Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fixes in the age of AI, while noting that it’s trying to make updates less disruptive by “investing in ‘dynamic patching’ that will eliminate the need for […]
Chrome 151 Beta introduces automatic punctuation for voice recognition, allowing the browser to infer commas and periods from natural speech without spoken commands.
Cloudflare is developing a protocol to verify legitimate human and AI agent web access
Google’s latest Chrome Canary experiment puts an Ask Gemini button right next to any text you select on a webpage.
Chrome 150, due June 30, removes the last developer flag keeping Manifest V2 ad blockers like uBlock Origin alive.
Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds for running older ad blockers, 9to5Google reports. Google phased out support for ad-blocking extensions built for Manifest V2, like uBlock Origin, in 2024. At that point, most Chrome users either switched to newer […]
Safari is getting an AI-powered extension builder that lets users describe the browser tool they want. It could help Apple fix one of Safari’s oldest weaknesses without chasing Chrome’s giant add-on library.
Alternative search engine DuckDuckGo launches ‘no AI’ web extensions for Chrome and Firefox users.
Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tease is just a small part of various Android announcements during Google’s Android Show. But we do know this is a major new initiative in the laptop space for Google, seemingly designed to succeed […]