Google appears to be working on adding quick access to its AI chatbot Gemini to the drop-down menu that appears in your address bar. If you want to talk to the bot quickly you’ll be able to type in ‘@gemini’ and get instant access to the bot. According to Windows Report, Chrome is due to have a ‘chat with […]
An out-of-bounds Google Chrome flaw allowed hackers to grab sensitive data from vulnerable endpoints Google has fixed its first, actively exploited, Chrome zero-day vulnerability of the year. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-0519, and allows attackers to gain access to sensitive data, or launch denial of service attacks. The flaw can also be chained with other vulnerabilities to […]
Can one web browser spy on another? Hmmm! However, if you are using both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, Microsoft’s browser could be grabbing all of your browsing history from Chrome every time you launch it. If you decided to jump from Firefox to Chrome, from Edge to Firefox, from Opera to Edge or any […]
Google has been trying for some time to get consumers to not only buy more Chromebooks but to convince them to get them with higher-end hardware rather than Windows or Mac-based notebooks. In 2022, it partnered with PC makers like Lenovo, Acer, and ASUS to make Chromebooks that connected to game streaming services like Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud […]
New Google Chrome zero-day allows arbitrary code execution Google says it has fixed a high-severity flaw in its Chrome browser which is currently being exploited by threat actors in the wild. In a security advisory, the company described the flaw being abused and urged the users to apply the fix immediately. “Google is aware that an exploit for […]
New Google Chrome update increases MacBook battery life — here’s how Google announced today that newest Chrome update now lets MacBook owners squeeze out more productivity out of their browsing sessions. In other words, if you’re a macOS user, you can surf the web for much longer than ever before. Say hello to more battery […]
Google Chrome abandons Windows 7 and 8 If you’re still on Windows 7 or Windows 8, you just got another reason to upgrade to Windows 11. As of February 7, 2023, Chrome on these operating systems will receive no further updates. This comes on top of Microsoft’s own cessation of updates for Windows 7 and […]
Google says a new vulnerability is already being exploited by cyberattacks, with Chrome users on Windows, Mac and Linux told to apply the fix as soon as possible. Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac and Linux to fix a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited actively […]
Under pressure from the EU and privacy advocates, Google has been spending a lot of time considering how the digital advertising landscape will look once third-party cookies are gone. The company initially created Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), before announcing Google Topics as a replacement, which broadly splits the web into different topics and divides people into these groupings depending […]
Google has advised Chrome users to update the web browser to the latest version in order to avoid being targeted by cybercriminals. Late last week, the company released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which fixes a high severity zero-day vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. In an advisory published alongside the update, the company explained that […]
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