SoftwareEU: Qwant – European alternative to Google Search

Posted on June 16th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

In today’s post, we talk about Qwant, the French 🇫🇷 search engine that’s reshaping how we explore the web — and a compelling alternative to Google Search, Bing, or Yahoo. What is Qwant? Qwant is a privacy-focused search engine developed … Continue reading →

SoftwareEU Spotlight: Spotify, the (Swedish) global leader in music streaming

Posted on June 6th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

In today’s post, we talk about Spotify, the global leader in music streaming from Sweden 🇸🇪, and an excellent alternative to Apple Music, YouTube Music, or Amazon Music. What is Spotify? Well… we all heard of it! A music streaming … Continue reading →

Research Lunch – June 2025

Posted on June 4th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

The Network Institute would like to invite you to the next Research Lunch, organised to facilitate exchange among researchers at the VU across faculties and disciplines. When: Thursday, June 19th 2025 – 12:00-13:30 Where: NU-4A06, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Registration form: https://forms.gle/LHp3UPsCwGiuZT9f7 This month’s … Continue reading →