Yahoo Launches 'Scout' AI Search Tool to Challenge Google and Perplexity
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Storyboard•28-01-2026, 11:56
Yahoo Launches 'Scout' AI Search Tool to Challenge Google and Perplexity
- •Yahoo has officially entered the AI search market with its new AI-powered tool, Yahoo Scout, aiming to compete with Google, Perplexity, and ChatGPT.
- •Scout functions as an "answer engine," providing concise responses to natural language queries by leveraging the open web, Yahoo's content, and user data.
- •The tool is designed to assist with various tasks, including weather tracking, sports updates, stock monitoring, product comparisons, and fact-checking news.
- •Yahoo partnered with Anthropic, utilizing its Claude model as Scout's foundation, and integrated Microsoft's Bing grounding API for authoritative sourcing.
- •Currently available in the US via Scout.Yahoo.com and the Yahoo Search app, Scout plans future expansions and personalization for its nearly 250 million potential users.
Why It Matters: Yahoo's new AI search tool, Scout, aims to revolutionize search by providing concise answers and personalized assistance.
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