Microsoft and Yahoo! enjoy growth as Google falls.

Google's had a bit of a bumpy afternoon.

Google throws up a small barrier for surfers looking for the Pirate Bay.

Google is tackling piracy by demoting websites based on the number of takedown notices they receive.

Peering behind the curtain at Mountain View.

Microsoft's revamped search engine has been a real success. Showing consistent growth since it launched in June of last year, Bing has been slowly gaining on rival Yahoo!. Now, the Microsoft search engine was overtaken Yahoo! in the U.S. search market.

Google yesterday launched Google Instant, a feature that gives you immediate search results as you're typing your query. However, embedded in that announcement was another little announcement: Google is now serving one billion people per week.

Trying Bing can help someone in school.

Google.cn is no more, and now redirects to Google.com.hk.

Microsoft CEO is realistic but optimistic about the competition.