How-To Geek on MSN

Why Brave Convinced Me to Finally Stop Using Chrome

Having the success of Google Maps and Google Earth under its belt, along with the successful acquisition and integration of ...
MUO on MSN

6 Windows features that disappeared (and what they were replaced with)

Technically, Windows Photo Viewer isn’t gone entirely. If you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8.1, it may still be present (though ...

Mr. Modem: Windows XP, like other good things, must come to an end

I know you’re probably sick of hearing from us XP-user cry babies, but if Microsoft was losing money on XP, why didn’t they just charge XP users and continue supporting it? Windows XP was one of ...
National Review

Google Antitrust Ruling Gets It Right

California Teachers’ Union Ruins an Earnest Effort to Confront Antisemitism Mahmoud Khalil Deportation Case Shifts Focus to Material Misrepresentations Reclaiming Bagram Would Leave U.S. Troops ...
Wall Street Journal

Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome

The threat of AI has become more real for Google. In May, it was revealed that there was a drop in Google search traffic on the Safari web browser. WSJ’s Dan Gallagher explains. Photo Illustration: ...
Reuters

AI startup Perplexity makes bold $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Perplexity AI made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the startup ...
Android Authority

Say goodbye to tab overload with Samsung's latest Browser feature

The beta version of the Samsung Internet Browser app has gained a new feature called “Auto close settings.” Turning this setting on allows the app to close unused tabs for you. Users can choose to ...
Bleeping Computer

Inside a Real Clickfix Attack: How This Social Engineering Hack Unfolds

ClickFix, a deceptive social engineering tactic, is used by threat actors to manipulate unsuspecting users into unwittingly allowing a web page to silently populate the clipboard. Ultimately, the ...
ZDNet

I use Edge as my default browser - but its new AI mode is unreliable and annoying

Microsoft's on a relentless quest to embed its Copilot AI into every software product it owns. That campaign takes another big step forward with the addition of some new generative AI features in the ...
Fast Company

How AI browsers like Perplexity Comet will reshape the internet—and the media

I’ve been using Comet, Perplexity’s AI-powered browser, for the past week. Using it to navigate the internet is very similar to any other browser experience, with one major enhancement: the Comet ...
Business Insider

Perplexity's CEO says his AI browser could replace 2 white-collar roles every company relies on

Perplexity CEO said AI browser Comet will automate key white-collar roles like recruiting. The tool links to Gmail and LinkedIn to automate sourcing, outreach, and calendar tasks, he said. As AI ...