https://freerepublic.com/tag/fooyunchee/ en-us Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:17:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384465/posts The European Parliament will switch to French ​search engine Qwant from Google (GOOGL.O), ‌it said on Wednesday, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on U.S. technology ​in favour of local alternatives. The ​European Commission will later on Wednesday ⁠announce measures on chips, cloud computing ​services and AI as part of ​its "Buy and Use European" drive. "From 4 June 2026, Qwant will become the default search engine ​on the European Parliament's Microsoft ​Edge and Mozilla Firefox browsers," a Parliament spokesperson ‌said ⁠in an email. The change will be applied automatically, though users will still be able to select alternative... Reuters https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4384465/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:17:56 GMT