Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Google Chrome will shift from a four-week to a two-week release cycle to roll out new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements more frequently. [...]

A calendar invite is all it took to hijack Perplexity's Comet browser and steal 1Password credentials

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Security researchers demonstrate how a manipulated calendar invite can trick Perplexity's agentic Comet browser into stealing local files and taking over a full 1Password account.The article A calendar invite is all it took to hijack Perplexity's Comet br…

#ai #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #browsers #genai #security #assistant #bugs #digitalprivacy #perplexity

Launch HN: Cekura (YC F24) – Testing and monitoring for voice and chat AI agents

3 days / ycombinator

Until last month, attackers could've stolen info from Perplexity Comet users just by sending a calendar invite

3 days / theregister / Thomas Claburn

DeepKeep launches AI agent attack surface scanner to map enterprise risk

3 days / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

A calendar invite is all it took to hijack Perplexity's Comet browser and steal 1Password credentials

3 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Zenity warns of inherent security risks in agentic browsers after Perplexity Comet findings

3 days / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

OpenClaw Zero-Click Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Developer AI Agents via Malicious Sites

AnuPriya / cyberpress - OpenClaw, a popular open-source AI personal assistant with over 100,000 GitHub stars, recently suffered a critical 0-click vulnerability. This flaw lets malicious websites silently hijack developers’ AI agents without plugins, extensions, or user interact…

#ai #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #browsers #genai #security #patching #api #developertools #openclaw

Flaw in OpenClaw allows complete takeover of AI agent

5 days / techzine / Mels Dees

ClawJacked flaw lets malicious sites hijack OpenClaw, steal data

5 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

IronCurtain Takes a Security-First Approach to AI Agents With Sandboxing and Plain-English Policy

5 days / techstrong / Tom Smith

OpenClaw Zero-Click Flaw Lets Attackers Take Over Developer AI Agents via Malicious Sites

5 days / cyberpress / AnuPriya

Microsoft 365 rival LibreOffice Online is making a comeback

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - With the ever-increasing number (and cost) of software subscriptions, more and more people are seeking out free alternatives to popular titles. For those looking for a free rival to Microsoft Office, LibreOffice has long been a viable alternative. But the…

#cloud #software #saas #opensource #enterprise #microsoft #browsers #productivity #microsoft365 #office

Microsoft 365 rival LibreOffice Online is making a comeback

5 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

LibreOffice Online dragged out of the attic, dusted off for another go

5 days / theregister / Liam Proven

Firefox 148 Lets You Kill All AI Features in One Click

msmash / slashdot - Mozilla has released Firefox 148 for Windows, macOS and Linux, bringing a new AI Settings section that lets users disable all of the browser's AI-powered features in one click and then selectively re-enable the ones they actually want, such as the local t…

#ai #dataprivacy #browsers #aiethics #genai #ux #updates #digitalprivacy

Ring Ends SearchParty Feature, New Firefox AI Controls, Planet Parade in View This Week | Tech Today video

7 days / cnet / Kara Tsuboi

New Firefox “AI controls” allow users to block all future AI features

8 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Firefox Has New AI Features. Here's How to Disable Them

8 days / cnet / Julian Dossett

Firefox 148 Lets You Kill All AI Features in One Click

8 days / slashdot / msmash

Firefox adds AI kill switch for users who are sick and tired of AI-everything

8 days / mashable

Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls, AI Kill Switches

BeauHD / slashdot - Firefox 148 introduces granular AI controls and a global "AI kill switch" that allows users to disable or selectively manage the browser's AI features. Phoronix reports: Among the AI features that can be toggled individually are around translations, image…

#ai #cybersecurity #software #browsers #aiethics #genai #ux #patching #updates #digitalprivacy

Firefox 148 rolls out with the promised AI kill switch: here's how to enable it

10 days / techspot

Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls, AI Kill Switches https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/24/0054207/firefox-148-now-available-with-the-new-ai-controls-ai-kill-switches?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

10 days / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Goodbye InnerHTML, Hello SetHTML: Stronger XSS Protection in Firefox 148

10 days / ycombinator

Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls, AI Kill Switches

10 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Mozilla makes good on its AI kill switch with the release of Firefox 148

11 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

Simon Willison / simonwillison - Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AIReally interesting case-study from Andreas Kling on advanced, sophisticated use of coding agents for ambitious coding projects with critical code. After a few years hoping Swift's platform support outside of the Appl…

#ai #software #opensource #browsers #genai #engineering #compsci #technology #safety #developertools

Ladybird adopts Rust, with help from AI

11 days / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Show HN: Shibuya – A High-Performance WAF in Rust with eBPF and ML Engine

11 days / ycombinator

Indie web browser Ladybird flutters toward Rust with a little help from AI

11 days / theregister / Liam Proven

Writing about Agentic Engineering Patterns

11 days / simonwillison / Simon Willison

What it means that Ubuntu is using Rust

11 days / ycombinator

Ladybird Browser adopts Rust

12 days / ycombinator

Chrome just fixed some of its biggest daily annoyances

digitaltrends - Chrome adds split view, PDF annotations, and Google Drive saving to help you work faster directly in the browser. The post Chrome just fixed some of its biggest daily annoyances appeared first on Digital Trends.

#cloud #software #google #browsers #apps #ux #technology #productivity #updates #office

Google integrates PDF signing and annotations directly into Chrome

15 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Google Chrome Gets Built-In Split View and PDF Annotations

15 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

Chrome just fixed some of its biggest daily annoyances

15 days / digitaltrends

As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features

15 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google Chrome Adds Split View Mode and New PDF Annotation Capabilities

15 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Microsoft's new Windows 11 speed test is just a link to Ookla's Speedtest via Bing — button housed in the taskbar in latest Insider Preview build

tomshardware - Amidst endless complaints over the instability and bloating nature of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest insider builds add new emojis and a taskbar feature for its beta testers. Now, you can check your internet speed by right-clicking the network icon or ope…

#windows #microsoft #browsers #broadband #internet #apps #ux #updates #operatingsystems #advertising

Microsoft tests new Windows AI in the taskbar and File Explorer

15 days / techspot

Microsoft is splitting the Windows 11 Canary channel in two

15 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Microsoft's new Windows 11 speed test is just a link to Ookla's Speedtest via Bing — button housed in the taskbar in latest Insider Preview build

15 days / tomshardware

Windows 11 keeps adding small conveniences, including speed tests

15 days / techspot

Windows 11 is adding a speed test, you can run it from the taskbar

16 days / digitaltrends

Anthropic debuts Sonnet 4.6, a highly capable creative and coding AI model

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Anthropic PBC upgraded its Claude Sonnet model to version 4.6 today, adding stronger computer-use skills, long-context reasoning, agent planning and improved performance for knowledge work and design. The company said it brings the coveted 1 million token…

#ai #software #anthropic #browsers #genai #compsci #assistant #developertools

Benchmarks and pricing: Sonnet matches Opus performance (3)
Other: personality, rollout notes, and community reactions (1)
Sonnet 4.6 launch: features and 1M-token context (5)
Stronger computer-use: coding, forms, and multi-tab browsing (3)
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Benchmarks and pricing: Sonnet matches Opus performance

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6: Benchmark performance, how to try it

17 days / mashable

Anthropic Unveils Claude Sonnet 4.6 with Near-Opus Level Scores

17 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Anthropic's $3 Model Matched Its $15 Flagship. The Spread Collapsed.

17 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Other: personality, rollout notes, and community reactions

Claude Sonnet 4.6

17 days / ycombinator

Sonnet 4.6 launch: features and 1M-token context

Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.6

17 days / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M context for all users

17 days / testingcatalog / Erin

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, continuing breakneck pace of AI model releases

17 days / cnbc

Anthropic debuts Sonnet 4.6, a highly capable creative and coding AI model

17 days / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6

17 days / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Stronger computer-use: coding, forms, and multi-tab browsing

Anthropic's latest Sonnet gets better at using computers, amid bouts of existential angst

17 days / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Brings Improved Coding, Computer Use, and Office Tasks

17 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a Computer

17 days / cnet / Jon Reed

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 really likes drawing top hats on its pelicans simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/17/...

17 days / bsky / @simonwillison.net / simonwillison.net

Claude Sonnet 4.6 really likes drawing top hats on its pelicans https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/17/claude-sonnet-46/

17 days / bsky / @simon.fedi.simonwillison.net.ap.brid.gy / simon.fedi.simonwillison.net.ap.brid.gy

Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface

Carly Page / theregister - High-severity CSS flaw let malicious webpages run code inside the sandbox Google has quietly pushed out an emergency Chrome fix after attackers were caught exploiting the browser's first reported zero-day of 2026.…

#cybersecurity #infosec #google #browsers #cybercrime #hack #patching #updates #bugs

Fraudulent AI Assistants Target User Information

18 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Over 500,000 VKontakte accounts hijacked through malicious Chrome extensions

18 days / therecord

Chrome rushes emergency patch for actively exploited zero-day bug

18 days / techspot

Google patches first Chrome zero-day of 2026

18 days / techzine / Berry Zwets

Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface

18 days / theregister / Carly Page

Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

19 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting

Laurent Giret / thurrott - YouTube has quietly pushed an update to its mobile website to block background playback on some third-party web browsers, but Brave has already found a workaround.The post YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting appea…

#techpolicy #mobile #google #browsers #youtube #business #internet #apps #ux

YouTube’s War on Workarounds: Background Audio is the Next Target

4 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

YouTube Kills Background Playback on Third-Party Mobile Browsers

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting

4 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Software Stocks Post Worst Month Since 2008 as AI Fears Spread to Loan Markets

4 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

4 wks / theverge / Tom Warren

Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The new option to block all AI features in Firefox is coming soon to Nightly builds, and it will become available for all users on February 24 with the release of Firefox 148.The post Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox ap…

#ai #opensource #dataprivacy #browsers #genai #ux #technology #updates #digitalprivacy

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If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you

digitaltrends - Vivaldi 7.8 skips AI flash and focuses on faster tab tiling, letting you drag tabs into split views and open links straight into a tile, so your main page stays anchored while you compare.The post If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab cont…

#ai #software #browsers #aiethics #genai #apps #ux #technology #productivity #updates

If you hate AI clutter in browsers, Vivaldi’s new tab controls are for you

5 wks / digitaltrends

Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment

5 wks / theregister / Richard Speed

Vivaldi 7.8 “Extends the Middle Finger” to AI

5 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

If you hate AI clutter, Vivaldi’s new tab tiling is for you

5 wks / digitaltrends

Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Google has begun rolling out Gemini-powered tools to the Chrome browser starting today, including a sidebar for multitasking chats, an image generator, and previews of task automation, following its recent AI updates to Gmail. The initial feature introduc…

#ai #automation #google #browsers #genai #alphabet #ux #technology #assistant #gemini

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Chrome Gemini AI Tools

Google Chrome unveils Gemini-powered auto-browsing feature

5 wks / mashable

Google Brings Agentic Browsing to Chrome—And It's Not Playing Nice With Competitors

5 wks / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

Google releases Chrome auto browse for AI Pro and Ultra users

5 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Google introduces agentic AI browsing to Chrome with "Auto Browse"

5 wks / techspot

Gemini, Nano Banana Are Coming to Chrome as Google Reinvents the Browser

5 wks / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

What changes when Gemini moves inside Chrome

5 wks / medianama / Nikhil Pahwa

Google Chrome Gets Gemini Side Panel and Agentic Browsing Features

5 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Chrome Updated With 3 AI Features Including Nano Banana via @sejournal, @martinibuster

5 wks / searchenginejournal / Roger Montti

Google's new Chrome AI agent is supposed to book trips, fill out forms, and manage appointments

5 wks / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Google rolls out Gemini sidebar and Nano Banana in Chrome

5 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google’s Chrome Gets An AI Agent That Can Browse The Web For You: What This Means

5 wks / medianama / Aakriti Bansal

Gemini Navigation on Maps

Google Maps Brings Gemini Navigation to Walking and Cycling

5 wks / cnet / Macy Meyer

Google Maps now lets you access Gemini while walking and cycling

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

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Sério…

5 wks / bsky / @felipecalvi.com / felipecalvi.com

Google launches Major Gemini AI Update for Chrome in Canada: What’s New

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is rolling out new AI features for Chrome that bring its Gemini assistant directly into the browser, starting on macOS, Windows, and Chromebook Plus, according to the company on Wednesday. The update adds a new Gemini side panel in Chrome that lets…

#ai #automation #google #browsers #genai #creativity #ux #assistant #updates #gemini

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Side Panel and Nano Banana Enhancements (12)
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Auto Browse Innovations

One-Minute Daily AI News 1/28/2026

5 wks / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

Chrome Now Browses for You

5 wks / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Google Says AI Agent Can Now Browse on Users' Behalf

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

New Gemini in Chrome brings ‘auto browse’ and side panel

5 wks / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Chrome introduces AI-driven auto browse to handle multi-step online actions

5 wks / digitaltrends

New Google Chrome AI Agent Navigates Web for Users

5 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google Unleashes AI in Chrome with ‘Auto Browse’

5 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today

5 wks / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You

5 wks / wired / Reece Rogers

Side Panel and Nano Banana Enhancements

Google to foist Gemini pane on Chrome users in automated browsing push

5 wks / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Chrome Adds Gemini AI Sidebar and Auto Browse to Counter Rivals

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant

5 wks / techxplore

Google launches Major Gemini AI Update for Chrome in Canada: What’s New

5 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google adds AI image generation to Chrome, side panel option for virtual assistant

5 wks / go

Google Gives Chrome an AI Side Panel and Lets Gemini Browse for You

5 wks / cnet / Macy Meyer

5 Big Changes Coming To Google Chrome In 2026 (Whether You Like It Or Not)

5 wks / bgr

Google lets the browser take control with major updates to Gemini in Chrome

5 wks / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Google Issues Major Updates to Gemini in Chrome

5 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google brings more Gemini AI features to Chrome browser

5 wks / cnbc

Chrome takes on AI browsers with tighter Gemini integration, agentic features for autonomous tasks

5 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google brings its Nano Banana image generator to Chrome

5 wks / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

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5 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat. www.wired.com/story/google...

5 wks / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

NEW: Google’s “Auto Browse” AI tool includes a warning that attributes responsibility to users for the bot’s actions. “Use Gemini carefully and take control if needed,” reads a disclaimer on the demo version. “You are responsible for Gemini’s actions dur

5 wks / bsky / @thiccreese.bsky.social / thiccreese.bsky.social

Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat. www.wired.com/story/google...

5 wks / bsky / @thependrake.bsky.social / thependrake.bsky.social

I feel a disturbance in the Force. As if millions of security consultants were slamming their heads repeatedly on their desks. www.wired.com/story/google...

5 wks / bsky / @brucebuckman.bsky.social / brucebuckman.bsky.social

Google Chrome is adding Gemini in sidebar and is rolling out an agentic feature for AI Pro and Ultra users

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Your browser already runs hostile code. Could it sandbox AI agents too?

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Google's Paul Kinlan argues browsers' 30-year security model could sandbox AI agents without container overhead. Here's how Co-do proves the concept.

#ai #cybersecurity #ml #dataprivacy #google #browsers #aiethics #genai #internet #safety

When AI 'builds a browser,' check the repo before believing the hype

5 wks / ycombinator

Your browser already runs hostile code. Could it sandbox AI agents too?

5 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

The browser is the sandbox

5 wks / ycombinator

the browser is the sandbox

5 wks / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration

techspot - Opera One R3 is a major update that adds more customization options to Tab Islands for improved tab management, a faster and more context-aware AI built-in, plus a more versatile sidebar with Google services and expanded split-screen layouts.Read Entire A…

#ai #innovation #browsers #genai #apps #music #ux #technology #productivity #updates

Opera One R3 Gains Music-Reactive UI Theme and 4-Way Split Screen

7 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Opera One R3 Launches With 'Tab-Aware' AI, 4-Way Split Screen, and Customizable Tab Islands [Download]

7 wks / iclarified

Opera One R3 Update Adds Smarter AI That Understands Your Browsing

7 wks / bgr

Opera browser R3 update expands tab organization and AI integration

7 wks / techspot

Opera One R3 Gains Music-Reactive UI Theme and 4-Way Split Screen

7 wks / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Opera One R3 is Here

7 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface

David Curry / eweek - Amazon has launched Alexa+ on the web at Alexa.com, giving its assistant a ChatGPT-style interface as it expands into shopping, Ring, and Prime Video.The post Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface appeared first on eWEEK.

#ai #voice #amazon #browsers #genai #chatgpt #assistant #alexa

Amazon is putting Alexa+ on Samsung TVs, cars, and even your finger

2 months / digitaltrends

Alexa+ is Coming to Samsung TVs, BMW Cars, and More

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface

2 months / eweek / David Curry

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ on the web, but it isn’t available in Canada quite yet

2 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

CES 2026: Amazon launches Alexa+ on web with new Alexa.com website to compete with ChatGPT and Gemini - MSN

2 months / msn

Amazon Launches Alexa Plus For The Web