"Yahoo has a new AI-powered "answer engine", dubbed Yahoo Scout. The new tool is available now in beta and is powered by Anthropic's . The company says Scout "synthesizes" info from the web, as well as Yahoo's own data and content when constructing responses to user's natural-language search queries. Yahoo says the interface will include interactive digital media, structured lists and tables and visible source links aimed at making answers easier to verify. (Disclosure: Yahoo is the parent company of Engadget.)"
"Alongside Scout, Yahoo is announcing an "intelligence platform" across its varied products. This will include features like AI summaries in Yahoo Mail, "key takeaways" in Yahoo News and game breakdowns in Yahoo Sports. Scout will also integrate into Yahoo Shopping to offer insights and shoppable links, and Yahoo Finance, where it can populate company financials, analyst ratings and explain stock moves as they occur. Yahoo says the answer engine behind Scout will become more personalized and focus on "deeper experiences" as time goes on."
Yahoo has introduced Yahoo Scout, an AI-powered answer engine available in beta and powered by Anthropic. Scout synthesizes information from the web and Yahoo's own data and content to respond to natural-language search queries. The interface will include interactive digital media, structured lists and tables, and visible source links to aid verification. Yahoo also announced an intelligence platform that embeds AI features across products, including summaries in Mail, key takeaways in News, game breakdowns in Sports, shoppable insights in Shopping, and financial explanations in Finance. Yahoo expects Scout to become more personalized and deliver deeper experiences over time.
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