Topic: google chrome
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Google Chrome's Android Reading Mode Gets a Major Seamless Upgrade
Google Chrome's Reading Mode on Android is now more accessible, with a dedicated option in the browser's menu for launching a distraction-free view of articles. The feature allows users to customize font, text size, and background color, with settings that are remembered and applied across differ...
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Judge Rules Google Can Keep Chrome, Rejects Breakup Order
Google successfully defended against a breakup of Chrome and Android, with the court rejecting the Department of Justice's most aggressive antitrust remedies. Instead of forced divestitures, the ruling imposes behavioral changes, including new limits on exclusive app pre-installation requirements...
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Google Unveils Chrome's AI Security Safeguards
The rise of intelligent web agents introduces significant security risks, including data loss and financial threats, prompting Google to develop a multi-layered security framework for Chrome to keep these features safe and user-controlled. Google's security approach includes a User Alignment Crit...
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OpenAI's New Browser Challenges Google Chrome
OpenAI has launched Atlas, an AI-powered browser that replaces the traditional URL bar with a chatbot interface to streamline internet navigation and compete with Google Chrome. Atlas features an "agent mode" that browses the web autonomously using user history, but critics raise concerns about d...
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I Tested Google's AI Auto-Browse in Chrome. It Was a Letdown.
Google's new AI-powered Auto Browse feature in Chrome, currently available to US subscribers of premium Gemini plans, is a clunky and unreliable prototype that struggles with basic tasks like navigating websites and completing multi-step processes. The tool frequently misinterprets instructions, ...
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Urgent Apple Update Fixes Critical Security Exploits
Apple has released urgent security patches for two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529) in its WebKit browser engine, which is used across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The flaws, discovered through a collaboration between Apple and Google, could allow memor...
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Android's Desktop Mode Leaks: New Features & Chrome Extensions Revealed
A leak from Google's Chromium Issue Tracker reveals an early desktop interface for Android, codenamed "ALOS" or Aluminum OS, running on a Chromebook and based on Android 16. The interface is designed for larger screens, featuring a tall status bar, a modified mouse cursor, and a familiar taskbar,...
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Google's AI Transformation: What's Next?
Google is transitioning to an AI-first search experience, with AI Mode potentially becoming the default, which will significantly alter user interactions and SEO strategies. Brands may face reduced organic traffic as AI provides comprehensive answers directly, prompting a shift towards paid adver...
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October 2025 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft's Decade-Long Era Ends
Multiple key Microsoft products, including Windows 10, Office 2016/2019, and Exchange Server 2016/2019, are reaching end-of-life this October, ceasing standard security updates and requiring immediate migration to supported platforms. Organizations must upgrade Office suites to Microsoft 365 Apps...
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