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KB5053644 (build 26120.3585) for Windows 11 brings AI to search in Beta Channel
Microsoft is now rolling out the Windows 11 build 26120.3585 in the Beta Channel as the update KB5053644 for version 24H2. This preview build brings AI to Windows Search, improves performance for unzipping files, and addresses various issues. Windows 11 build 26120.3585 (Beta) According to the official notes, these are the new features and changes available in the Beta Channel…
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Is Google Rigging Search? EU’s Preliminary Findings Are In
Image: Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash The European Commission claims that Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has breached the Digital Markets Act. The specific allegation is that Google is self-preferencing on Search and the Play Store. The DMA applies to “gatekeeper” organisations that have a major economic impact in the EU (at least €7.5 billion in annual revenue in the EU per year for…
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EU cracks down on Google’s search service – Computerworld
The European Commission has concluded that Google’s search service violates the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) by favoring its own products and services at the expense of competitors. The commission also considers the Google Play app store to be in breach of the DMA, partly because fees are too high and partly because developers are not allowed to steer consumers…
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Shoppers are flocking to AI search
After decades of relying on Google’s ten blue links to find everything from travel tips to jeans, consumers are quickly adapting to a completely new format: AI chatbots that do the searching for them. According to new research from Adobe, AI search has become a significant traffic channel for retailers. The company analyzed “more than 1 trillion visits to U.S.…
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Why Google Gemini Wants Your Search History (and Why I Won’t Be Sharing Mine)
On Thursday, Google rolled out a number of previously-paywalled Gemini features to free users. You can now use Gemini custom chatbots, which the company calls “Gems”; Deep Research, which runs AI models that “think” through each step of a problem; and upload files to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, whether you pay for Google’s AI services or not. But that’s not…
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DuckDuckGo Is Getting Into AI Search Results, Too
After months of beta testing, DuckDuckGo’s AI integrations are going live for everyone and getting some upgrades at the same time: They’re free to use (with certain limits), and stay in line with DuckDuckGo’s commitment to user privacy (you don’t have to create an account to use them, and your searches aren’t tracked). As with Google, Bing, ChatGPT, and others,…
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Google experiments with AI-only search as competition heats up – Computerworld
“In the future, the way people search for information will shift from simple retrieval to understanding, summarizing, and presenting data in a way that is both accurate and fair,” said Thomas George, president of Cybermedia Research. “Striking this balance could make a defining moment for Google. If it fails, the company risks losing the very users and partners that helped…
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Duckduckgo launches its version of an AI search assistant – Computerworld
After nearly two years of intensive beta testing, Duckduckgo has launched the live version of the AI assistant previously known as Duck Assist. Similar to Google’s AI Overviews, the AI Assistant can provide quick answers to users’ questions, such as why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. If users want more information, they can ask follow-up questions via…
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More AI Is Coming to Your Google Search Results
When Google rolled out AI Overviews for Search last year, it didn’t go over so well. The company’s AI made some pretty massive mistakes with its results, many of which went viral. In response, Google pulled back the feature, reworked it, and slowly reintroduced it to the masses. You’ve probably noticed. This month, Google is continuing its work of adding…
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Use This Free ‘Career Search Action Plan’ Template Before You Look for a New Job
Searching for a job can feel like a full time job itself. It’s easy to feel defeated when it feels like you’re sending your resume out into the void and hearing nothing back the majority of the time. Maybe you’re graduating soon, or making a career pivot, or jumping back into the workforce after some time away—the job hunt humbles…
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