Google Chrome will now ship security updates every two weeks, thanks to AI
 Google Chrome will now ship security updates every two weeks, thanks to AI

Google Chrome is shifting to a two-weekly Stable release cycle after five years of four-weekly releases in the name of security.

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Brave’s browser one-ups Chrome with its new support for email aliases

Brave’s browser begins testing an email alias feature that lets you keep your main email info private.

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Microsoft’s latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too
 Microsoft’s latest move to pay people to use Edge looks desperate — and an odd new Bing app is worrying too

An app has been spotted that makes Bing your default search, and some users see it as another reason to leave Windows 11.

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I’m a diehard Firefox user — and its new ad blocker rolling out on iOS could finally let me switch from Safari
 I’m a diehard Firefox user — and its new ad blocker rolling out on iOS could finally let me switch from Safari

Firefox’s iOS app now has a built-in ad blocker to protect your browsing privacy.

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The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame
 The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame

AI content and data leaks are driving people away from the internet, with some people willing to pay for an internet without algorithms or data harvesting.

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1 in 3 Windows users have ‘fallen into a reset trap’ and can’t escape Edge — I think it’s high time Microsoft stopped messing around with default browser choices
 1 in 3 Windows users have ‘fallen into a reset trap’ and can’t escape Edge — I think it’s high time Microsoft stopped messing around with default browser choices

Users report encountering ‘challenges’ when trying to change their default browser, and being stuck with Edge when they don’t want it.

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‘Striking the right balance starts with recognising that every user has different expectations of their browser’: Mozilla’s head of Firefox tells us why the browser is becoming one of the most important layers of the AI era
 ‘Striking the right balance starts with recognising that every user has different expectations of their browser’: Mozilla’s head of Firefox tells us why the browser is becoming one of the most important layers of the AI era

We speak to Mozilla’s head of Firefox on the browser’s role in the AI age.

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DuckDuckGo’s new iPhone feature stops tracking IDs from hitching a ride in shared links

DuckDuckGo’s Copy Clean Link feature strips unnecessary URL parameters before sharing, helping prevent tracking IDs from travelling through messages, emails and social posts on iPhone.

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‘Underdog’ — this is why struggling browser Firefox and Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham football club are now joined at the kit
 ‘Underdog’ — this is why struggling browser Firefox and Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham football club are now joined at the kit

Why is Firefox sponsoring Wrexham AFC? The connection between the scrappy football club and struggling web browser is more obvious than you might think. We got to the bottom of it.

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A niche iPhone browser quietly fixes my biggest problem with Google Search

Quiche Browser already had me hooked with its obsessive customization. Now it is killing AI overviews in search results by default, and that sealed the deal.

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