Browser fingerprinting is a sneaky way your web activity is tracked, and no matter what browser you use, it's probably designed to allow it. Still, you can protect your privacy with a few extra steps.

Perplexity has officially launched its AI web browser, Comet, for all to use. Credit: May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Perplexity has officially launched its Comet AI web browser to ...

The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a ...

The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type in a browser window to access data that’s not available via an API. The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type ...

Perplexity is now offering global users the opportunity to experience the Comet AI browser as the company has made it available for free to all types of accounts ...

OpenAI's new Atlas browser offers powerful new capabilities, though the combination of Web and chatbot data opens up a new world of risks related to privacy and security. Why it matters: People are ...

A new attack called 'CometJacking' exploits URL parameters to pass to Perplexity's Comet AI browser hidden instructions that allow access to sensitive data from connected services, like email and ...

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The AI startup is styling Comet as a serious competitor to Chrome. The AI startup is styling Comet as a serious competitor to Chrome. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and ...

Brave browser reached 101 million monthly active users and 42 million daily active users this September, marking a new record in the project’s history. At the same time, Brave Search, the project’s ...

When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company’s research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million ...

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