DuckDuckGo: AI-free search booms – now as default

DuckDuckGo's no-AI web search is booming as Google builds its AI search features. Now there's an extension that makes this duck web search the default.
TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo makes its ‘no-AI’ search engine easier to access as its traffic booms

As its traffic continues to climb, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo is leaning into anti-AI sentiment with the launch of new browser extensions that allow users to set its no-AI search experience, ...
TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search

Last week, after Google announced its huge overhaul to Search, I overheard a woman on the phone saying she was switching to DuckDuckGo because you can “opt out of using AI.” “Google just isn’t Google ...
Macworld

DuckDuckGo’s Mac browser is amazing for YouTube, but still needs work

After months of private beta testing, the DuckDuckGo browser for Mac beta is now available to anyone (grab it at duckduckgo.com/mac if you’re interested in checking ...
Android

DuckDuckGo Launches Extensions for One-Click Access to Its No-AI Search

DuckDuckGo has launched new Chrome and Firefox extensions for a no-AI search experience. This page will have no AI-assisted answers, no chat prompts, and fewer AI images in the search. The move comes ...