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And now you know why I do not use Chrome.

May 5, 2026 1:34 pm

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device Two weeks ago I wrote about Anthropic silently registering a Native Messaging bridge in seven Chromium-based browsers on every machine where Claude Desktop was installed [1]. The pattern …

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Perplexity AI is offering to buy the Google Chrome browser for $35 billion even though it’s only worth $18 billion.

August 12, 2025 9:36 pm

AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. The company said venture investors have proposed funding the deal. The Department of Justice proposed Google divest Chrome as part of the antitrust suit the company lost …

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DOJ targets Google Chrome for breakup… monopoly ruling triggers search crackdown

April 22, 2025 9:59 am

🇺🇸GOOGLE BROKE THE RULES — NOW THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TAKE CHROME AWAY Google’s been found guilty of running a search monopoly. That part’s done. Now comes the punishment — and the U.S. government wants it to hurt. Top of …

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Report: DOJ to Seek Breakup of Google’s Chrome Browser in Antitrust Lawsuit

November 25, 2024 3:54 pm

The DOJ has decided it will ask a federal judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser as a result of the government’s successful antitrust case against the internet giant’s monopolistic actions in its search business according …

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BEWARE — Google Chrome extensions can steal your passwords

October 12, 2023 10:05 pm

by TonyLiberty BEWARE — Google Chrome extensions can steal your passwords. ONLY install extensions from trusted developers (You can check the developer’s website and read reviews from other users to get a sense of their trustworthiness) Be careful about the …

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