Neowin News Feed for: Search

Latest feature in New Outlook may finally make you ditch Outlook Classic

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:24:01 +0000

Microsoft just revamped a core Outlook feature, and the way you discover and connect with people will feel much smoother now. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1032

Razvan Serea — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:30:02 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Microsoft solves major OneNote annoyance on Windows

Usama Jawad — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:28:01 +0000

In accordance with user feedback, Microsoft has implemented a UX change in OneNote on Windows, solving a major annoyance for some. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1030

Razvan Serea — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:44:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Google brushes off ChatGPT buzz, delivers 14.6% annual growth

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 03:20:01 +0000

Alphabet announced a record-breaking $102 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, a 16% year-over-year increase, driven by strong performance across all sectors. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1029

Razvan Serea — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:24:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Google will let you stream your live camera feed to AI Mode in Search for better results

Usama Jawad — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:00:02 +0000

Google has announced a ton of new capabilities coming soon to AI Mode in Search, including Search Live, which streams your live camera feed to Google Search. Read more...

WinFindr 1.8

Razvan Serea — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:10:01 +0000

WinFindr is a lightweight and easy-to-use Windows file search tool, and can also search inside PDF files. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1028

Razvan Serea — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:58:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1027

Razvan Serea — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:24:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Alphabet Q1 revenue hits $90.2B; Search grows despite ChatGPT challenge

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:48:01 +0000

Alphabet revealed strong Q1 2025 earnings with $90.2 billion in revenue, up 12% year-over-year, driven by growth in Search and Google Cloud. Read more...

AI-powered answers may soon be part of Reddit's search

David Uzondu — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:06:01 +0000

During its Q4 earnings call, Reddit's CEO shared plans to integrate AI-powered answers with its regular search. Read more...

The UK competition watchdog has just launched another investigation into Google

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:56:01 +0000

The UK's competition watchdog, the CMA, has launched another investigation into Google's search and ad businesses. It'll conclude by October. Read more...

Google's iOS app now inserts search links directly into webpages

Ramat Adetunji — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:54:01 +0000

Google's iOS Search app is rolling out "Page Annotations," a feature that highlights key webpage elements, offering a way to explore related topics directly within the app. Read more...

Microsoft Bing expands generative search experience

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:02:01 +0000

Microsoft is expanding its new Bing generative search experience to more informational queries. This experience uses AI to create customized answers and features them in the search results. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1026

Razvan Serea — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:48:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1025

Razvan Serea — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:00:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Both Democrats and Republicans blame Microsoft for bending to China's censorship machine

Martin Hodás — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:34:01 +0000

Senators from both parties are criticizing Microsoft for its censorship of Bing results for users in China. Compliance with local law allows it to operate on the market. However, it comes at a price. Read more...

Bing and Google criticized for showing AI deepfake porn prominently in search

Martin Hodás — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:12:01 +0000

Deepfake porn is not an issue only for celebrities but for regular people, especially women too. A new report suggests Microsoft and Google are not doing enough to limit access to such content. Read more...

Threads is finally letting users see search results reverse chronologically

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 09:20:01 +0000

Even though some time ago, Threads did not appear to have chronological sorting for its posts, there have been updates. Now, users can sort their search results reverse chronologically. Read more...

Jeff Bezos and NVIDIA just gave funding to AI startup Perplexity

Paul Hill — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 05:18:01 +0000

Perplexity, an AI startup focused on revelutionizing search, has just received Series B funding of $73.6 million. Among those who gave money were NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos, and Naval Ravikant. Read more...

Mosseri explains why Threads search results aren't chronological

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 07:12:01 +0000

Instagram head Adam Mosseri came forward to clarify why Threads can't display search results in chronological order. Keyword search for Threads was recently rolled out to all the regions globally. Read more...

Google Search adds new Follow feature for a more custom experience

John Callaham — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:12:01 +0000

Google is rolling out a new feature to its Search service called Follow. It will let users designate specific subjects in Search so they can get the latest information on those subjects. Read more...

Apple has been building powerful search software, could be a bargaining chip against Google

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:28:02 +0000

Apple has been building search engine technology into its products under the codename Pegasus. It's reportedly coming to the App Store soon and could be used as leverage against Google. Read more...

Google Search algorithm update seemingly pushing up AI-generated content

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 03:24:01 +0000

Google's latest update to its search engine has content creators up in arms because AI-generated content seems to be reaching the top of the results more easily. Google has a guide to address issues. Read more...

Threads gets keyword search functionality, testing starts in Australia and New Zealand

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:58:01 +0000

The Threads app is adding keyword search functionality after weeks of waiting. The new feature will allow users to search across content posts made on the platform in addition to user accounts. Read more...

Gmail is adding a "top results" feature for searching emails on mobile apps

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:42:01 +0000

Mobile users of Google's Gmail will now see the top results first when they search for a word or phrase in their emails, followed by all the results, starting with the most recent emails. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1024

Razvan Serea — Fri, 26 May 2023 06:52:02 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Google opens Search Generative Experience to US Search Labs users

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 May 2023 18:00:01 +0000

Google Search users in the US are able to access Search Labs features from today. The main addition is the Search Generative Experience which adds generative AI directly to your Google Searches. Read more...

Google Bard can now bring in images from Search

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 May 2023 22:45:42 +0000

Google Bard can now pull in relevant images from Google Search. Just like the text responses, the images that Bard fetches tend to be spot-on. To be clear, Bard cannot generate its own images yet. Read more...

Google search rival Neeva is shutting down its search engine to work on AI products

John Callaham — Sun, 21 May 2023 03:06:01 +0000

Neeva, which created a search engine that later added an AI component, announced this weekend it is shutting down its consumer search business. It will concentrate its efforts on AI development. Read more...

Amazon's online store could be turbo-charged with generative AI features

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 May 2023 19:34:01 +0000

Amazon is looking to bake generative AI into its online store. Instead of searching manually for products, you'll just tell the company what you want and it will pick out products for you. Read more...

Everything 1.4.1.1023

Razvan Serea — Wed, 10 May 2023 06:34:01 +0000

"Everything" is a search engine for Windows. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute. Read more...

Google Search reportedly is getting a makeover with more videos, forum links, and AI chat

John Callaham — Sat, 06 May 2023 19:10:01 +0000

A new report claims Google is revamping its Search layout away from the traditional column of links in favor of showing more short videos similar to TikTok, and showing more forum discussions. Read more...

The login prompt for Twitter Search has returned just months after Elon Musk wanted it gone

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:24:02 +0000

Twitter's search feature appears to be unavailable to people not signed into the site. It was possible to search while logged out until recently. To use search, you'll have to log in with an account. Read more...

Google CEO says conversational AI will come to Search

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:30:01 +0000

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said in an interview that Google Search will soon enable some conversational AI elements that will help it to compete with Bing Chat and ChatGPT to help users more. Read more...

Google adds price guarantee badge for US plane tickets in Google Flights

John Callaham — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:16:01 +0000

Google has also added a new way to view hotel listings on mobile devices, plus new ways to find prices and even book tickets to specific travel locations and attractions in Search and Maps. Read more...

WizFile 3.09

Razvan Serea — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:22:01 +0000

WizFile is a very fast file search utility that can find files on your hard drive almost instantly. Read more...

Chinese search giant Baidu to launch own version of ChatGPT

Justin Luna — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:28:01 +0000

Chinese tech giant Baidu is working on its own version of the popular ChatGPT tool, according to a report. Baidu's own tool will reportedly be integrated into the company's main services. Read more...

Microsoft posts $52.7 billion revenue in latest quarter with weak Xbox and Windows results

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has posted $52.7 billion in revenue for the previous quarter. While there is decent growth in the cloud, it is mostly offset by declines in the consumer market such as Xbox and Windows. Read more...