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Google updates AI Mode in Chrome, allowing users to open links side-by-side with AI Mode on desktop; users can search across multiple tabs on desktop and mobile (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

Featured Podcasts Uncapped with Jack Altman: Max Mullen of Instacart Conversations with people I admire about things that really interest…

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Google launches Skills, repeatable AI prompts that users can perform in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut; users can configure their own skills or choose from over 50 presets (Reece Rogers/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 14, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews founders,…

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Filing: OpenAI asks UK CMA to include search-enabled AI chatbots in Google’s default search engine choice screen for Chrome and Android (James Titcomb/Telegraph)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 24, 2026

James Titcomb / Telegraph: Filing: OpenAI asks UK CMA to include search-enabled AI chatbots in Google’s default search engine choice…

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Google updates Gemini in Chrome with new side panel, auto-navigation feature to navigate pages and perform actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Is AI killing software? — With Bret Taylor The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind…

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AI has sparked a new wave of competition in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet and others compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome (Fortune).

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 12, 2025

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Inside Google’s AI Turnaround: The Rise of AI Mode, the Strategy Behind AI Previews, and Their…

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Google deploys a gemini button in Chrome for all desktop users in the United States sailing in English, and other AI features, including AI mode in the address bar (Reece Rogers / Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 18, 2025

Reece Rogers / Cable:: Google deploys a gemini button in Chrome for all desktop users in the United States sailing…

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An interview with Sam Altman to spend billions on AI infrastructure, wanting chrome if it really sells, AI models saturate the cat use, and more (in Fried / Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 15, 2025

Featured podcasts Tech Brew is home: An Apple pixar lamp? Tech News titles every day. 15 minutes and you are…

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The unsolicited offer of 34.5 billion dollars of Perplexity for Chrome with the support of VC claimed is clearly a marketing cascade and a strategic signaling in the middle of the antitrust uncertainty of Google (MG Siegler / Spyglass)

By Stacey D. WallsAugust 13, 2025

MG Siegler / Lingerie:: The unsolicited offer of 34.5 billion dollars of Perplexity for Chrome with the support of VC…

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Chrome for Android deploys a feature that allows users to move the address bar down the screen, after launching for iOS users in 2023 (Jay Peters / The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 24, 2025

Jay Peters / The penis:: Chrome for Android deploys a feature that allows users to move the address bar down…

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Google unveils Gemini in Chrome, which initially works on two tabs but will end up supporting a lot and being agentic, for Google AI Pro and Ultra Users (Jay Peters / The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 20, 2025

Jay Peters / The penis:: Google unveils the Gemini in Chrome, which initially works on two tabs but will eventually…

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Meta announces deal to use “tens of millions” of Amazon’s Graviton chips to help deliver its next generation of AI models, amid Nvidia chip shortage (Ina Fried/Axios)

Norway plans to ban children from using social media until age 16; government says it will present bill to parliament by end of 2026 (Terje Solsvik/Reuters)

EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

Trump threatens to “impose significant tariffs on the UK” if he does not scrap his digital services tax, which he sees as unfairly targeting US tech companies (Connor Stringer/Telegraph)

Browsing: Chrome

Google updates AI Mode in Chrome, allowing users to open links side-by-side with AI Mode on desktop; users can search across multiple tabs on desktop and mobile (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Google launches Skills, repeatable AI prompts that users can perform in Chrome with a keyboard shortcut; users can configure their own skills or choose from over 50 presets (Reece Rogers/Wired)

Filing: OpenAI asks UK CMA to include search-enabled AI chatbots in Google’s default search engine choice screen for Chrome and Android (James Titcomb/Telegraph)

Google updates Gemini in Chrome with new side panel, auto-navigation feature to navigate pages and perform actions for AI Pro and AI Ultra users, and more (Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET)

AI has sparked a new wave of competition in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity’s Comet and others compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome (Fortune).

Google deploys a gemini button in Chrome for all desktop users in the United States sailing in English, and other AI features, including AI mode in the address bar (Reece Rogers / Wired)

An interview with Sam Altman to spend billions on AI infrastructure, wanting chrome if it really sells, AI models saturate the cat use, and more (in Fried / Axios)

The unsolicited offer of 34.5 billion dollars of Perplexity for Chrome with the support of VC claimed is clearly a marketing cascade and a strategic signaling in the middle of the antitrust uncertainty of Google (MG Siegler / Spyglass)

Chrome for Android deploys a feature that allows users to move the address bar down the screen, after launching for iOS users in 2023 (Jay Peters / The Verge)

Google unveils Gemini in Chrome, which initially works on two tabs but will end up supporting a lot and being agentic, for Google AI Pro and Ultra Users (Jay Peters / The Verge)