MSNBC has a profile on Cuil, which debuts today. They claim to be able to build a database as large or larger than Google’s with a fraction of the computing power.
I’ve often wished for a plausible alternative to Google. Is Cuil it? Well, it’s not starting well. After successfully processing one search for me, their page is now failing to load. The terrible font they use for displaying their results has to go, too.