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New web app can make Valve's Steam Controller drift across your desk like an RC car — web app drives the gamepad using its rumble motors (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Luke James | get Steam Controller Rumble Kit → | tags: steam controller, webhid, valve

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Chrome users are losing their best ad-blocker (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-17 | get uBlock Origin Chrome Extension → | tags: chrome, ublock origin, manifest v2

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Chrome update fixes 33 security flaws, including seven critical bugs (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | get Google Chrome Security Kit → | tags: google chrome, chromium engine, security flaws

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How we run Firecracker VMs inside EC2 and start browsers in less than 1s (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | get Firecracker MicroVMs Kit → | tags: firecracker, ec2, amazon

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Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-16 | by Ben Schoon | get uBlock Origin Browser Extension → | tags: google chrome, manifest v3, ad blockers

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Google Chrome's Next Update Will Mark the End of Popular Ad Blockers (slashdot.org)

2026-06-15 | get uBlock Origin Browser Extension → | tags: google chrome, manifest v2, ublock origin

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Show HN: Kage – Shadow any website to a single binary for offline viewing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Kage Website Shadowing Tool → | tags: kage, chromium, headless chrome

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The end of uBlock Origin in Chrome is now weeks away, not months (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get uBlock Origin Chrome Extension → | tags: add ons, chrome, chromium

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Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Sayan Sen | get Chrome Extension Developer Guide → | tags: chrome, chromium, extensions

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Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Sayan Sen | tags: chrome, chromium, extensions

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Gemini, Gophers, and Fingers. Oh My Alternative Internets Beyond HTTPS (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-27 | by Brennan Kenneth Brown | tags: gemini, gopher, uri schemes

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Google accidentally exposed details of unfixed Chromium flaw (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-21 | get Chromium Developer Tools → | tags: chromium, google chrome, security researcher

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Google accidentally published a four-year-old Chromium security bug, then tried to hide it again (techspot.com)

2026-05-21 | get Chromium Security Patch Kit → | tags: google, chromium, security bug

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Vivaldi 8 brings a redesigned interface and smarter tab tools (techspot.com)

2026-05-21 | get Vivaldi 8 Browser → | tags: vivaldi, chromium, tab management

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Your browser could already be part of a botnet thanks to this dangerous Chrome flaw (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-21 | get Chrome Security Patch Kit → | tags: chromium, chrome, edge

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Google Publishes Exploit Code Threatening Millions of Chromium Users (slashdot.org)

2026-05-20 | get Chromium Browser Security Kit → | tags: chromium, google, browser fetch

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Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Chromium Security Patch → | tags: chromium, google, browser fetch

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Yeunjoo Choi from Igalia on Chromium (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Chromium Web Developer Tool → | tags: chromium, igalia, webkit

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Microsoft backpedals: Edge to stop loading passwords into memory (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-15 | get Microsoft Edge Password Manager → | tags: microsoft, edge, password manager

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The best secure browsers for privacy in 2026: Expert tested (zdnet.com)

2026-05-14 | by Charlie Osborne | get Mozilla Firefox Quantum → | tags: brave, chromium, tor

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Show HN: Mochi.js: bun-native high-fidelity browser automation library (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | get Mochi.js Browser Automation Tool → | tags: mochi.js, puppeteer, playwright

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Google Cloud Fraud Defence is just WEI repackaged (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Google Cloud Security Badge → | tags: google cloud fraud defense, recaptcha, web environment integrity

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Yet Another Way to Bypass Google Chrome's Encryption Protection (darkreading.com)

2026-05-06 | by Jai Vijayan | tags: google chrome, chrome encryption, chromium

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How far behind is each major Chromium browser? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Chromium Browser Developer Edition → | tags: chromium, browser, security vulnerabilities

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Lessons from building multiplayer browsers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Alejandro García Salas | get Multiplayer Game Development Kit → | tags: chromium, sail & muddy, general catalyst

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Microsoft rolls out revamped Windows Insider Program (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-25 | get Windows Insider Program T-Shirt → | tags: windows insider program, windows 11, microsoft

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New AgingFly malware used in attacks on Ukraine govt, hospitals (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-15 | get Cybersecurity USB Security Kit → | tags: agingfly, ukrainian cybersecurity, chromium browsers

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Show HN: Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | get AI Automation Browser Extension → | tags: libretto, saffron health, chromium

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Microsoft April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 167 flaws, 2 zero-days (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-14 | get Microsoft Security Update Kit → | tags: microsoft patch tuesday, microsoft sharepoint, microsoft office

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8 Chrome extensions I can’t live without (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-13 | get Grammarly for Chrome → | tags: chrome extensions, one tab, google