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Europe's Qwant switch gives local search startups a real opening

Technology June 06, 2026 02:00 AM
Europe's Qwant switch gives local search startups a real opening

Europe's Qwant switch gives local search startups a real opening

The European Parliament is making Qwant the default search engine on Edge and Firefox, replacing Google across its institutional computers. The move is small in immediate market share but important for European startups because it turns digital sovereignty into a procurement signal.