Google looks set for Chrome 86 to slash how much battery life the browser consumes. It's already experimenting with blocking unruly ads that drain battery life and jam up networks and now it is ...

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Competition in the browser space breeds better performance. And with Google getting into the browser game with Chrome, all of the developers have stepped up their game. With that in mind, we decided ...

Google says Chrome is now 'meaningfully faster,' as it breaks down the technical changes behind the browser's speed boost.

Google released security updates for 74 Chrome vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-11645, a high-severity V8 out-of-bounds ...

Google Chrome users can now turn JavaScript bookmarklets into Chrome extensions in just a few clicks thanks to a new tool created by U.K.-based Web developer Peter Legierski. The process is not as ...

A team of academics has created a Chrome extension that can block side-channel attacks that use JavaScript code to leak data from a computer's RAM or CPU. The extension's name is Chrome Zero and is ...

Google has announced the availability of a new beta release of its Chrome Web browser. This version introduces several new features and user interface improvements, including support for a theming ...