testimony within the Google Department of Justice (DoJ) antitrust trial. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - ...

As a result of Microsoft's recent success with artificial intelligence, Samsung is now thinking about replacing Google as the default search engine on its devices. It's been enough of a shaky start, ...

New Edge flags suggest that Start menu searches can use your default browser and search engine, rather than Edge/Bing. Flags like msWSBLaunchNonBingDSE indicate searches could launch non-Bing engines ...

Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and streaming services. He is passionate about language and technology, and has been an avid writer/reader of ...