Orion Browser by Kagi Hits HN Front Page With 262 Points as Search-Adjacent Firms Push Into the Client

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Kagi's Orion browser drew 262 points and 219 comments on July 19-20, notable as the search company moves down the stack into the client layer where AI assistants and agents increasingly intercept queries. The comment thread splits between WebKit-engine tradeoffs and whether a subscription search company can sustainably fund browser development. Relevant context for the broader fight over who owns the surface an AI agent browses through.