Chrome

Google just launched Skills in Chrome, which converts your AI prompts into reusable one-click tools. Instead of retyping "make this recipe vegan" across multiple food sites, you save it as a Skill and run it instantly on any page. You can also share these custom workflows or grab pre-built ones from Google's Skills library. Continue Reading →

An early preview of WebMCP, a standard co-authored by Google and Microsoft that makes it easy for agents to navigate websites, is now available in Chrome 146. This feature was added so quietly last week that a lot of people missed it. Continue Reading →

Chrome will now browse the web for you. Auto Browse, powered by Gemini 3, is an agentic feature that navigates websites, fills out forms, compares options, and completes multi-step tasks on your behalf. If you subscribe to Google AI Pro or Ultra, you can ask Chrome to research hotels, compare flight prices, schedule appointments, collect tax documents, or manage subscriptions while you do something else. Continue Reading →

Google will get to keep Chrome, avoiding the most severe remedy the Justice Department sought after finding Google illegally monopolized search markets last year. Continue Reading →

The browser wars just got interesting. Reuters reported yesterday that OpenAI is launching an AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks. Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that OpenAI will integrate ChatGPT directly into browsing, letting AI agents fill out forms, book reservations, and handle tasks without clicking through to websites. Continue Reading →

Google is introducing three new experimental AI features for Chrome. They range from useful to not-so-useful, but they also foreshadow an AI-infused future. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer speaks with Tashanea Whitlow and Robert Moses on Fox 5's Good Day New York about Google's significant move towards enhancing user privacy, its implications for third-party advertisers, and what it means for the average internet user. With Chrome being the most used browser worldwide, this change marks a pivotal moment in online privacy. Continue Reading →

Google just added three new search features to its Chrome browser that I have wanted for years: @tabs, @bookmarks, and @history shortcuts. Continue Reading →

First-party cookies are important. They help web publishers customize your experience. Third-party cookies are important for advertisers – and Google wants them gone. Continue Reading →

Get ready for privacy wars. In California, CCPA not only impacts online businesses, but traditional retailers have been forced to send out notices to consumers alerting them to the kinds of in-store and transactional data collection they are doing. This is a gigantic challenge for some, but to others it is a marketing opportunity. “We keep your private information more private than Brand X.” is a marketing strategy I expect to see a lot in 2020. Continue Reading →