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A Show HN post introduces Playground, a site that collects browser games built with AI tools like GPT and Claude models. Creators submit games via a form including a play link, cover image, device compatibility and category tags, and each submission is manually reviewed before being listed. The service is free to submit to.
A how-to guide explains that fake 'virus detected' full-screen pop-ups are browser hijacks that should never be clicked. It recommends closing the offending tab via the browser's task manager (Shift+Escape), force-quitting the browser through Windows Task Manager if needed, and clearing cookies and notification permissions to stop repeat alerts. It also advises checking browser extensions for unknown or malicious add-ons.
OpenAI has updated its ChatGPT browser extension with two new modes, Chat and Work, that let the AI read open tabs, compare information across sites, and perform browser actions like downloading files, grouping tabs, and filling out forms using local documents. The update also adds a dedicated ChatGPT tab for chat history, an @Chrome tagging shortcut, and site-specific permission controls, and is free on Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Edge and Brave.
WABetaInfo found code in WhatsApp's latest TestFlight build indicating the app is extending its in-app browser beyond business links to all links shared in chats. A new 'In-app browser' toggle under Settings > Chats would let users choose whether links open inside WhatsApp or their default browser, with options to clear cookies and cached data. The feature is not yet live for beta testers and has no announced rollout date.
The source page for this story could not be retrieved; it returned only a nature.com browser-compatibility notice instead of article content. No factual details about the reported topic, 'moon-stroke' or 'chill,' were available for review.
The real-time auction that places ads is an automated pipeline for running code and targeting individuals. Both properties have been used deliberately.
An extension can read and change everything you do in the browser, including pages you are signed into. That is worth about ninety seconds of checking first.
Mozilla says it met with Microsoft to discuss concerns from its 87-page report on how Windows pushes Edge, but found the company unresponsive. Mozilla counsel Kush Amlani points to post-update prompts that set Edge as default and Start menu links that open in Edge outside Europe, contrasting this with EU versions of Windows where such defaults respect user choice due to local law.
A tech report explains that each open browser tab consumes RAM and CPU resources, and that accumulating dozens of them is a common cause of sluggish computer performance. It recommends closing unused tabs or using tab-management tools as a simple way to reclaim system resources without hardware upgrades.
A brief update references in-game interface elements such as mission completion, deployment screens, troop viewing tabs, and battle report sharing for a project called 'Starcraft: Ashfall.' The text also includes a technical tip advising users to switch browsers to high-performance graphics mode via Windows display settings for better performance.
A new web-based tool called lpviz offers an interactive visualizer for linear programming problems, running directly in a browser via JavaScript. Its accompanying documentation is accessible even without JavaScript enabled.
OpenAI has introduced a feature in its ChatGPT Atlas browser that allows the AI assistant to view the contents of a user's open browser tabs. The capability is designed to let ChatGPT use on-screen context from other tabs to answer questions or complete tasks without the user copying and pasting information manually.