With iOS 26.2, Apple is adding a prompt that allows iPhone users in Japan to select a preferred search engine. As noted on Reddit, the option to choose a search engine comes up after installing iOS 26 ...

Alphabet Inc. is preparing to counter Japanese government allegations that it engages in anti-competitive practices such as forcing smartphone makers to give priority to Google Search in default ...

More people are finding information from online searches without clicking links provided by search engines, indicating information summarized by generative artificial intelligence that now appears at ...