Aside just borrowed one of Arc browser's best features

Aside just added profile switching, and anyone who spent time using Arc will probably recognize the idea right away. The new feature lets you keep multiple browsing profiles inside the...
Jul 16, 2026 2 Min Read

Vivaldi’s latest mobile update gives Android 20 app icons and new PDF settings

Roughly a week ago, Vivaldi released version 8.1 on desktops, and now it’s the turn of phones. The browser maker has rolled out the same version on...
Jul 16, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave 1.92.140 brings back disabled extensions, fixes Container tab permissions, and tidies up tab groups

Brave just pushed out version 1.92.140 on desktop, and if you’ve been following the whole Manifest V2 saga, this one clears up a mess that’s been...
Jul 16, 2026 1 Min Read

Mozilla is giving Firefox a fun new customization feature

Mozilla is testing a feature that many Firefox users have probably wanted without ever asking for it out loud. The browser can now change its own app icon. The option...
Jul 16, 2026 1 Min Read

Google just opened Chrome’s on-device embedding API for testing

Google has started rolling out another piece of its built-in AI platform for Chrome, but this one is aimed squarely at developers. Members of the Chrome Built-in AI...
Jul 16, 2026 2 Min Read

Vivaldi hints at built-in adblocker improvements in next update

Vivaldi has offered a little more reassurance to users worried about losing uBlock Origin once Manifest V2 extensions stop working. The discussion started after a user on X questioned why...
Jul 15, 2026 1 Min Read

AstianGO introduces bang shortcuts just like Brave Search

If you’ve ever typed out a search, scanned a page of links, clicked through to a site, and then typed the exact same thing into that site’s own...
Jul 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Update Firefox now as version 152.0.6 patches two critical flaws

Mozilla has released Firefox 152.0.6, and while it looks like a small update on paper, it’s one you’ll want to install sooner rather than...
Jul 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Microsoft still tricks you into using Edge, new report says

Two years after calling out Microsoft’s tactics around Edge, the same researchers are back with another look at Windows, and they say very little has changed. Harry Brignull...
Jul 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Google brings Gemini in Chrome to UK desktop users, mobile rollout coming in August

Chrome users in the UK can now start using Gemini without installing anything extra. Google has officially enabled the AI assistant inside Chrome on desktop, with the company saying the...
Jul 15, 2026 2 Min Read

Midori Browser gets a big 11.9 update with new themes, faster performance, and improved ad blocking

Midori has released version 11.9 of its browser, and this one goes beyond the usual bug fixes. The browser gets a redesigned settings area, a refreshed look with new...
Jul 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Brave Search integrates over 12,000 bang shortcuts into its auto-suggest menu

Brave has made one of its lesser-known search features a lot easier to use. The company has updated Brave Search so it now suggests bangs as you type. Instead...
Jul 14, 2026 1 Min Read

OpenAI wants Atlas users to help shape its next browser features in ChatGPT app

OpenAI is asking ChatGPT Atlas users what browser features they want to see live on after Atlas is retired. Instead of posting a roadmap or announcing new features, the company...
Jul 14, 2026 1 Min Read

900,000 people used this Chrome extension — it was one update away from spying on them

A popular Chrome extension used by around 900,000 people has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after researchers found code that could have collected and uploaded users’ browsing...
Jul 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Mozilla shares a roundup of recent Firefox privacy and security improvements

Mozilla has published its latest Firefox Security and Privacy Newsletter, and instead of focusing on a single feature, it gives a quick recap of the privacy and security work that...
Jul 14, 2026 2 Min Read

Tabbit v1.4 update brings GPT-5.6 and a new 'Deep Research' tool to the browser

Tabbit has been shipping updates at a pretty ridiculous pace lately. A few days after opening the doors to more premium AI models for free, the browser is back with...
Jul 13, 2026 2 Min Read

Comet for iOS now lets you auto-close inactive tabs

Perplexity has rolled out another update for its Comet browser on iPhone, but this one is much smaller than the last couple of releases. The main addition is a new...
Jul 13, 2026 1 Min Read

Vivaldi clarifies what’s happening to uBlock Origin and other MV2 extensions

Vivaldi users had plenty of questions after the browser’s latest update started warning people that Manifest V2 extensions, including the popular uBlock Origin, were no longer supported. Now...
Jul 13, 2026 1 Min Read

Zen Browser teases “massive change” as it turns two

Zen Browser has officially turned two years old, and the team used the occasion to look back at its biggest milestones while also teasing something much bigger that’s...
Jul 13, 2026 1 Min Read

Elon Musk hints at a Grok 4.5 price cut to dominate AI browser automation

One of the developers behind Browser Use thinks Grok 4.5 has a pricing problem, and Elon Musk seems to agree. Alexander Yue, who works on the open source Browser...
Jul 13, 2026 1 Min Read

Mozilla president backs open‑source AI ‘rebel alliance’ led by Canada and the EU

Mozilla president Mark Surman says Canada and the European Union could help loosen Big Tech’s hold over AI by putting more weight behind open-source models. In a Fortune...
Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

X may now warn browser users when ad blockers affect their timeline

If X suddenly tells you that your ad blocker is stopping your For You feed from loading properly, you are not alone. A few X users have started seeing a...
Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read

Gmail joins Chrome’s new email verification experiment to make sign-ups faster

Google is testing a new way for Chrome to verify your email address without making you dig through your inbox for a code. The feature is called the Email Verification...
Jul 10, 2026 1 Min Read

Microsoft Edge is opening the door to Google account users

Microsoft Edge is starting to let people sign in with a Google account, removing one of the more obvious reasons why some users have avoided making it their main browser...
Jul 10, 2026 2 Min Read