Published on: 2025-06-06 12:46:00
A hot potato: For years, the privacy of Android users browsing the web has been quietly compromised by a sophisticated tracking method employed by two of the world's largest tech companies: Meta and Yandex. According to recent research, both companies have exploited legitimate browser-to-app communication protocols to covertly link anonymous web activity with the identities of users logged into native apps like Facebook, Instagram, and various Yandex services on Android devices. The research, e
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 11:55:46
As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to compliance with the Digital Markets Act, we are making the following changes to Windows 10, Windows 11, and Microsoft apps in the European Economic Area (EEA). We’ll update this post as these changes are shipped, first in Windows Insider builds and then in retail builds. Default browser Currently, changing the default browser with the “Set default” button sets http, https, .htm, and .html. Additional file and link types will now be set in the EEA.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 04:00:38
Good news to anyone living in the European Economic Area (EEA): Microsoft is toning down its "pick me" energy in order to further comply with the Digital Markets Act. The company has announced updates that notably include Microsoft Edge no longer begging to be your default browser. However, if you open the AI-powered browser, the guilt trip will return for the time being. This change should already be available, rolling in with an Edge update released on Thursday, May 29. On top of that, you sh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 16:18:00
In brief: Microsoft's incessant nagging that you use Edge like some kind of high-pressure car salesman can be intensely annoying. The good news is that these notifications will stop. The bad news is that only users in Europe will be granted this sweet relief. The Windows Insider Program Team writes that as part of Microsoft's ongoing commitment to compliance with the Digital Markets Act, several new changes are being introduced to Windows 10 and 11. Possibly the most notable of these changes i
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 00:40:34
is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features announced Monday for Microsoft Windows users in the European Economic Area (the EU pl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 09:00:00
Based on our years of testing and using VPNs across operating systems and browsers, these are the top factors you should consider when choosing a VPN for Chrome: Chrome compatibility If you’re looking for a VPN for Chrome, your primary consideration will be whether the VPN offers a Chrome extension. Most of the top VPN providers offer plugins for Chrome and other browsers, but some do not. Check that the VPN you’re considering offers a Chrome extension before purchasing. Alternatively, you can
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 04:24:00
Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET I've been using Firefox, on and off, for a very long time. After all, it's been the default web browser for Linux for as long as I can remember. But I'm finally moving on from Firefox and all of its clones. Also: 5 great Chrome browser alternatives that put your privacy first This time it feels permanent. Every other time I migrated away from Firefox (or a Firefox fork), it felt temporary, like I'd soon return, after using whatever browser I adopted,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-12 01:00:01
Megan Ellis / Android Authority While I’ve wanted to de-Google my life for some time now, I keep hesitating about switching from Google products to other alternatives. Much of this is down to habit rather than there being no better options available, especially when it comes to my smartphone browser. But eventually, my grievances with Chrome on Android went past the usual privacy concerns, and I finally decided to make the switch to Brave instead. Since moving over to Brave, I’ve found that it
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 08:06:00
Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got a ton of stories for you this week, including a new AI-powered browser from Arc; not one but TWO hacks; Gemini email summaries; and much more. Have a great weekend! Look out, Google: AI-powered search engine Perplexity released Perplexity Labs, which gives Pro subscribers a tool that can craft reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and more. Perplexity Labs can conduct research and analysis using tools like web search, code execution, and chart and image cr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 16:00:13
Andy Walker / Android Authority Arc browser was all the rage a year ago, and it made me curious enough to give it a try. After an early test run, I gave it a few months before switching to it full-time. If you ask me today whether I regret the decision, the answer is a resounding no. In fact, it’s been one of the most refreshing tech switches I’ve made since moving from Windows to Mac many years ago. At a time when every browser started to look and feel exactly like the other — with most runni
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 13:00:01
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 16:45:47
Plus, we dive into some listener questions. This week we're fielding your burning tech questions, as well as diving into a bunch of AI web browser news. Opera has started testing its fully agentic AI browser, the Browser Company is dumping the Arc browser in favor of something AI related and Mozilla is getting in a bit of hot water with experimental AI preview summaries. Try as we might, we just can't escape AI. Topics Listener Mailbag: How to set up an Xbox account for your kids, will screen
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 23:09:55
Default Browser Forget about opening links in the wrong browser. Donut Browser will allow you to choose what browser you want to use for each link.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 08:06:25
A weakness in Apple's Safari web browser allows threat actors to leverage the fullscreen browser-in-the-middle (BitM) technique to steal account credentials from unsuspecting users. By abusing the Fullscreen API, which instructs any content on a webpage to enter the browser's fullscreen viewing mode, hackers can exploit the shortcoming to make guardrails less visible on Chromium-based browsers and trick victims into typing sensitive data in an attacker-controlled window. SquareX researchers ob
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-15 12:30:17
Opera Mini was first released in 2005 as a web browser for mobile phones, with the ability to load full websites by sending most of the work to an external server. It was a massive hit, but it started to fade out of relevance once smartphones entered mainstream use. Opera Mini still exists today as a web browser for iPhone and Android—it's now just a tweaked version of the regular Opera mobile browser, and you shouldn't use Opera browsers. However, the original Java ME-based version is still fu
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-17 00:21:32
In early April, Opera showcased AI Browser Operator, a first look at its vision for agentic browsing in the AI era. Now, the company is detailing what that actually looks like: rather than being just a feature, Operator is part of an entirely new browser called Opera Neon. Opera’s bet on the “agentic web” Opera says Neon doesn’t just help you browse, but actively performs tasks on your behalf. That includes researching, designing, and even building things like websites, code snippets, reports,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-17 12:06:32
TL;DR One UI 8 introduces a new size setting for widgets. Users can now have their widgets take up four rows. Previously, the limit to how big a widget could be was 3×4. Adding a widget to your Galaxy phone’s home screen can let you see information at a glance, like today’s weather. The bigger the widget is, the more space there is for additional information, such as the forecast for the next few days. Shrinking or expanding the size can also make a widget more visually appealing. However, Sa
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 00:50:36
It was only earlier this year Norway's Opera released a new browser, and now it's adding yet another offering to an already crowded field. Opera is billing Neon as a "fully agentic browser." It comes with an integrated AI that can chat with users and surf the web on their behalf. Compared to competing agents, the company says Neon is faster and more efficient at navigating the internet on its own due to the fact it parses webpages by analyzing their layout data. Building on Opera's recent previ
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 00:54:09
Just_Super/Getty Images I try out a lot of extensions in Firefox, Chrome, and Edge, both personally and professionally. But when I'm faced with an unfamiliar extension, how do I know it's safe and secure? A new website aims to warn you about suspicious and malicious extensions before you even try to install them. Also: 5 browser extension rules to live by to keep your system safe in 2025 Launched by browser security provider LayerX, the free ExtensionPedia seeks to help individuals and enterp
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 04:52:00
What just happened? Opera has unveiled another new browser, and this one has a differentiating feature: it's the first "AI agentic browser," meaning it can perform tasks on your behalf, including shopping, form-filling, coding, researching, and more, even when you're offline. Opera Neon – the company used the name for a different browser in 2017 that didn't gain much traction – is designed to understand your intent, assist with tasks, and take actions, according to the website. The browser has
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 04:18:21
Opera / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Opera has announced that it will release one of the first agentic browsers. Called Neon, this browser will serve two purposes: use AI to automatically perform tasks for users, and serve as an AI playground for future development. Also: Opera's Android browser just got a major tab management upgrade The purpose of an agentic browser is to use AI agents to understand user intent, automate complex tasks, and act on behalf of the user. Agentic browsers move fr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 03:04:27
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Active development on the Arc browser has stopped. The Browser Company is now shifting its focus to a new product called Dia. Arc isn’t shutting down, but the team is no longer building new features for it. Last year, The Browser Company announced that it would shift its focus from its innovative Arc browser to a new product. However, as the team worked on this new project, they also planned to continue working on Arc. Now active development on Arc has c
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 14:08:57
The latest web browser coming to Opera’s roster embraces AI agents that aim to use the internet for you. The Norwegian tech company describes Opera Neon as an “agentic browser” that has contextual awareness and performs tasks on the users’ behalf, including researching, building, and designing whatever you need. Oddly, Opera announced a Neon browser in 2017 that never took off. We’ll see if it’s more successful this time. “We’re at a point where AI can fundamentally change the way we use the i
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 14:37:00
Opera on Tuesday revealed a new browser, called Opera Neon, that will focus on AI workflows and performing tasks on your behalf, like shopping, filling out forms, and coding. The browser is currently behind a waitlist, but the company said users would have to subscribe to use it once it releases. Pricing details were not disclosed. Notably, Opera Neon browser features three new buttons on its sidebar: Chat, Do, and Make. Chat presents a chatbot interface with which you can search the web, get
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-19 10:16:00
The Browser Company on Tuesday said it is considering selling or open-sourcing its Arc Browser as it seeks to divert resources to developing a new, AI-powered browser called Dia. When the company announced Dia in December 2024, it admitted that Arc was a complex browser for a lot of users, and it wanted to build a product that appealed to the masses. Since then, The Browser Company has been issuing bug fixes and security updates to Arc, but has stopped developing the app and adding features to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 00:36:26
Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET The Browser Company has announced that Arc browser is going the way of the dodo and in its place will be a new AI-centric browser called Dia. Arc browser was first released in April 2022 and was seen as a breath of fresh air by many. The UI was unlike anything we'd ever used, tab management was a standout feature, and it developed a very passionate following. Essentially, the Browser Company created a web browser that was as beautiful as it was functi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 04:30:45
The Browser Company has stopped active development of the popular Arc web browser, according to a blog post from CEO Josh Miller . There will still be updates to fix security issues and the like, but there will likely be no new features added to the product. Miller says that "for most people, Arc was simply too different, with too many new things to learn, for too little reward." He also said that the browser "lacked cohesion, in both its core features and core value." Instead, the company has
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-20 04:16:24
is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. The Browser Company has said repeatedly that it’s not getting rid of the Arc browser as it moves onto its new AI-centric Dia browser. But what the company also not going to do is develop new features for it. A new blog post from CEO Josh Miller explains why, and what happens next. The Arc browser was a big rethink of what browsers should be like, and it h
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 02:16:00
The Browser Company on Tuesday said it is considering selling or open-sourcing its Arc Browser as it seeks to divert resources to developing a new, AI-powered browser called Dia. When the company announced Dia in December 2024, it admitted that Arc was a complex browser for a lot of users, and it wanted to build a product that appealed to the masses. Since then, The Browser Company has been issuing bug fixes and security updates to Arc, but has stopped developing the app and adding features to
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-23 01:07:08
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