Google has owned online search for over two decades, but that dominance is finally being challenged. Search engines, chatbots, and AI answer engines are now competing to deliver better answers, with completely different approaches. In 2026, traditional search tools fall into two categories: search engines that give you link lists, and chatbots that provide conversational

There’s a particular kind of tension in the air right now — that gnawing sense that no matter how many sweaters you layer, the cold isn’t the only thing creeping in. Across the UK, water customers are bracing for steep bill hikes while energy experts warn of possible winter blackouts, a gloomy forecast that’s already

It feels like the internet just took a deep breath. For years, critics have accused Google of quietly running the world’s information pipeline, and now the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is stepping in, demanding that the tech giant ease its dominance over online search and advertising. The move, outlined in a recent report on

It’s easy to get swept up in the novelty of technology that feels more personal, more intimate, and, let’s be honest, more daring than your average chatbot. Kinky AI companion apps are popping up everywhere, offering everything from playful banter to full-blown roleplay experiences. They can be exciting, even liberating, but diving in without a

If you know your way around platform security, you don’t need to sell your discoveries to dodgy surveillance-as-a-service firms — Apple will make you a millionaire. During his speech at Offensive Security event Hexacon 2025, Ivan Krstić, Apple’s head of Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR), announced a big increase in the top award available under the Apple Security

Intel unveiled its Core Ultra series 3 processors on Thursday, the first client chips built on its 18A process node and manufactured in Arizona, as enterprises gear up for a wave of PC refreshes driven by Microsoft’s October 2025 end-of-support deadline for Windows 10. The Panther Lake platform delivers up to 180 platform TOPS for

Reflection has raised $2 billion at an $8 billion valuation to develop what it calls “frontier open intelligence” — AI models designed to match the capabilities of closed systems while remaining accessible to developers and researchers worldwide. The funding round attracted major players including NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, 1789 Capital, and

The world’s central bankers don’t usually dabble in hype cycles—but this week, the Bank of England couldn’t stay quiet. In a stark assessment, officials cautioned that the surging wave of artificial intelligence investments may be inflating into something dangerously fragile. They didn’t call it a “bubble” outright, but anyone reading between the lines could feel

Testing AI has turned into something of a ritual for me lately. One day it’s productivity bots, the next it’s creative writing assistants, and then—on a whim—I found myself wandering into the world of kinky AI companion apps. Let me just say: this is a whole different flavor of AI interaction. These aren’t tools for

Starburst is updating its AI services to help enterprises build multi-agent workflows and monitor these agents for compliance and cost effectiveness. The data lakehouse provider, earlier in May, released a set of AI services, comprising the Starburst AI Agent and AI Workflows, across the Starburst Enterprise Platform and Starburst Galaxy, aimed at adding an agent-supporting