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...
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Microsoft is shaking things up in the world of search engines again, and this time the focus is on interactions between AI and publishers. On January 13, 2025, reports emerged that Microsoft is testing a new Bing Search AI Copilot answer box, which could significantly redefine how users interact...