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Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates

OpenAI, Perplexity, and even Yahoo have said they would like to buy Chrome

By Skye Jacobs, April 25, 2025, 12:26 AM

The Complete List of Alternatives to All Google Products

FEATURE By Sven Taylor, October 24, 2023, 6:12 AM TechSpot The Web

Parallel universe for the super security conscious: With growing concerns about online privacy and the security of your personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products.

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Privacy browser DuckDuckGo hits Windows open beta

DuckDuckGo browser is now available in beta form for Windows users with features like tracker blocking, a YouTube player with ad-blocking, email protection, and a Fire Button, which erases all recent browsing activity with a single click.

By Erik Orejuela, June 22, 2023, 1:27 PM

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DuckDuckGo browser comes to Windows with closed beta

Beta runs on WebView2 engine and includes cookie permissions skip function

By Daniel Sims, March 2, 2023, 6:17 PM

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DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused email service now open to all

Email privacy service intercepts pesky trackers

By Danie Bester, August 27, 2022, 8:18 AM

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Private DuckDuckGo browser still allows some Microsoft trackers

Part of an agreement DuckDuckGo is working to change

By Daniel Sims, May 27, 2022, 4:37 PM 26 comments

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Brave browser and DuckDuckGo users will now see less of Google AMP on the web

Both companies announce measures in a bid to boost user privacy and challenge Google's web dominance

By Humza Aamir, April 21, 2022, 8:12 AM

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DuckDuckGo blocks piracy websites from search results, denies such claims

The Pirate Bay, 1337x, and more disappear from the privacy-focused service

By Vann Vicente, April 19, 2022, 11:37 AM 56 comments

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macOS users can now sign up to test DuckDuckGo's desktop privacy browser

DuckDuckGo expands its browser testing pool

By Cohen Coberly, April 12, 2022, 3:19 PM

Software The Web

DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused desktop browser is in closed beta

A mobile version already exists

By Cohen Coberly, December 21, 2021, 4:37 PM 8 comments

5 Google Chrome Alternatives That Do Things Better

FEATURE By Amir Shoam, September 10, 2021, 6:16 AM TechSpot Software

The Chrome browser is stable and secure, but that comes at the expense of RAM usage and privacy, since Google can see most of what you do on it. Here are 5 top alternatives to Chrome and why you should consider them.