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Comment on DuckDuckGo Installs Jumped 30% as Frustration With Google’s AI Search Grew by your empire has already fallen

your empire has already fallen — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:57:20 +0000

cutesy google/alphabet company names does not a trustworthy service make. google has been evil so long it’s surprising anyone still uses their ad search engine.

starve the beast. at every turn, find any and every alternative to the octopus of evil.

Comment on DuckDuckGo Installs Jumped 30% as Frustration With Google’s AI Search Grew by Mohit Geryani

Mohit Geryani — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:44:07 +0000

In reply to Rachel.

The install growth figure comes from reporting by TechCrunch and Firstpost, both citing DuckDuckGo-related reporting around the recent AI search backlash discussion.

The “backlash” angle is based on public user reactions and discussions around AI-heavy search experiences, including Reddit conversations we referenced in the article.
Updated the article with source. thanks for pointing it out.

Comment on DuckDuckGo Installs Jumped 30% as Frustration With Google’s AI Search Grew by Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:14:02 +0000

This is great news. I hope it’s true and want to share it to Reddit, but I won’t because you didn’t cite any sources.

Comment on Granite 4.1: IBM’s 8B Model Is Competing With Models Four Times Its Size by Mohit Geryani

Mohit Geryani — Fri, 01 May 2026 11:45:01 +0000

In reply to TheServitor. Fair point, we do have some cross-model numbers (vs Gemma, Qwen) in the article. But yeah, this is all from official benchmarks for now. Community testing and independent evals aren’t in yet.

Comment on Granite 4.1: IBM’s 8B Model Is Competing With Models Four Times Its Size by TheServitor

TheServitor — Fri, 01 May 2026 05:01:30 +0000

Have any comparisons to models other than itself?

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AgenH — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:12:57 +0000

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Admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:17:18 +0000

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