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 ...

Although Google has been the go-to search engine for more than two decades, there are other search engines that offer more privacy and other features. In February 2025, PCMag.com published an article ...

Not a fan of anticompetitive practices? Maybe you just want a new take on web search? These 13 search engines beat Google in many ways. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, ...

Tired of all the ads and paid placements on Google when you're searching for authentic, expertly-sourced information? We got you: Google isn't the only search engine in the world, and a recent study ...

Google search has steadily been getting worse, but most of its free alternatives just aren't as good at surfacing the things I'm looking for. Since Google makes money through advertising, its primary ...

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of seeing AI used in place of actual search results in my web browser or used to summarize whatever I'm looking for. Google has become useless because of this, ...

With iOS 26.2, Apple is adding a prompt that allows iPhone users in Japan to select a preferred search engine. As noted on ...

It was the height of the first internet craze when my friend and colleague David Lawder wowed our Washington newsroom with two words: “Google it.” And since that day about 27 years ago, from desktops ...

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 ...