A former Google exec thinks Microsoft should outbid Google to land the default iPhone search spot – even if Microsoft makes no money from it.

Apple reportedly has an AI search in the works. The AI search experience could have a standalone app and power Siri. Timely and strategic release with broader success of AI search engines. With the ...

New Delhi: Apple might finally be waking up to the AI race, and it’s starting with something surprising, a web search engine powered by artificial intelligence. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, ...

Apple plans to launch an AI search engine, reportedly. The AI search experience would power the Siri voice assistant. The expected launch is in the spring as part of the Siri overhaul. Though Apple ...

Apple is working on a new AI system the company plans to market as an “answer engine,” calling it World Knowledge Answers. Spring 2026 is the scheduled rollout, as it will become part of the ...

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There’s been no shortage of rumors about Apple’s supposed intentions of acquiring an AI search company, such as Perplexity, to help it catch up in the AI race. And while many seem to agree that this ...

A Reddit report says Apple will allow iPhone uses in Japan to choose a search engine besides Google after installing iOS 26.2 for the first time. The company will allegedly allow users to choose from ...

Apple Inc. is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, stepping up competition with OpenAI and Perplexity AI Inc. The company is working on a new system — ...

In the Google antitrust ruling, it was deemed permissible for Apple to receive payments from Google Search to make it a default search engine on its web browser. This payment makes up a sizable ...

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