The article describes the creation of DataSidekick, a Chrome extension developed by Rodrigo to simplify editing localStorage and sessionStorage by providing a cleaner, structured JSON interface instea…
Author's experience building Vericum, a marketplace for human-authored content with cryptographic proof of origin and royalty chains, just as Google shipped SynthID detection into Chrome and C2PA cred…
At Google I/O 2026, the key takeaway was that AI is transitioning from a standalone product to ambient infrastructure, quietly embedded across Google’s entire ecosystem including Search, Workspace, an…
According to the article, AI-native applications, powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) introduced by Anthropic in November 2024, are predicted to subsume the traditional web before the end of 2…
WebMCP is a W3C draft specification that allows websites to expose their features as structured tools for AI agents to call directly, rather than scraping the page's DOM or screenshots. While some cla…
At Google I/O 2026, Google announced new features for Chrome, including the ability to save and organize content using "collections." All Chrome-related talks and announcements from the event are avai…
Google published exploit code for an unfixed vulnerability in the Chromium browser codebase, affecting Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. The proof-of-concept code exploits the…
Google is replacing its traditional search engine with Gemini-powered AI features including AI Overviews, conversational mode, agentic browsing, generative UI, and mini apps built with natural languag…
AI labeling systems SynthID and C2PA are undergoing their largest expansion, with Google integrating verification tools into Chrome and Search and OpenAI embedding SynthID into its generated images. T…
LiteRT-LM, part of Google AI Edge, is an optimized runtime engine for deploying Gemma 4 models on-device across platforms like Chrome, ChromeOS, and Pixel Watch. It achieves high performance through a…
The article announces new "Declarative Partial Updates" APIs being developed by the Chrome team, available for testing in Chrome 148. These APIs introduce out-of-order streaming using `<template>` ele…
At Google I/O 2026, Google unveiled a vision for the "agentic web," introducing 15 updates to Chrome focused on empowering AI agents, enhancing web UI and performance, and integrating Gemini as a proa…
To build a voice AI assistant entirely in a web browser using about 200 lines of code and no backend server. It breaks down the process into three core components: Speech-to-Text (STT) using the free …
Google is expanding its content transparency tools across Search, Gemini, Chrome, Pixel, and Cloud to help users understand the origin and editing history of digital media. The company is scaling its …
CSS gap decorations are now available in Chrome and Edge starting in version 149, allowing developers to style gaps between grid, flexbox, and multi-column layouts without using borders or pseudo-elem…
A new wave of software efficiency is approaching as large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to optimize bloated codebases, targeting resource-heavy applications like Electron and Chrome. LL…
The article explains how Chrome's Manifest V3 (MV3) forces developers to completely rethink browser extension architecture, particularly for offline-first apps syncing with Google Drive. Key adaptatio…
The article announces a new `<install>` HTML element, developed by Microsoft Edge and Chrome teams, that allows developers to add a trusted, browser-rendered install button to web pages without requir…
Chrome 148 shipped this week with native lazy loading for video and audio elements, a feature driven by Squarespace engineer Scott Jehl that received support from all major browser engines. In the sam…
Google has been silently installing a 4GB AI model, called Nano, onto eligible devices through Chrome without user consent or notification, according to privacy researcher Alexander Hanff. Separately,…