Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech
Qwant and Ecosia launched Staan, a joint European search index aiming to challenge Google and Bing with cheaper, privacy-focused search. Their venture, European Search Perspective (EUSP), will power half of French and a third of German queries by year-end and offers AI-driven features like search summaries at a tenth of competitors’ costs. EUSP is courting apps and chatbots for search integration, touting EU privacy laws to boost data protection and cut reliance on US Big Tech infrastructure.