On a mission to ‘kill Google Chrome,’ UW students join Y Combinator to launch AI-powered browser Two computer science students on leave from the University of Washington are building what they call the “world’s most intelligent… Read More
Microsoft launches new Copilot Mode in Edge as AI reignites browser competition AI is bringing the browser wars back. Microsoft is launching a new AI-powered “Copilot Mode” for its Edge browser, part… Read More
What AI can learn from the browser wars: Microsoft CTO calls for open standards to fuel ‘agentic web’ [Updated below with related announcements from Microsoft Build.] REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is pitching a future built on the “agentic… Read More
How Microsoft’s AI convinced me to switch to Edge, and where the browser still falls short I finally broke down and switched to Microsoft’s Edge browser this week on my Windows PC, after many years of… Read More
‘One of the dumbest things I’ve seen’: Backlash mounts against Microsoft’s plan to install Bing as default Chrome search for some Office users Microsoft’s plan to override Google’s search engine in its own Chrome browser for some Office customers has roiled users and… Read More
Google and Dell team up on new Chromebook Enterprise devices, targeting Microsoft’s bread-and-butter Google is taking on the enterprise institution that is Microsoft’s Windows operating system with a series of new laptops targeting… Read More
Microsoft launches first preview builds of Chromium-powered Edge browser for Windows 10 Microsoft gave a first look at the next evolution of its Edge web browser built on Chromium, the open-source browser… Read More
Here’s how to block Donald Trump on Facebook It may be impossible to edit the Donald completely out of your life, but at least there’s one place you… Read More
Tired of ‘Star Wars’ spoilers? Install this blocker on Chrome If the daily tide of news about Star Wars: The Force Awakens has turned your computer into a minefield of spoilers, you… Read More
Google Now notifications coming to Chrome Users of Google Chrome’s beta version will now have access to notifications from Google Now on their desktops. Google announced… Read More
RealNetworks tries to get back in sync with new ‘RealPlayer Cloud’ service One of the original brands behind the Internet media revolution, RealPlayer, is making a push into the cloud era with… Read More
Android’s Rubin changes roles, Google Chrome leader takes over Google just announced a leadership change for the company’s Android group, with potentially meaningful implications for Google’s operating systems and… Read More
Microsoft releases IE10 preview for Windows 7 If you wanted to try out Internet Explorer 10 but are holding off on Windows 8, Microsoft is answering your… Read More
