Google's Manifest V3 update to Chromium has disabled the full uBlock Origin extension in Chrome and Edge, replacing the blocking webRequest API with the rule-limited declarativeNetRequest API, a chang…
The browser market is fragmenting in 2026 as Chrome's global usage slips to roughly 67–70%, down about 1.9 points year over year, while Google still spends $26 billion annually on default-placement de…
Chrome's browser market share has fallen to 68.02% from a peak of 73.17%, according to Backlinko's analysis of StatCounter data, as generative AI absorbs search queries and the browser wars shift from…
DuckDuckGo's Duck.ai offers free, anonymous access to multiple AI models without requiring signup or payment. The service anonymizes requests and does not store chats by default, providing a privacy-f…
DuckDuckGo released a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults finding that nearly one in three AI chatbot users have shared something they would not tell friends, family, colleagues, or medical professiona…
Developer Ruvian Fabrin has built Cerne Code, a free, open-source desktop coding agent that runs 100% locally, compatible with Ollama, llama.cpp, LM Studio, and any OpenAI-compatible API. The agent ca…
Rob Sandhu has built an iOS app that runs AI agents and a complete voice pipeline entirely on-device, with no account, model API, or cloud inference, using Apple Intelligence's on-device model for rea…
Google's AI Overview feature continues to hallucinate basic facts, as demonstrated by a user's search for Python 3.12 dict union operator syntax, where the overview incorrectly implied that the '|' op…
Mozilla announced three new features for Firefox's Smart Window (formerly AI Window) on Tuesday, including web search with sources via a partnership with Exa, automatic tab grouping, and visual previe…
A developer building an autonomous AI agent named Hermes Commander encountered cascading failures when the agent attempted to invoke a web search tool that was not registered, leading to a blind fallb…
DuckDuckGo No-AI is the best free alternative to Google, scoring 55 out of 60 in a 12-query desktop test, compared to Google's 58, according to Search Engine Watch's testing. Other recommended alterna…
DuckDuckGo, in collaboration with sunglasses brand Knockaround, has launched a limited-edition pair of “Normal F***ing Sunglasses” for $35, marketed as having zero AI, no camera, microphone, or electr…
A Hacker News 'Who is hiring' thread lists open roles at Better Stack, Sumble, Republic Services, Railway, MixRank, DuckDuckGo, Seeq, Temporal Technologies, and Checkly, with positions including full-…
DuckDuckGo has unveiled a privacy-first vision with sunglasses that block visual data collection, challenging smart-glasses trends like Ray-Ban Meta and Google Glass. The company has not announced rel…
DuckDuckGo partnered with sunglasses maker Knockaround to sell 'Normal F***ing Sunglasses,' a $35 pair of matte black sunglasses with no camera, microphone, AI, battery, or electronics, marketed as an…
The Datos x SparkToro State of Search Report for Q2 2026 reveals that zero-click searches have reached an all-time high, with only 40% of U.S. searches and 40.7% of EU/UK searches sending clicks to th…
DuckDuckGo and Knockaround have released the DuckDuckGo Paso Robles sunglasses, marketed as 'Normal F***ing Sunglasses,' with no camera, microphone, AI, battery, or electronics, offering infinite batt…
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine and browser company, partnered with eyewear company Knockaround to release 'Normal F* ******* Sunglasses,' analog sunglasses with no camera, microphone, B…
DuckDuckGo's anti-surveillance sunglasses, sold in partnership with Knockaround, sold out after going on sale in late July, with a new batch available for preorder and estimated to ship Nov. 19–30. Th…
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine and browser company, partnered with eyewear brand Knockaround to sell 'Normal F* ****** Sunglasses,' a $35 pair of analog sunglasses designed as a satiric…