October 2026 - PiunikaWeb

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox v159 beta 2 is now available with various bug fixes

We have around two more weeks until Firefox v159 goes live to the public. Now, the second beta is available for testing, and it’s focused on bug fixes...

Oct 16, 2026 2 Min Read

New features

Opera Air doubles down on minimalism and mindfulness in new update

Opera Air has always been a minimalist browser focused on a distraction-free experience and mindfulness. There’s less clutter and a simple yet elegant UI design. The latest...

Oct 16, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave

Brave and Vivaldi pick up minor desktop updates with security and bug fixes

Both Brave and Vivaldi have just pushed out small maintenance updates on desktop to patch up security flaws and squash a few lingering bugs. These updates add no major new...

Oct 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Google Chrome is finally getting a native "Copy Link(s)" tool for tabs and groups

Google is working on a built-in “Copy Link(s)” button for Chrome that lets you grab the web addresses of an entire tab group or multiple selected...

Oct 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Google and Mozilla collaborate to bring native split view control to extensions

Chrome 155 might seem like a minor update at first glance, but there’s much more happening behind the scenes than meets the eye. In a post on X...

Oct 15, 2026 1 Min Read

Apps

AdGuard nears release of AdGuard Mini for Android as early beta bugs get squashed

After weeks of testing, AdGuard is preparing to roll out the stable version of AdGuard Mini for Android, having wrapped up most of its early beta bug fixes. In a...

Oct 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Google pays record $250,000 bounty for AI-assisted Chrome exploit affecting 1 billion users

Google has made a record payout of $250,000 to security firm XBOW after its team used a public AI model to build a Chrome exploit affecting roughly 1 billion...

Oct 15, 2026 2 Min Read

New features

Waterfox v6.7.6 update brings Feed controls and various bug fixes

The latest update to the Waterfox browser lets you personalize your home feed further, adds more ways to open articles from feeds, and includes a truckload of bug fixes. For...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge appears to have removed the Mica design elements on v155

Soon after Chrome, the Windows 11-style Mica design elements seem to have made their way out of Microsoft Edge as well. I stumbled across a post in r/MicrosoftEdge...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Google used Gemini 4 Argon to eliminate an entire category of Chrome crashes

After making AI enthusiasts wait what felt like an eternity, Google finally released its frontier AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to the public earlier today. In the official blog post...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Google rolls out new Chrome 155 update with 37 security fixes for desktop and Android

Google has rolled out another update packing a bunch of security fixes for desktop and Android. The update is rolling out as version 155.0.8059.79 or .80 on...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

New Chrome update brings true windowed web apps to Googlebook

Google seems to have taken care of a big shortcoming with Googlebooks right out of the gate. The latest Google Chrome update now lets users turn any regular webpage into...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox considers bringing multi-language news and sponsored stories to New Tab Page

It looks like Mozilla is collecting feedback on a potential change to Firefox’s New Tab Page. A screenshot of a survey posted on the Firefox subreddit is rubbing...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Google Chrome

A fake Chrome app with 100,000+ downloads was spotted on the Play Store [U: Removed]

Update 14/10/26 – 05:40 pm (IST): Shortly after we published the article, the app was removed from the Google Play Store. Visiting the direct link shows the...

Oct 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox v159 enters the beta channel with a long list of fixes and changes

Firefox v159 has entered the beta testing channel, and it comes with some user-facing features and overall fixes. It brings improvements to saved passwords, a new keyboard shortcut, bookmark...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Internet Culture

Tor Project continues technical collaboration with Mullvad but pauses co-Branding

The Tor Project announced recently that it is not terminating its relationship with Mullvad. However, the company is now setting clear boundaries, including a pause on proactive co-branding. This...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox v158 adds default JPEG XL support and brings smoother scrolling

After testing the new image format for a while, Mozilla has finally released Firefox v158 that includes support for JPEG XL straight out of the box. You don’t...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Apple

Apple takes the gloves off against Chrome with new 'Switch to Safari' campaign

For the most part, Apple likes to pretend that competition doesn’t exist, whether in hardware or software. But the company is now changing its approach. It has launched...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Google

Missing multiple Chrome profiles on your new Googlebook? Google says an update is on the way

If you recently picked up one of the shiny new Googlebooks, you probably spent your first day trying to set it up like a normal computer. And if you...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Google Chrome

Mozilla launches Firefox Enterprise to challenge Chrome and Edge's grip on corporate IT

It looks like Mozilla is ready to take on Google and Microsoft in the corporate browser market. The company just announced Firefox Enterprise, aimed at businesses that are tired of...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Atlassian Arc

Arc might soon be abandoned as Atlassian pushes users towards Dia

A year and a half. That’s how long it has been since The Browser Company actually added any new meaningful feature to the Arc browser. Despite that, it...

Oct 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Google Chrome

Chrome will soon let you delete multiple saved AI skills at once through the browsing data menu

Google is working on a simpler way for Chrome users to remove multiple saved AI Skills in one go. This information comes from a Chromium commit initially spotted by the...

Oct 13, 2026 1 Min Read

Brave

Chrome and Brave make grabbing clean video screenshots a one-click task

If you have ever tried pausing a YouTube video to grab a screenshot of the video frame, you know how annoying it can get. You hit the spacebar, and suddenly...

Oct 12, 2026 2 Min Read

Apps

NordVPN confirms Linux bug knocking users offline, fix in the works

Linux users using NordVPN seem to be hitting a wall today. Many users have taken to Reddit and GitHub to complain that they’re seeing “server not found...

Oct 12, 2026 1 Min Read