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Duck Tales: How we've made it easier to generate images privately in Duck.ai (Ep.33)
In this episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Matej (Engineering) discuss the evolution of image generation in Duck.ai, UX improvements, and the challenge of balancing output quality and speed.…
Duck Tales: Dax (our mascot) is coming to the physical world, on shoes, shirts, and security keys (Ep.32).
In this episode, Gabriel (Founder) and Dan (Brand Strategy) discuss our first set of branded collaborations, where the idea came from, and why people would rep Dax in public. Show notes: Shop the…
Duck Tales: The role of user research, A/B testing, and "dogfooding" at DuckDuckGo (Ep.31)
In this episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Zac (SVP, Insights) discuss our approach to user research, how we run robust research while respecting user privacy, and why moving quickly…
Duck Tales: How DuckDuckGo provides useful “near me” search results, while keeping your location private.
In this episode, Greg and John (Search) discuss local search results, and how we help you find local cafes, restaurants, and business, without knowing your precise location. Disclaimers: (1) The…
Duck Tales: How DuckDuckGo uses data science to measure marketing effectiveness, privately (Ep.29)
In this episode, Cristina (CMO) and Baran (Data Science) discuss our privacy-first approach to marketing measurement, the role of incrementality, and how the team operates day to day.Disclaimers: (1)…
Duck Tales: The fire button, a delightful way to delete your browsing data (Ep.28)
In this episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Sveta (Design) discuss the fire button, the recent redesign, and how it improves both user privacy and delight. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video…
Duck Tales: How we privately sync bookmarks, passwords & AI chats across your devices, without you needing an account (Ep.27)
In this episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Emanuele (Engineering) discuss Sync — which lets you have consistent bookmarks, passwords, and AI chats across devices — how it’s unique from a…
Duck Tales: How we build, design, and trigger instant answers on DuckDuckGo search (Ep.26)
In this episode, Greg (Product) and Karl (Design Engineering) discuss how we build, design and decide when to show Instant Answers. Plus, how we’re balancing instant answers with optional AI…
Duck Tales: Hack Days at DuckDuckGo — why we do them, and the role of trust (Ep.25)
In this episode, Gabriel (Founder) and Julia (People Operations) discuss hack days (our version of a hackathon), how we encourage participation, and some of the product changes it’s led to.…
Duck Tales: DuckDuckGo browser updates — custom themes and password manager (Ep.24)
In this episode, Peter (Product), Stephen (Design) and Balint (Windows) discuss updates to our browsers, from the most popular custom themes, to why over 40% of our iOS users have made DuckDuckGo…
Duck Tales: Why DuckDuckGo is giving users a choice about if and how they use AI (Ep.23)
In this episode, Gabriel (Founder) and Zac (SVP, Insights) discuss AI adoption, common user concerns, and why we’re building AI that users can control and customize. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video…
Duck Tales: Why DuckDuckGo is building its own web search index (Ep.22)
In this episode, Gabriel (Founder) and Caine (CTO, first employee) discuss the history of our search engine, why now is the right time to build a full web search index, and how our scale makes us…
Duck Tales: Browser onboarding — why first impressions matter, user education, and the role of personality (Ep.21)
This episode, Mary (Associate VP, Brand) Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Bobby (Director, Product) discuss how DuckDuckGo’s browser onboarding was designed, why it matters for a privacy browser, and…
Duck Tales: How we work at DuckDuckGo — remote-first, with memorable meetups (Ep20).
In this episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and John (People Ops) discuss aynchronous working, no meeting days, and the role of face to face meetups. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video (above), and…
Duck Tales: Why DuckDuckGo acquired Removaly to expand its privacy offering (Ep.19)
In this episode, Cristina (CMO) and John (Marketing, previously co-founder of Removaly) discuss the acquisition process, adjusting to DuckDuckGo culture, and how Removaly has informed our customer…
Duck Tales: Duck Sans — designing a typeface that balances functionality and brand (ep.18)
In this episode, Mary (Senior Director, Brand), and Nirzar (AI Design Lead) discuss why we developed a new typeface, how we implemented it, and its role in communicating our personality. Disclaimers:…
Duck Tales: How DuckDuckGo blocks trackers on third-party websites (Ep.17)
This episode, Beah (Chief Product Officer) and Dave (Privacy team) discuss our tracker blocklist, how it works, and why most of it is open source. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video (above), and…
Duck Tales: Yes AI or No AI? The thinking behind DuckDuckGo’s public AI vote (Ep.16)
Curious how people voted? Head to VoteYesOrNoAI.com Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video (above), and transcript (below) are unedited and may contain minor inaccuracies or transcription errors. (2) This…
Duck Tales: Duck Player — a free, private way to watch YouTube videos, with fewer ads & no distractions (Ep.15)
In this episode, Beah (SVP, Product) and Omid (Product) discuss Duck Player, how it’s private, and how to use it. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video (above), and transcript (below) are unedited and…
Duck Tales: Building useful, private, optional AI directly into search, with Search Assist (Ep.14)
In this episode, Gabriel (Founder) and Ewa (Product) discuss Search Assist, why we’re so focused on letting users control their experience, and future improvements. Disclaimers: (1) The audio, video…
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