Firefox is adding a built-in sports widget just in time for the World Cup

Mozilla is rushing to build a native sports widget directly into the default Firefox homepage so people can track the World Cup. The engineering team detailed the project in a...
Jun 05, 2026 1 Min Read

Helium browser’s next Windows build looks ready to fix its absolute biggest flaw

Helium browser might be adding a crucial feature to its Windows version very soon. The developer teased the work on X, and the screenshot points to what looks like an...
Jun 05, 2026 2 Min Read

Ladybird shutters public contribution queue ahead of first alpha release of browser

Ladybird developers stopped accepting new public pull requests this week to stabilize the code ahead of their first alpha release. The independent browser project closed its public contribution queue on...
Jun 05, 2026 2 Min Read

I think Brave’s Compact mode might be my favorite upcoming browser tweak

I spotted Brave’s Compact mode sitting in the Appearance settings today while checking out the latest Nightly build. Turn the toggle on and the whole frame shrinks. The...
Jun 05, 2026 2 Min Read

Firefox got a head start with Anthropic's Mythos, but Mozilla warns the "open model" window is closing fast

Mozilla patched 423 Firefox bugs in April using Anthropic’s new Mythos AI model. For reference, the browser maker usually ships around 30 fixes a month. Mythos even unearthed a...
Jun 05, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave officially announces Origin release for desktop and Android, iOS version coming soon

Brave has officially announced Brave Origin, its paid stripped-back browser, even though the first stable desktop build had already gone live a few days earlier. In the announcement that...
Jun 05, 2026 2 Min Read

Apple goes all-in on Safari privacy with massive global ad campaign

Apple seems to be running a global advertising campaign for Safari. The company wants everyone to know the browser blocks data trackers. They even released a new short film called...
Jun 04, 2026 2 Min Read

Google tried to get its massive Chrome privacy lawsuit thrown out, but failed

Google must face a massive privacy lawsuit after a federal judge rejected the company’s attempt to kill the case. Courthouse News Service reported the decision. US District Judge...
Jun 04, 2026 1 Min Read

Google confirms Chrome won’t let you move the Tab Search icon back to the right

Google has moved the Tab Search button around a few times in the past, and most recently, it fixed itself on the left side of the tab strip, after previously...
Jun 04, 2026 2 Min Read

Bots have already overtaken humans online, just a few months after Cloudflare CEO’s 2027 prediction

Bots have already pushed past humans on the internet, and even Cloudflare’s CEO seems a bit surprised by how fast it happened. A few months after saying bot traffic...
Jun 04, 2026 2 Min Read

Google Chrome for Android is prepping a massive Vertical Tabs redesign [U: Video]

Update 04/06/26 – 08:22 pm (IST): Following the publication of our report, browser tester @Leopeva64 managed to enable vertical tabs on an Android tablet. Keep in mind...
Jun 04, 2026 4 Min Read

X’s new “inauthentic behavior” wave may be hitting Brave users hardest, and Elon says it’s being looked into

It looks like a chunk of Brave users are reporting trouble with X, with some saying they’re running into “inauthentic behavior” flags, account restrictions, or broken login and verification...
Jun 04, 2026 1 Min Read