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Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links
Google Chrome is set to fix a 23-year-old privacy bug that allowed malicious sites to track users' browsing history. Earlier measures partially addressed the issue, but Google says Chrome version 136, launching this month, will block exploits used to identify visited links. This update marks a significant advancement in user privacy protection.
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Google Chrome Update Fixes Zero-Day Security Flaw That Targeted Media, Government and Educational Institutions
Google has patched a critical security flaw in its Chrome browser that allowed attackers to bypass protections. Discovered by Kaspersky’s GReAT team, the vulnerability reportedly targeted media, educational, and government entities. Chrome users should update their browsers promptly, while updates for other Chromium-based browsers are expected to...
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Google Vids Video Creation App Gets Updated With an AI Voiceovers Feature
Google Vids, the company's artificial intelligence (AI) video creation tool, is getting a new feature. Announced last week, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now adding AI-powered voiceovers to its ‘Help me create’ feature. With this, the tool will automatically add voiceovers for each scene generated by it. Users will have granular control...
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Google Updates Chrome Extensions Policy to Tighten Rules Governing Affiliate Links
Google Chrome Web Store policies that govern extensions involving affiliate marketing links and codes have been revised. Affiliate links are an important income source for content creators, and the updated policy aims to stop extensions from injecting affiliate links that override those shared by creators. This change follows recent accusations aga...
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Google Updates Messages With Scam Message Detection, Adds Live Location Sharing to Find My on Android
Google is adding AI-powered scam message detection to Google Messages, secure location sharing on Android, web price tracking on Chrome, and more games to Android Auto. The new scam detection feature on Google Messages uses AI for real-time warnings, with private detection on users' smartphones. Meanwhile, the live location sharing feature is avail...
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Google Chrome for iOS Is Getting a ‘Search Screen with Google Lens’ Feature
Google Chrome and the Google app for iOS are getting a new visual lookup feature. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature uses Google Lens to let users run visual queries on whatever is visible on the screen. The new search feature works similarly to Circle to Search which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to let users perform several actions such ...
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Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Reportedly Spoofed Its Results Page to Make It Appear Like Google
Microsoft Bing has reportedly changed the user interface of its search result page to make it appear like Google. As per the report, this particular result page design only appears when users search for “Google” on the Bing search engine. The result page reportedly imitates several elements from Google’s home page such as a doodle on top of t...
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Google Chrome Could Soon Reportedly Benefit from AI-Powered Gemini Live Capabilities
Gemini Live could soon make its way to the desktop version of Google Chrome, according to claims on social media by a tipster. The two-way conversational artificial intelligence (AI) feature was initially rolled out to Gemini Advanced users on Android in September and finally made its way to the iOS platform last month with the introduction of the ...
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Google Blasts Chrome Sale as ‘Extreme’ Remedy at Odds With Law
Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department's plan to sell its web browser as "extreme" and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn't match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with browsers, manufacturers, ...
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Google Chrome Doubles Speedometer Benchmark Scores on Android Devices
Google Chrome runs twice as fast on Android smartphones than it did in April 2023, according to the company. According to Google, Chrome will now run even faster, especially on Android devices, after it recently doubled its score on the popular Speedometer benchmark test. Here's how Google optimised Chrome to run faster on Android phones.
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OpenAI Planning AI-Powered Web Browser, Could Rival Google Chrome: Report
OpenAI is reportedly planning to build a native web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As per a report, the AI firm is planning to take on Google Chrome with its own browser platform and has started discussing its plans with several website and app developers. Separately, the AI firm is reportedly also in discussions with Samsung to i...
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Google Must Sell Chrome to Restore Competition in Online Search, DOJ Argues
Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures - including possibly selling Android - to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday.
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Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale
Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business. Antitrust officials, along with states that have joined the case, also plan to recommend Wednesday that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements.
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Google Chrome for iOS Receives Shopping Insights, Other New Features
Google Chrome for iOS has rolled out several new features that aim to make finding information and completing tasks easier. The web browser now lets iPhone users add text queries to visual searches via Google Lens for more helpful and relevant results. It also introduces new ways to save space on iPhone, find better deals while shopping online, and...
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Google Chrome Rolls Out New Memory Saver Modes, Other Performance Control Features
Google Chrome has rolled out new features for better control of desktop resources used by the web browser. The Memory Saver feature now has three new modes, each of which tweaks the browser’s performance differently based on browsing habits and system needs. It also introduces a new Performance Detection tool which is claimed to identify the pote...
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Google Chrome Fixes 23-Year-Old Bug That Let Sites See Your Previously Visited Links
Google Chrome is set to fix a 23-year-old privacy bug that allowed malicious sites to track users' browsing history. Earlier measures partially addressed the issue, but Google says Chrome version 136, launching this month, will block exploits used to identify visited links. This update marks a significant advancement in user privacy protection.
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Google Chrome Update Fixes Zero-Day Security Flaw That Targeted Media, Government and Educational Institutions
Google has patched a critical security flaw in its Chrome browser that allowed attackers to bypass protections. Discovered by Kaspersky’s GReAT team, the vulnerability reportedly targeted media, educational, and government entities. Chrome users should update their browsers promptly, while updates for other Chromium-based browsers are expected to...
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Google Vids Video Creation App Gets Updated With an AI Voiceovers Feature
Google Vids, the company's artificial intelligence (AI) video creation tool, is getting a new feature. Announced last week, the Mountain View-based tech giant is now adding AI-powered voiceovers to its ‘Help me create’ feature. With this, the tool will automatically add voiceovers for each scene generated by it. Users will have granular control...
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Google Updates Chrome Extensions Policy to Tighten Rules Governing Affiliate Links
Google Chrome Web Store policies that govern extensions involving affiliate marketing links and codes have been revised. Affiliate links are an important income source for content creators, and the updated policy aims to stop extensions from injecting affiliate links that override those shared by creators. This change follows recent accusations aga...
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Google Updates Messages With Scam Message Detection, Adds Live Location Sharing to Find My on Android
Google is adding AI-powered scam message detection to Google Messages, secure location sharing on Android, web price tracking on Chrome, and more games to Android Auto. The new scam detection feature on Google Messages uses AI for real-time warnings, with private detection on users' smartphones. Meanwhile, the live location sharing feature is avail...
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Google Chrome for iOS Is Getting a ‘Search Screen with Google Lens’ Feature
Google Chrome and the Google app for iOS are getting a new visual lookup feature. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature uses Google Lens to let users run visual queries on whatever is visible on the screen. The new search feature works similarly to Circle to Search which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to let users perform several actions such ...
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Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine Reportedly Spoofed Its Results Page to Make It Appear Like Google
Microsoft Bing has reportedly changed the user interface of its search result page to make it appear like Google. As per the report, this particular result page design only appears when users search for “Google” on the Bing search engine. The result page reportedly imitates several elements from Google’s home page such as a doodle on top of t...
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Google Chrome Could Soon Reportedly Benefit from AI-Powered Gemini Live Capabilities
Gemini Live could soon make its way to the desktop version of Google Chrome, according to claims on social media by a tipster. The two-way conversational artificial intelligence (AI) feature was initially rolled out to Gemini Advanced users on Android in September and finally made its way to the iOS platform last month with the introduction of the ...
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Google Blasts Chrome Sale as ‘Extreme’ Remedy at Odds With Law
Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department's plan to sell its web browser as "extreme" and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn't match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with browsers, manufacturers, ...
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Google Chrome Doubles Speedometer Benchmark Scores on Android Devices
Google Chrome runs twice as fast on Android smartphones than it did in April 2023, according to the company. According to Google, Chrome will now run even faster, especially on Android devices, after it recently doubled its score on the popular Speedometer benchmark test. Here's how Google optimised Chrome to run faster on Android phones.
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OpenAI Planning AI-Powered Web Browser, Could Rival Google Chrome: Report
OpenAI is reportedly planning to build a native web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As per a report, the AI firm is planning to take on Google Chrome with its own browser platform and has started discussing its plans with several website and app developers. Separately, the AI firm is reportedly also in discussions with Samsung to i...
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Google Must Sell Chrome to Restore Competition in Online Search, DOJ Argues
Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures - including possibly selling Android - to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday.
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Google’s Chrome Worth Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale
Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business. Antitrust officials, along with states that have joined the case, also plan to recommend Wednesday that federal judge Amit Mehta impose data licensing requirements.
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Google Chrome for iOS Receives Shopping Insights, Other New Features
Google Chrome for iOS has rolled out several new features that aim to make finding information and completing tasks easier. The web browser now lets iPhone users add text queries to visual searches via Google Lens for more helpful and relevant results. It also introduces new ways to save space on iPhone, find better deals while shopping online, and...
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Google Chrome Rolls Out New Memory Saver Modes, Other Performance Control Features
Google Chrome has rolled out new features for better control of desktop resources used by the web browser. The Memory Saver feature now has three new modes, each of which tweaks the browser’s performance differently based on browsing habits and system needs. It also introduces a new Performance Detection tool which is claimed to identify the pote...
