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OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool could be a Google killer as user experience reportedly worsens on mobile devices with "just way too many ads on the page"

Former Google Engineer Arvind Jain says Google is seemingly focused on generating profit, which has significantly impacted its search user experience with ads. New players like OpenAI's SearchGPT could leverage this avenue to give it a run for its money in search.

OpenAI logo displayed on a laptop screen and ChatGPT on AppStore displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on August 8, 2024.

Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence"

Mozilla is extending Firefox 115's support on unsupported devices, including Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and macOS 10.12 to 10.14, and will continue pushing important updates until April 1, 2025. Firefox 115.21 will also continue receiving updates until March 4, 2025.

Mozilla Firefox on Windows

Google's lucrative ad business could be on the DOJ's chopping block for anti-competitive business practices: "No one is forced to use our advertising technologies, they use them because they're effective"

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 17 states, has filed an antitrust case against Google, citing its dominance in digital advertising, which has left competitors with the shorter end of the stick.

Google logo is seen on a smartphone and United States Department of Justice (DOJ) logo on a pc screen.

Microsoft is reportedly using deception as fair game to get Windows 11 users to switch to Bing

Reports indicate Microsoft is using the Bing Wallpaper app to get Windows 11 users to switch to Bing as the "recommended browser settings" for fast and secure search results.

Bing search

Google loses US DOJ antitrust case after judge rules its search engine payments violated the law: "Google is a monopolist"

A judge has found Google guilty of breaking US antitrust law with payments made in 2021 that made its search engine the default option on smartphones.

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