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Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine, too


Meta reportedly wants to decrease its reliance on Google.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. The Meta AI bot built into Instagram and Facebook currently uses Google — whose parent company, Alphabet, will report quarterly earnings tomorrow — and Microsoft Bing to answer questions about recent news and events. Last week, Meta also announced that it struck a multi-year deal with Reuters, allowing its chatbot to use the outlet’s news articles in answers.

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