Meta works on search engine to reduce reliance on competitors: report
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- Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is developing its own search engine to reduce reliance on competitors, such as Google Search (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Microsoft Bing (NASDAQ:MSFT), according to a report today by The Information.
- The new search capability will operate through the Meta AI chatbot, scouring the web to produce answers for queries, the report said, citing someone who has spoken with the search engine team.
- The report comes a few days after it was revealed the social media titan had partnered with Thomson Reuters (TRI) to bring its news content into its Meta AI chatbot. The multi-year agreement will see Meta’s AI chatbot in the U.S. access and provide real-time news and information from Reuters in response to user prompts.
- The chatbot is integrated into multiple platforms under Meta, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.