Google is upgrading Chrome's security features to counter AI-powered cyber threats, including real-time URL classification, AI-powered phishing detection, extension hardening, and prompt injection def…
Brave, the privacy-focused browser, is funded by Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, according to a discussion on browser security. The conversation notes that Mozilla uses advanced fuzzing, static an…
Google is embedding an AI agent powered by its Gemini model into Chrome to scan the entire codebase for vulnerabilities, fixing 1,072 security bugs in versions 149 and 150 in June — more than the prev…
Google's Gemini Spark agent can now use desktop Chrome to auto-browse with logged-in accounts and saved passwords, rolling out first in the US. The update also expands Gemini Spark access to Google AI…
Collie, a new local AI harness that runs on a user's machine, can drive the real browser, desktop, screen, and code while keeping everything private and verified. The tool, built by Collie HQ, feature…
Users sharing a Claude Pro account and running Claude Desktop with the Chrome extension discovered that Claude agents were delegating tasks to other household machines without user notification, accor…
Anthropic's Claude AI models are discovering security vulnerabilities in Microsoft software faster than Microsoft can patch them, according to reports from Ars Technica and Wired. The acceleration in …
Google says Chrome updates may need to accelerate as AI security analysis has caused bug fixes to skyrocket, with Chrome 149 and Chrome 150 releases containing 1,072 bug fixes combined—more than the p…
Google patched 1,072 security bugs across Chrome 149 and Chrome 150, exceeding the total fixed over the previous 23 Chrome release milestones, according to figures reported by BleepingComputer. Google…
Google has patched 1,072 security bugs in the last two versions of Chrome, both released in June, surpassing the 1,036 fixes in the previous 23 versions over two years, thanks to its internal AI tools…
Google has expanded the use of AI in Chrome's security workflow to find vulnerabilities, triage bug reports, generate patches, and review code, reducing the time between discovering software flaws and…
Google is overhauling Chrome security using Gemini-powered AI models, discovering and fixing 1,072 vulnerabilities across Chrome 149 and 150 milestones, more than the combined total of the previous 23…
Google is piloting twice-per-week security updates for Chrome to counter AI-powered attacks, after fixing 1,072 security bugs in Chrome 149 and 150—more than the total fixed across the prior 23 milest…
Google announced plans to update Chrome without requiring a full browser restart, using a technique called dynamic matching that replaces background child processes with updated binaries on the fly. T…
Google's Chrome browser shipped more security patches in two major June releases than in the prior 23 big releases combined, driven by AI-powered vulnerability discovery, according to a report from th…
Google is developing dynamic patching for Chrome to eliminate the need for full browser restarts after updates, aiming to reduce disruption as AI-powered security tools drive a surge in bug fixes. Chr…
A developer has created Starling, a new open-source Linux desktop environment, by directing Anthropic's Claude AI for about six months, resulting in a working desktop with its own X11 server and Wayla…
A new Chrome extension called Explain This lets users select text on a page, right-click, and get a plain-language explanation from a local LLM running entirely in the browser via WebGPU, with no serv…
Microsoft is rolling out a new OneDrive Photos app to some Windows 11 PCs that automatically indexes local images and adds AI-powered search and optional facial grouping, according to industry publica…
Solo developer Phixo launched a Chrome extension that detects phishing signs in Gmail and Outlook, explains why an email is suspicious, and blocks phishing URLs. The tool is in early development and t…