Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech | TechCrunch
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European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.
  • pearcake@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    151·
    5 days ago

    Yeah, I was also under the impression that they will create proper search engine for regular users, the AI crap is cancer

    • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
      31·
      5 days ago

      I was also under the impression that they will create proper search engine for regular users

      It is a proper search engine for regular users

      It will power regular search results:

      Called European Search Perspective (EUSP), the JV now aims to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year.

      And it also has an API 🫨 that AI search engines can use

    • Extarion@lemmy.zipEnglish
      31·
      5 days ago

      It might be a bit naive, but here’s to hoping that it’s just a stepping stone for a proper alternative search engine.

    • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      5 days ago

      I bet that was the original plan, then they saw that the goal was nowhere near and decided to rebrand a subpar product “for AI”.