TechSpot: Europe Prepares Trial for Open Web Index to Reduce Reliance on Google and Bing

The arrival of Donald Trump's power in the United States showed a new reality for Europe. This should find technological independence in many essential areas. This step seems to be given now, with...

Open Web Index is an initiative of the European Union to promote the creation of search mechanisms that do not depend on Google or Bing.

Europe throws itself in full, late that yes, to the digital race, with an ambitious move: finally the pilot phase of the Open Web Index is available, a gigantic repository of open data that promises to become a European alternative to search engines dominated by technological giants, where Google and Bing stand out. It is not only designed for researchers, but also for developers, startups and anyone wanting to explore new applications of the op…

No monopoly is good from a consumer perspective. Less competition usually means lower quality products, higher prices, and in the case of the media world, also poorer access to specific information. The European Union wants to weaken the monopoly of the Google search engine and the strong position of Microsoft Bing. The tool for carrying out this task is to be the Open Web Index. The European Open Web Index initiative is gaining momentum The Ope…

TechSpot: Europe prepares trial for Open Web Index to reduce reliance on Google and Bing

TechSpot: Europe prepares trial for Open Web Index to reduce reliance on Google and Bing. “As Google users complain about the worsening quality of search results and GenAI integration, European organizations are working to plant the seeds of alternative solutions. One such initiative aims to build a public index to support new search engines and reduce Europe’s reliance on Google and Bing.”The post TechSpot: Europe prepares trial for Open Web In…