Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how people search online, offering instant answers while diverting traffic from major websites, according to data from SimilarWeb and other sources.
AI-driven search tools from Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity are enabling users to access information at a glance, reducing the need to click through to traditional news, informational, and e-commerce websites.
In the U.S. annual search traffic fell sharply across several sectors in 2024-25.
SimilarWeb data showed that travel and tourism websites dropped 20%, news and media 17%, e-commerce 9%, finance and food 7%, and lifestyle 5%.
Wikipedia, long among the world’s most-visited websites, saw its daily visitors decline from 165 million in March 2022, around the time ChatGPT launched, to 128 million in March 2025, a 23% drop.
BrightEdge reported that as Google’s AI Overviews — launched about a year ago — became more widely used, AI-driven searches surged while direct website clicks fell 30%.
A report by The Decoder found that news-related searches via ChatGPT rose 212% in 2025 compared to 2024, while traditional Google searches for news rose just 5%.
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced plans to launch its web browser to compete with Google Chrome — a move expected to further reshape how users interact with the internet.
By integrating browsing with AI, OpenAI aims to capture more direct user data, intensifying pressure on Google, which still derives about 75% of its revenue from advertising.
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Iran’s Commander-in-Chief of Army, Major General Amir Hatami has warned against hostile rhetoric from U.S. and Israeli officials. “Iran considers the intensification of the enemies' rhetoric against the Iranian nation as a threat and will not leave its continuation unanswered,” Hatami said.
China has begun exporting a rapid blackout recovery technology designed to restore electricity in just 0.1 seconds, offering power grid protection to 12 countries facing rising risks of outages and instability.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed reports that Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s toppled leader, was previously offered asylum in Türkiye. “We have not received any such news,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by local media after a Cabinet meeting held Wednesday in Ankara.
Armenia has confirmed the shipment of a second batch of petroleum products from Azerbaijan, underscoring expanding economic ties between the two countries following the recent peace process. Yerevan's Ministry of Economy’s spokesperson, Lilit Shaboyan, verified the information.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources reported a significant movement of U.S. military aircraft towards the Middle East in recent hours. Dozens of U.S. Air Force aerial refuelling tankers and heavy transport aircraft were observed heading eastwards, presumably to staging points in the region.
Snow and ice stalled travellers in northwest Europe on Wednesday, forcing around a thousand to spend the night in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport but delighting others who set out to explore a snow-blanketed Paris on sledges and skis.
Diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalated as Japan slams China's export ban on dual-use goods. Markets have wobbled as fears grow over a potential rare earth embargo affecting global supply chains.
Two people have been killed after a private helicopter crashed at a recreation centre in Russia’s Perm region, Russian authorities and local media have said.
Iran’s chief justice has warned protesters there will be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, as rights groups reported a rising death toll during what observers describe as the country’s biggest wave of unrest in three years.
China has begun exporting a rapid blackout recovery technology designed to restore electricity in just 0.1 seconds, offering power grid protection to 12 countries facing rising risks of outages and instability.
Tesla delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9%, as BYD becomes the top EV maker.
SpaceX will gradually lower 4,400 Starlink satellites this year to improve space safety.
Poland has asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after artificial intelligence-generated content calling for the country to leave the European Union appeared on the platform, which Warsaw says was likely Russian disinformation.
Tianhui-7 satellite to be used for geographic mapping, land resource surveys, and scientific research.
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