Curiosità che mi frulla in testa da qualche giorno: che motore di ricerca usate? #google? #duckduckgo ? Oppure motori europei tipo #qwant o #ecosia ?
Mi piacerebbe diversificare un po' l'esperienza di ricerca su internet ed esplorare risultati alternativi rispetto alle classiche risposte di Big G (oltre al fatto che non mi va giù l'impossibilità di disattivare l'AI Overview), non solo per ragioni strettamente etiche ma anche per gusto personale.
Illuminatemi! 👀
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The search engine @ecosia have a survey running. They want to know how you use their search engine and how you use AI.
You can tell them what you think about both of those things here: https://feedback.surveylab.com/38a/5f0d0476/
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The search engine @ecosia have a survey running. They want to know how you use their search engine and how you use AI.
You can tell them what you think about both of those things here: https://feedback.surveylab.com/38a/5f0d0476/
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"Ecosia - Zwischen grünem Anspruch und grauer Realität" - Wie der ökologische Fußabdruck dann doch größer wird. #ecosia #suchmaschine #trendhttps://piehnat.de/post/ecosia-zwischen-gruenem-anspruch-und-grauer-realitat
"Ecosia - Zwischen grünem Anspruch und grauer Realität" - Wie der ökologische Fußabdruck dann doch größer wird. #ecosia #suchmaschine #trendhttps://piehnat.de/post/ecosia-zwischen-gruenem-anspruch-und-grauer-realitat
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Ohhh. I missed this so far.
I think this makes sense: browsers are one of the most fundamental digital public goods at this point. (Right after a mobile OS.)
I'd have preferred if they had picked #Firefox or #Verso, but hey, poking #Google gets my vote too 🙂
(Is #Ecosia the best host? Probably not; I'd see this as a @sovtechfund
@nlnet et al project.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/germanys-ecosia-proposes-stewardship-run-google-chrome-2025-08-21/
Ohhh. I missed this so far.
I think this makes sense: browsers are one of the most fundamental digital public goods at this point. (Right after a mobile OS.)
I'd have preferred if they had picked #Firefox or #Verso, but hey, poking #Google gets my vote too 🙂
(Is #Ecosia the best host? Probably not; I'd see this as a @sovtechfund
@nlnet et al project.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/germanys-ecosia-proposes-stewardship-run-google-chrome-2025-08-21/
I was really hopeful about #Ecosia but then they, like #Mozilla, turned to #LLM and put a (really poorly implemented) AI Chat feature in their product. 😬
For a business whose goal is to better the environment and plant trees, I would have thought their ethos would be anti-AI. 🤔
Anyway, now they're collaborating with #Qwant to make a new European-based search index called #Staan to power AI products.
I'm not even COMPLETELY against AI - It's my job to make #Copilot for #Microsoft 365. 🥲
I just thought a company like #Ecosia wouldn't even try to compete in the #AI space, but rather focus their attention on other types of innovation. 🔬
I was really hopeful about #Ecosia but then they, like #Mozilla, turned to #LLM and put a (really poorly implemented) AI Chat feature in their product. 😬
For a business whose goal is to better the environment and plant trees, I would have thought their ethos would be anti-AI. 🤔
Anyway, now they're collaborating with #Qwant to make a new European-based search index called #Staan to power AI products.
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The US government’s climate cuts nearly killed 360,000 trees meant to protect Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzees.
Then millions of ordinary people stepped in. Thanks to your searches, we're able to plant the seedlings and defend the forest (and the chimps who call it home).
Thank you to the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall Institute Austria for their incredible work!
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🍄 In 1992, world leaders vowed to protect nature — but they left fungi out.
Despite being essential to forests, climate, and life itself, fungi receives just 0.8% of conservation attention and zero recognition in global agreements.
Together with Fungi Foundation and Planet Wild we’re pushing to change that at the 2026 Biodiversity COP.
No healthy ecosystems without fungi — so why are they still ignored?
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#European search index is live now! 🙌
Staan¹ (Search Trusted API Access Network) is a joint venture between @ecosia and @Qwant:
> We’ve started delivering search results from our new European-based search index to #ecosia users! This will help us build the kind of ethical and fair Internet we believe in.
https://blog.ecosia.org/launching-our-european-search-index/
#European search index is live now! 🙌
Staan¹ (Search Trusted API Access Network) is a joint venture between @ecosia and @Qwant:
> We’ve started delivering search results from our new European-based search index to #ecosia users! This will help us build the kind of ethical and fair Internet we believe in.
https://blog.ecosia.org/launching-our-european-search-index/
Interesting, but disappointing tech news. EU search engines Lilo, Ecosia and Qwant are creating new EU based search index. This is something EU defined needs.
Disappointing part is that it is heavily focused on LLMs and focuses on providing for example AI summaries.
I think even more sadder part is that is might be the right choice since a lot of people are already using LLMs instead of actual search. While I hope this project succeeds, I think it is sad that LLMs are focus of everything.
@Techaltar For Nebula Q&A What do you think about this project and do you think creating AI focused search index is a right choice?
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Was die kleine Suchmaschine #Ecosia neben dem plakativen Pflanzen von Bäumen noch alles tut, um die Welt zu retten… https://youtu.be/7JZEWzezOrE?si=tcZJtD7jzjtdV4bc
Tolle Arbeit, grandiose Grundeinstellung für ein Tech-Unternehmen! Da geht einem echt das Herz auf 🫶🏻
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