Search Has Its Goliath. Could Richard Socher Be Its David?
As Google and Microsoft retrofit their search engines with AI assistants, Richard Socher, the CEO of You.com thinks he can do better. Read the full story (originally published in The Information on April 3, 2023).
You.com Named TIME’s Best Invention of 2022
You.com was named one of TIME’s best inventions of 2022. The list highlights 200 extraordinary innovations changing how we live, and winners were chosen based on a number of key factors including originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.
What Americans are searching for in post-Roe America — a private search engine
While most of us know that Google and other big tech companies invade our privacy, for many, it’s been a simple tradeoff: technological innovation has brought in convenience at the expense of our deeply personal data. But if you want privacy, especially in post-Roe America, don’t use Google.
The trend to watch in search
Summarization is a big part of what we’re doing at You.com. Our goal is not to be a pure search engine but rather a “do engine” that helps you get things done. Read on for more.
The first step toward meaningful antitrust reform
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in a 16–6 bipartisan vote despite Big Tech lobbying against it. The antitrust bill aims to prevent Big Tech from “favoring their own products or services” and to crack down on “self-preferencing.”
Let’s end Big Tech’s anti-competitive behavior
You.com joined 40 other companies in supporting the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a bipartisan bill that cracks down on self-preferencing and other behavior by Big Tech that stifles competition and innovation.