But I can't help but think of how monopolistic the industry has become. It's made me look for open-source alternatives. The goal is not to switch to open source for a week, but to make it a lifestyle.

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Google’s role in everyday information seeking is shrinking, while AI tools – particularly ChatGPT – are quickly gaining ground. That’s according to a new Higher Visibility survey of 1,500 U.S. users.

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the company continues its focus on efficiencies across the organization.

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Rumors of Apple considering a Perplexity acquisition refuse to cease. Meanwhile, another AI firm continues to be part of the conversation. Both are mentioned in a new report that paints a picture of ...

Multiple tests have suggested ChatGPT is using Google Search. Well, a new report seems to confirm ChatGPT is indeed using Google Search data. The details. OpenAI used SerpApi, an 8-year-old scraping ...

Clearing your Google search history is extremely simple and doesn’t take more than a couple of minutes. You just need to use the “My Activity” dashboard that’s built into your Google account. We’ll ...

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