The next five years could see dramatic change on the web, as AI disrupts Google’s dominance in search, sparks a new browser war and exacerbates privacy invasions and digital surveillance. Or we could

Three assessments of the online world

I haven’t written an article focused on AI since issue 353, when naturally I talked mostly about the television series Quantum Leap and its AI Ziggy. Sadly, Quantum Leap is now no more – the reboot le

ll internet users will recognise that things are getting worse online. Google searches now require scrolling through AI word soup and sponsored adverts at the top of results, while Facebook has become

Zipcar reverses out of Britain: Zipcar, the car-sharing group owned by US rental company Avis Budget, is leaving the British market. The UK unit swung to a £4m operating loss in 2024 from a £303,000 p

AI is now reaching into every corner of our lives. We can –and must–very carefully choose how we engage with it