Mozilla frets about Google's push to build AI into Chrome
AI could bring a new round of browser wars
AI + ML11 Jun 2025 | 21
Chrome
Google quietly pushes emergency fix for Chrome 0-day as exploit runs wild
TAG team spotted the V8 bug first, so you can bet nation-states weren’t far behind
Patches03 Jun 2025 | 6
If Google is forced to give up Chrome, what happens next?
Opinion It's going to be very, very interesting in a 'May you live in interesting times' way
Software09 May 2025 | 74
You'll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection
We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer
Security07 May 2025 | 59
Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested
ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser
AI + ML23 Apr 2025 | 11
Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history
After 23 years, the privacy plumber has finally arrived to clean up this mess
Patches07 Apr 2025 | 6
BROADER TOPICS
Mediatek wants to make Chromebooks more like Copilot+ PCs
Arm-based silicon to help Google hardware muscle in on territory of Microsoft's own Arm-based PCs
Systems03 Apr 2025 | 15
You know that generative AI browser assistant extension is probably beaming everything to the cloud, right?
Just an FYI, like
Applications25 Mar 2025 | 18
Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray you
Mozilla sells ads, Google limits blocking them – it's time for stricter measures
Software08 Mar 2025 | 161
Google Chrome Enterprise to get better warning labels that you're using a company profile
Interface and branding changes arrive to more clearly separate users' work and play lives
Software06 Mar 2025 | 4
uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions
Chrome ad blocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere
Applications24 Feb 2025 | 133
Google's 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn't satisfied developers
Makers of content blockers, privacy add-ons say promises weren't kept
Personal Tech07 Feb 2025 | 37
SLAP, Apple, and FLOP: Safari, Chrome at risk of data theft on iPhone, Mac, iPad Silicon
It's another cousin of Spectre, here to read your email, browsing history, and more
Research29 Jan 2025 | 15
Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions
Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2025 | 6
Google's 10-year Chromebook lifeline leaves old laptops headed for silicon cemetery
Longer support for newer models won't save prior versions from scrapheap
Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 75
Honey co-founder's Pie Adblock called out for copying GPL'd uBlock Origin files
And, magically, a repo appears on GitHub with attribution
Personal Tech04 Jan 2025 | 32
How US Dept of Justice's cure for Google could inflict collateral damage
Opinion Remedies should be refined with an eye toward broad platform rights and responsibilities
Software25 Nov 2024 | 26
Why Google's Chrome monopoly won't crack anytime soon
Opinion Haven't we heard this story before?
Columnists23 Nov 2024 | 77
DoJ wants Google to sell off Chrome and ban it from paying to be search default
Updated Filing also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out
Applications21 Nov 2024 | 61
Big browsers are about to throw a wrench in your ad-free paradise
Mozilla and Google complicate life for users of uBlock Origin and uBlock Lite
Software21 Oct 2024 | 102
Rival browsers cry foul after Microsoft Edge slips through EU gatekeeper cracks
Vivaldi and others line up behind Opera to request a rethink
Software07 Oct 2024 | 18
Google Chrome gets a mind of its own for some security fixes
Browser becomes more proactive about trimming unneeded permissions and deceptive notifications
Security12 Sep 2024 | 11
Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million
Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters
Security29 Aug 2024 |
It's 2024 and we're just getting round to stopping browsers insecurely accessing 0.0.0.0
Can't reach someone's private server on localhost from outside? No problem
Research09 Aug 2024 | 39
Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin
Will you see the Lite?
Applications06 Aug 2024 | 97
Chrome adopts app-bound encryption to stymie cookie-stealing malware
Windows users now get macOS-grade secret security
CSO31 Jul 2024 | 4
Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update
Happy Sysadmin Day
CSO29 Jul 2024 | 13
Google can totally explain why Chromium browsers quietly tell only its websites about your CPU, GPU usage
OK, now tell us why this isn't an EU DMA violation – asking for a friend in Brussels
Applications12 Jul 2024 | 46
Google cuts ties with Entrust in Chrome over trust issues
Move comes weeks after Mozilla blasted certificate authority for failings
Security28 Jun 2024 | 25
Google festoons Chrome Enterprise browser with more controls
Because if there's one thing it really needed more of...
Software26 Jun 2024 | 2
Risk of installing dodgy extensions from Chrome store way worse than Google's letting on, study suggests
All depends on how you count it – Chocolate Factory claims 1% fail rate
Research23 Jun 2024 | 34
Google's Privacy Sandbox more like a privacy mirage, campaigners claim
Updated Chocolate Factory accused of misleading Chrome browser users
Security13 Jun 2024 | 8
Google borrows from Android to make ChromeOS better
'Large portions' of droid tech stack going into laptop OS plumbing
OSes12 Jun 2024 | 7
PC makers hopeful that Chromebook refresh cycles about to kick in
Kids can be rough despite efforts to keep budget computers out of landfill
Personal Tech11 Jun 2024 | 15
Google to push ahead with Chrome's ad-blocker extension overhaul in earnest
Starting Monday, users will gradually be warned the end is near
Applications31 May 2024 | 77
Not even Chromebooks can escape AI PC craze: Google to inject Plus laptops with LLM juice
New models will come with a year of Gemini Advanced, too
Personal Tech28 May 2024 | 5
Google cools on cookie phase-out while regulators chew on plans
Privacy Sandbox slips into 2025 after challenges from UK authorities
Security24 Apr 2024 | 10
Chrome Enterprise Premium promises extra security – for a fee
Cloud Next Paying for browsers is no longer a memory from the 1990s
Security10 Apr 2024 | 33
Google bakes new cookie strategy that will leave crooks with a bad taste
Device Bound Session Credentials said to render cookie theft useless
Security03 Apr 2024 | 26
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 16
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Applications15 Mar 2024 | 62
Google gooses Safe Browsing with real-time protection that doesn't leak to ad giant
Rare occasion when you do want Big Tech to make a hash of it
Personal Tech14 Mar 2024 | 16
Chrome users – get an alert when extensions are in danger of falling into wrong hands
Under New Management is an early-warning system for potential poisoning of add-ons with malware
Applications07 Mar 2024 | 22
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7
If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 49
Worried about the impending demise of Windows 10? Google wants you to give ChromeOS Flex a try
Hello, Mr. Frying Pan, meet Mr. Fire
Personal Tech15 Feb 2024 | 61
Chrome engine devs experiment with automatic browser micropayments
I'd buy that for a $0.00000001
Applications13 Feb 2024 | 105
Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format
Fans of the spec bemoan lack of transparency in Interop 2024 process
Applications03 Feb 2024 | 75
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission
Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really
OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Native Chrome arrives fashionably late to the Windows on Arm party
If a new browser arrives on an OS nobody cares about, did it arrive at all?
Software29 Jan 2024 | 15
YouTube video lag wrongly blamed on its ad-blocking animus
Slowdowns apparently due to a bug afflicting browser extensions, not retaliation against filters
Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 92
Irony alert: Lawsuit alleging Chrome’s Incognito Mode isn’t will settle on unknown terms
Google accused of tracking you even when you think it won’t
Personal Tech29 Dec 2023 | 44
Mozilla decides Trusted Types is a worthy security feature
DOM-XSS attacks have become scarce on Google websites since TT debuted
Security21 Dec 2023 | 16
Google pencils in limited third-party cookie purge for January
One percent of Chrome users will experience the web as if using Firefox or Safari
Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 19
How to deorbit the Chromebook... and repurpose it for innovators
Opinion Better than a Pi? It’s an open and shut case
Personal Tech11 Dec 2023 | 129
What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work
Special report Manifest V3 transition deemed 'far from terrible' and yet not great for content filters
Personal Tech18 Nov 2023 | 97
Theora video codec to be coded out from Chrome and Firefox
Usage barely measurable so ax will swing on compression dinosaur
Software02 Nov 2023 | 26
Google - yes, that Google - testing proxy scheme to hide IP addresses for privacy
Plan for Chrome echoes Apple iCloud Private Relay
Software23 Oct 2023 | 26
Google's third-party cookie culling to begin in Q1 2024 ... for 1% of Chrome users
And in full swing starting Q3
Personal Tech12 Oct 2023 | 11
CISA adds latest Chrome zero-day to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Chrome’s second zero-day of the month puts fed security at 'significant risk'
Security03 Oct 2023 |
Google doubles minimum RAM and disk in 'Chromebook Plus' spec
Some may be made in India, where the Big G has teamed to make kit with HP
Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 24
EFF urges Chrome users to get out of the Privacy Sandbox
Google says Topics warning is anti-innovative fearmongering
Personal Tech30 Sep 2023 | 81
Google promises eternity of updates for Chromebooks – that's a decade for everyone else
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, laptops on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
Personal Tech14 Sep 2023 | 51
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