And now you know why I do not use Chrome.

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 was: install on user launch of product A, write configuration …

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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.

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 last year. Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an …

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BEWARE — Google Chrome extensions can steal your passwords

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 permissions that you give to extensions. Only give extensions the …

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