Chrome 155 adds JPEG XL and wallet credentials, but most sites will need time to use them
Chrome 155 began rolling out to a small group of Windows and Mac users on September 30, and Google’s beta notes show it adds JPEG…
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Chrome 154 starts asking before it opens any public HTTP site, and old bookmarks will feel it first
Chrome 154 reached the Stable channel on October 1, 2026, and Google’s plan for this release is to turn on “Always Use Secure Connections” by…
Clearing your cookies does nothing. Here is what is actually tracking you
I cleared my cookies religiously for years, treated incognito mode like a reset button, and assumed that combination meant sites had no idea who I…
I let Gemini in Chrome read my open tabs for a week, and it changed how I browse
I had fourteen Chrome tabs open on a Tuesday afternoon. Half of them were for researching one article. The other half were stuff I meant…
Chrome’s AI can now use your saved passwords, and that changes what safe actually means
Gemini in Chrome asked to sign in to a shopping site using my saved Google Password Manager login without me typing anything. I clicked approve…
Chrome is about to update twice as often, and Chrome 153 is the first proof
Chrome is about to ship updates twice as fast. Starting with Chrome 153 on September 8, 2026, Google confirmed it is moving the browser to…
Chrome’s Gemini auto browse booked a hotel while I did something else
I asked Gemini in Chrome to find a hotel under 120 dollars a night in Austin for a weekend in October, book it, and send…
Chrome tab overload has three separate fixes, and none of them reduce your tab count
Chrome tab overload is a familiar problem for anyone who treats the browser as a place to park research, half-finished purchases, and open threads instead…
I built 10 custom Chrome Skills and only stopped using half of them
Chrome Skills showed up in my sidebar in late April. These are the reusable AI prompts to help make your workflow easier on the browser.…
Every new Instagram feature launched in July 2026
New Instagram features land quietly now, buried in a Threads post from an app researcher or a one line note in a support document, and…