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Thurrott readers are reporting a familiar — and increasingly visible — set of problems with the site’s commenting layer after Thurrott integrated the OpenWeb commenting platform: slow or missing comment loads, inconsistent notifications, apparent moderation opacity, and sporadic UI breakage that...

Microsoft and Google have publicly mounted a coordinated PR defense this week, arguing that the shift to AI-driven search is not a publisher-ending “traffic collapse” but a change in the web’s currency — fewer clicks, they say, but higher-value clicks that convert at multiples of legacy search...

Mozilla has quietly outlined the next phase of its AI strategy for Firefox with AI Window, a new, opt‑in sidebar‑style browsing mode that aims to give users conversational AI assistance without forcing a single vendor, sacrificing privacy, or baking AI into every corner of the browser...

Microsoft has quietly begun serving a new, highly visual Bing ad that places a full “scoreboard” comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome above Chrome’s official download links on Windows 11 — a move that reframes a user’s intent at the precise moment they look to switch browsers and...

The Trade Desk is betting that AI will be a growth engine — not an existential threat — but the company's fate now hinges on an unmistakable tension: can Kokai and a push into CTV and retail media offset the structural supply loss that AI‑powered search and summarized discovery are already...

The Trade Desk’s AI gamble has moved from experiment to enterprise: Kokai is live, adoption has accelerated, and the company is consciously steering its product and go-to-market strategy around the very forces — generative search and AI-driven ecosystems — that threaten the open web it sells...

Jon von Tetzchner’s renewed vow to keep generative AI out of Vivaldi’s browser has turned what might have been a niche product decision into a full‑scale manifesto about the future of the web — and a direct challenge to Google and Microsoft’s push to bake AI into the browsing experience...

Microsoft’s behavior toward rival browsers has become a steady drumbeat in tech headlines: from rewriting how Windows 11 handles defaults to quietly routing certain system links into Microsoft Edge, the company has repeatedly taken steps that critics call anti-competitive and that many users...

Few aspects of the Windows experience have been as divisive—and, at times, as universally frustrating—as Microsoft’s ceaseless campaign to promote its Edge browser. For years, Windows 10 and Windows 11 users have been subject to a persistent barrage of notifications, popups, and subtle nudges...

With every new iteration, Mozilla’s Firefox browser continues to challenge expectations, blending tradition with genuine innovation. The unveiling of Firefox 140 Beta represents another pivotal moment in the browser’s ongoing evolution—one that further cements its reputation for customizability...

The sudden announcement by Microsoft to retire Bing Search APIs on August 11, 2025 represents a pivotal shift not only for developers but for the broader search ecosystem that has long depended on open web data access. Since their inception, Bing Search APIs have provided a critical...

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