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Google Chrome's new extension support framework raises critical security concerns
MORE SECURE? Google Chrome's Manifest V3 framework poses a major security threat.
Microsoft Edge is about to copy this handy Chrome feature
CTRL+C Microsoft Edge will soon let you move the address bar to the bottom of the browser. Microsoft is also testing several improvements to its desktop and mobile browsers among Insiders.
"I am aghast": Google Search AI said a former Conan Exiles dev's personal phone was Funcom's office number, leading to irate complaint call
WTF? Google's latest AI mishap saw a developer's personal number listed as a company's official contact line.
Google warns it will end support for uBlock Origin soon "because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions" — leaving over 30 million users susceptible to intrusive ads
END-OF-SUPPORT Google will pull the plug on uBlock Origin soon.
Microsoft AI CEO says Bing has unshipped 27 features to remove complexities from the search engine: “Simplicity is one of the core principles I am focused on”
SIMPLIFIED BING Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently announced Bing's team has simplified the search engine's user experience by unshipping 27 features to drive more growth.
OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool could be a Google killer as user experience reportedly worsens on mobile devices with "just way too many ads on the page"
GOOGLE KILLER Former Google Engineer says the company is "too focused on profit-making," with the trade-off negatively impacting its user experience rife with annoying ads.
Microsoft Edge will borrow "a table of contents" from Google Chrome's playbook to declutter its settings and improve navigation in October 2024
DECLUTTERED EDGE Microsoft announced that it's revamping Microsoft Edge's Settings, seemingly making them more organized with a new quick-access panel on the landing page.
Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence"
EXTENDED SUPPORT Mozilla is extending Firefox support for legacy versions of Windows and macOS until March 2025.
Google may have a ChatGPT problem as users are subtly adopting AI-powered tools as their go-to search engines — but it could be eons before it becomes an actual threat
CHATGPT SEARCH A new survey by Evercore indicates that 8% (up 1% from the previous month) of the study's polled participants use ChatGPT as their default search engine, while Google's market share dropped by 6%.
