Browsing: Browsers
Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and the smaller challengers compared on speed, memory use, privacy defaults, extensions and their update behavior.
Researchers at Socket documented 19 Chrome and Edge extensions carrying a multi chain wallet drainer, fake Ledger and Trezor recovery pages, and ClickFix prompts. Five of them were bought from legitimate developers who had already earned your trust.
Brave 1.94 on desktop adds Email Aliases, disposable addresses you can generate inside any signup form. Five are free, mobile is coming, and a paid tier is planned. Here is what it actually fixes and what it does not.
A developer chasing a Bluetooth headphone glitch found AliExpress running silent audio through the Web Audio API to fingerprint visitors. No microphone involved, no way to see it happening, and no setting that turns it off.
Google removes every remaining Manifest V2 extension from the Chrome Web Store on August 31, and Edge began the same rollout this month. Here is what breaks, why the Manifest V3 replacement is weaker, and which browsers still run uBlock Origin at full power.
OpenAI’s new Ultrafast mode runs GPT-5.6 Sol up to 14 times faster using Cerebras wafer-scale chips instead of Nvidia GPUs. Here’s what it means for the AI speed race.
The best browser for Android in 2026, ranked. Brave, DuckDuckGo, Chrome, Firefox and more compared for privacy, speed, extensions and customization.
A 2026 guide to the best browser for Android, comparing Chrome, Brave, Firefox, Edge, and DuckDuckGo across speed, privacy, extensions, and battery life.
Zen Browser pairs Firefox with vertical tabs, workspaces and a calm design. What it does, how private it is and how to switch from Chrome.
Full uBlock Origin, tracker blocking by default, a free built in VPN and an AI off switch: why Firefox beats Chrome in 2026, and where it falls short.
Brave, Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Mullvad Browser and Tor Browser compared: what each one blocks, where it runs and which suits you best.