AI browsers like Perplexity Comet can be tricked into spilling your password through BioShocking exploit

A new exploit called BioShocking convinces AI browsers they're playing a game, then gets them to hand over your private data.
Wired

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

If you use Google's Chrome browser for desktop, there's probably a Gemini Nano AI model running on your computer right now and taking up about 4 GB of space. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but if ...
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Did Google Just Turn Chrome Users Into Its AI Data Center?

The AI arms race is getting expensive fast. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG | GOOG Price Prediction)(NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are now on ...
Tom's Guide

Google Chrome has a secret PDF tool that everyone should use — here’s how it works

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CBS News

Using the ocean to power data centers

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...
BGR

These Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Your Data – Uninstall Them Immediately

Experts suggest immediately removing any of these extensions from your Chrome web browser. To do so, click on the three dots in the top right corner of your browser window. Next, hover over the menu ...
BGR

9 Reasons You Should Consider Ditching Google Chrome

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Google Chrome commands more than two thirds of internet browser market share, but it is becoming harder to recommend to any person keen on ...
Bleeping Computer

VoidStealer malware steals Chrome master key via debugger trick

An information stealer called VoidStealer uses a new approach to bypass Chrome’s Application-Bound Encryption (ABE) and extract the master key for decrypting sensitive data stored in the browser. The ...
Tom's Guide

I pasted a website into this AI tool — it instantly turned it into an editable design

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VentureBeat

Google Chrome ships WebMCP in early preview, turning every website into a structured tool for AI agents

When an AI agent visits a website, it’s essentially a tourist who doesn’t speak the local language. Whether built on LangChain, Claude Code, or the increasingly popular OpenClaw framework, the agent ...
Android

Chrome's AI Extensions Flagged for Data Harvesting in 2026—With Surprising Names

2026 research by Incogni found that a lot of Google Chrome’s extensions collect user data. The most intrusive types are programming and writing assistants. Grammarly and Quillbot are very risky tools ...
Wired

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

Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat. The release of Auto Browse is part of Google’s continued integration of AI features ...