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eppur_se_muova

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Sun May 3, 2026, 11:03 AM Sunday

Sick of AI in Search? These 7 Google alternatives still put links first [View all]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-search-alternatives-no-ai/

WARNING: It's zdnet, so it's loaded with ads.

Much of this will be old hat to some here, but you may find something you didn't know.

I'm trying ecosia right now. It seems OK, and presumably it's planting trees. You can use it without an account, or sign up. Not sure what that gets you. AI chat is available, but no AI is the default.

I'm running it under an old version of OSX (Catalina) with an outdated Safari, and no problems in searches.
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