Google’s Sundar Pichai raised concerns years before he became the company’s chief executive officer that its deal with Apple had “bad optics”…
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Apple considered, rejected default search switch to DuckDuckGo from Google
Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Alphabet subsidiary Google’s search engine as the default for the private mode on…
Apple AI Chief: iOS 17 gives users search engine choice in private mode
Former Google executive, John Giannandrea, now Apple’s artificial intelligence / machine learning honcho, pointed out a quiet change…
DuckDuckGo founder says Google’s partnerships with Apple, others stifle competition
DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg testified in the DOJ’s antitrust trial against Google Thursday that it was difficult for his search…
Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing hits 100 million daily users
Shares of Microsoft rose 1% after the new AI-powered Bing reached 100 million daily active users. The new Bing offers search, chat…
Microsoft brings ChatGPT-powered Bing to Apple iPhone and iPad apps
Two weeks ago, Microsoft introduced the world to the all new AI ChatGPT-powered Bing. Since then, Microsoft has welcomed more than a million…
Apple collects the least user data, Google amasses the most – study
Apple collects the least amount of private user data from its users, with Google, Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook collecting more personal…
Is Apple preparing to launch its own search engine?
The rumor mill is revving up ahead of WWDC 2022 with an oldie but a goodie: Apple is prepping the launch its own search engine …
DuckDuckGo is building a privacy-focused Mac desktop browser
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine company will be expanding of offer a new desktop browser for the Mac that will be similar to…
Apple tried to hire away former Google search chief Ben Gomes
When Apple went after a pair of high-profile managers for its Siri and artificial intelligence groups: Google’s top brass overseeing search …
Australia to investigate Apple’s default search deal with Google
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is focused on internet browser defaults, including Apple’s default search deal with Google …
Apple steps up efforts to develop alternative to Google search monopoly
Apple has increased its efforts to develop its own search technology as competition authorities in the U.S. and Europe question its deal…
Google pays Apple $8 billion to $12 billion per year to be default search on iPhones, iPads, and Macs
Last Tuesday, the DOJ filed a landmark lawsuit against Google and homed in on the Google’s annual multi-billion dollar payment to Apple to…
U.S. DOJ cites Apple deal in antitrust charges against Alphabet’s Google
The United State’s Department of Justice on Tuesday filed antitrust charges against Alphabet’s Google that focus on the company’s…
Apple may be preparing a search engine to take on Google
Changes in Spotlight Search on iOS and iPadOS 14 beta, a significant update to its Applebot support page, and an increase in crawling…
Analyst: Apple should buy DuckDuckGo search engine
In a new note to clients, Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi suggests that Apple should buy DuckDuckGo, the search engine which he values at…
The search engine for Apple users: DuckDuckGo
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has long been a favorite choice of those who prefer to remain anonymous, and now it’s providing even more incentive for Apple users…
Apple to remove ‘Do Not Track’ support in Safari 12.1, focus shifts to Intelligent Tracking Prevention
Apple has revealed that it will remove support for ‘Do Not Track’ in Safari 12.1…
DuckDuckGo taps Apple Maps to power private search results
Map and address-related searches on DuckDuckGo for mobile and desktop are now powered by Apple Maps…
Should Apple have its own search engine?
Apple CEO Tim Cook was made to answer a very uncomfortable question…
Tim Cook: Why Apple accepts billions annually from Google to be Safari’s default search engine despite privacy concerns
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t name names when he spoke out against the privacy practices…
DuckDuckGo: What it’s like to use a search engine that values your privacy
DuckDuckGo prides itself on not tracking users…
The ‘No Google’ Little Snitch profile
I occasionally use Chrome as browser on macOS…
Google cripples image search, angering users
Google just made two big changes to image search…
This is everything Google knows about you – and how to switch it off
It turns out Google knows a lot about you – an awful lot…
Google asks court to sanction Oracle lawyer for disclosing its secret $1 billion deal with Apple
In January, Oracle attorney Annette Hurst disclosed the fact that Google paid Apple $1 billion…
Will Apple buy DuckDuckGo this year?
DuckDuckGo is the search engine that does not track your searches or send your search words/phrases…
Is Apple preparing to take $8 billion from Google?
Apple may hit Google with an $8 billion charge on its profits…
How to use Google without being tracked
It only takes one step to stop Google from tracking you…
Why I switched from Google to DuckDuckGo
While its main draw is privacy, DuckDuckGo has another killer feature…
Apple may dump Google as Safari’s default search engine
Apple may remove Google as its default mobile search engine on Safari…
Why Apple should buy DuckDuckGo
One of the most important, hardest-to-build, and useful Internet services…
DuckDuckGo has grown 600% since Apple made it a search option – and Snowden’s revelations
DuckDuckGo heavily touts the fact that it doesn’t track the information of users…
Apple adds DuckDuckGo option to iOS 8 Safari, ‘a search engine that doesn’t track users’
In iOS 8, users who value their privacy can choose to make the DuckDuckGo search engine the default…
Apple may have quietly signaled that it’s received a secret Patriot Act order
Under the Patriot Act, the US government can demand information…
Apple slams Google in Safari 7.1 release notes: ‘Adds DuckDuckGo, a search engine that doesn’t track users’
Apple today released Safari 7.1…
Apple’s direct assault against Google and Android
I wonder why Apple doesn’t just buy DuckDuckGo…
It’s time for Apple to buy DuckDuckGo
Apple is in an outright war with Google and lawsuit wins against Samsung…
Is Apple’s next big thing search?
Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Ask Network, AOL, DuckDuckGo, and even Dogpile…
Why doesn’t Apple do its own search engine?
In 2013, Apple sold about 150 million iPhones and about 70 million iPads…
DuckDuckGo launches ‘DuckDuckGo Search and Stories’ for iPhone and iPod touch
DuckDuckGo, the search engine that offers better search and real privacy…
DuckDuckGo search engine surges 33% in wake of PRISM scandal
The ‘anonymous’ search engine DuckDuckGo is getting a boost off the PRISM scandal…
