Chrome Canary brings back Overlay Scrollbar flag with expanded options

The Overlay Scrollbars flag in Chrome has been around for a long time now. But it keeps going in and out of the browser for whatever reason. And it looks...
Aug 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Dia browser expands Windows access, but early users report broken AI features

The Browser Company is on the fourth iteration of its Windows Wednesday program and announced that it let in a thousand more users from the long waiting list. Just let...
Aug 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Waterfox's Supernova update is here with native tree tabs and a complete redesign

Waterfox is picking up a massive update with version 6.7.0, which is dubbed “Supernova.” This release is going to feel like a breath of fresh air...
Aug 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Google moves closer to full GPC support with a user-facing opt-out switch in Chrome Settings

Roughly a week ago, we reported that Google had added a flag in Chrome Canary to force the Global Privacy Control signal, and we had even tested it ourselves on...
Aug 20, 2026 2 Min Read

Rogue Firefox extensions caught silently hijacking crypto keyrings and clipboard data

The researchers over at Socket have shed some light on a network of 77 deceptive Firefox extensions that are specifically built to steal crypto wallet seed phrases, private keyrings, and...
Aug 20, 2026 13 Min Read

Minor Firefox security updates arrive for both Tor Browser and Mullvad Browser

If you run Tor Browser or Mullvad Browser on your computer or phone, go ahead and hit that update button. Both projects just pushed out small maintenance updates to plug...
Aug 19, 2026 1 Min Read

Google is still heavy at work on its floating desktop AI search tool

Google’s idea of detaching Chrome’s address bar and letting it float freely over your desktop was not just a random experiment they forgot about. The company...
Aug 19, 2026 1 Min Read

How Firefox plans to challenge Chrome with its latest privacy and AI upgrades

Google has been turning Chrome into an AI heavyweight for months, but Mozilla is taking a completely different path. Instead of forcing AI onto users and collecting all that data...
Aug 19, 2026 2 Min Read

Firefox just made it way easier to search without AI or tracking

If you are tired of search engines like Google Search forcing AI overviews at the top of your screen or tracking your every click, Mozilla has some good news for...
Aug 19, 2026 2 Min Read

NVIDIA GeForce NOW is finally coming to Firefox on Windows

If you use Firefox and love gaming, you have probably spent years wondering why NVIDIA ignored Mozilla’s browser for its cloud gaming service. Chrome and Edge users could easily...
Aug 19, 2026 1 Min Read

Gemini in Chrome for Android is now official and rolling out widely in the US

Google has finally confirmed the release of Gemini in Chrome for Android. For those following, you may recall that we reported on the news a month ago, noting that some...
Aug 19, 2026 2 Min Read

Microsoft Edge is borrowing a handy Chrome feature that protects your pinned tabs

Most people who keep a few permanent tabs docked on the left side of their browser treat them almost like digital furniture. Your primary inbox, a work calendar, maybe a...
Aug 18, 2026 2 Min Read

Helium 0.15.5 update is out with faster split view and more zoom presets

The folks at Helium dropped a fresh update a few days ago for the browser as version 0.15.5. It’s a minor update, but still packs some...
Aug 18, 2026 1 Min Read

Tor just raised $200,000 to keep private browsing alive — here’s who got the money

The Tor Project just finished its first community funding round, and it worked out better than a lot of people were betting on. More than $200,000 came in, and...
Aug 18, 2026 2 Min Read

Microsoft Edge ‘Remix’ starts rolling out as users get it on stable builds

Last month, we highlighted a new ‘Web Remix’ feature being tested in Microsoft Edge. Now, it looks like that same feature is rolling out to users on the...
Aug 18, 2026 1 Min Read

Chrome’s new product boss wants your browser to work alongside AI agents

It looks like Google is getting ready to go all in with AI in Chrome. Jacob Bank is (re)joining Google as VP of Product for Chrome, and going by...
Aug 18, 2026 2 Min Read

Ladybird browser’s rendering engine speeds up 12x, closing in on Chrome and Safari

Ladybird’s development has been anything but slow over the past few months. And the latest breakthrough has been all about raw speed. Andreas Kling, the person leading the...
Aug 17, 2026 1 Min Read

“Thanks for using Atlas”: OpenAI’s browser now boots straight into a farewell message

Well, ChatGPT Atlas’ time is up. If you fire up the browser now, you’ll get a goodbye card. Instead of the usual new tab page, a little...
Aug 17, 2026 1 Min Read

Brave Browser is picking up its partial Liquid Glass UI refresh on iOS with v1.93 update

Ever since Apple dropped iOS 26 with its new Liquid Glass design language, developers have been scrambling to bring their apps up to speed. Some third-party apps nailed the...
Aug 17, 2026 2 Min Read

Chrome is getting a quiet upgrade, and every image you load is involved

Google is preparing a minor but serious upgrade to Chrome that will most likely go unnoticed by most users. This is because the company is replacing part of the code...
Aug 17, 2026 1 Min Read

Soon your Chrome browser could turn articles into podcasts

For a while now, Google has been silently improving the listening experience in Chrome. And the latest trick that’s in development takes things up a notch. Over on...
Aug 17, 2026 1 Min Read

Brave will soon let you pin the screenshot function to the toolbar for quick access

If you use Brave on desktop and take a lot of screenshots, you probably know the slight annoyance of having to hit a key combo or hunt through menus every...
Aug 15, 2026 1 Min Read

Mozilla appears to be working on an OLED dark theme for Firefox on Android

It looks like Mozilla is working on a true OLED theme for Firefox on Android. Unlike the current dark theme, which has a dark gray background, the new theme, if...
Aug 14, 2026 1 Min Read

Aside claims a 2x speed boost — but Helium’s developer and our own tests say otherwise

The folks at Aside have been working on the browser’s performance since the initial release. Their work has also been paying off, and I’ve noticed the...
Aug 14, 2026 2 Min Read