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The latest Chrome coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Tests 'My Apps' in Xbox: One Place to Launch Battle.net, GOG, and Chrome on Handhelds
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new “My apps” tab to Xbox Insiders in the Windows 11 Xbox app, a feature that lets PC gamers browse, install, and launch third-party applications—including...
Chrome 139 Seals High-Severity V8 Out-of-Bounds Write CVE-2025-9132, Enterprises Scramble to Patch Edge
Google on August 19 shipped Chrome 139.0.7258.138 to patch a high-severity out-of-bounds write in its V8 JavaScript engine, tracked as CVE-2025-9132, that could let attackers execute arbitrary code...
The 5 Free Apps Every Windows Pro Installs First for Instant Productivity
A fresh Windows install is a blank slate, but it’s rarely productivity-ready out of the box. The built-in search is sluggish on large drives, the default browser lacks cross-device sync for...
Windows 11 Is the Hardest Place to Set Chrome as Default: Here’s the Complete Multi-Device Fix
Setting Google Chrome as your default browser should be one of the simplest tweaks you make on a new device. The promise is enticing: click a link in an email, a document, or a chat message, and it...
One Command to Rule Chrome Updates on Windows 11: Winget Delivers Speed, But Manifest Glitches Lurk
Microsoft’s built-in Windows Package Manager, known as Winget, is transforming how administrators and power users keep Google Chrome up to date on Windows 11. A single command-line invocation—no...
Chrome’s Gemini Leap: Google’s AI Overhaul Redefines Browsing and Raises Antitrust and Privacy Fears
Google is embedding its Gemini AI so deeply into Chrome that the browser now functions as a system-level assistant—accessible even when Chrome isn’t running—blurring the lines between the web...
Windows 11 Browser Defaults Face Regulatory Heat as Perplexity Bids $34.5 Billion for Chrome
Microsoft’s latest maneuvers to steer Windows 11 users toward Edge have collided with an audacious $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome from AI search startup Perplexity, turning the browser wars...
Chrome 139 Fixes High-Severity libaom AV1 Heap Overflow; Edge Patch to Follow
Google has rolled out a stable-channel update for Chrome that patches CVE-2025-8879, a high-severity heap buffer overflow in the libaom AV1 codec library. The fix landed on August 12, 2025, in Chrome...
Urgent Chrome 139.0.7258.127 Update Closes V8 Race Condition (CVE-2025-8880) — Patch Now for Windows, Edge, and Chromium Browsers
On August 12, 2025, Google rushed out Chrome 139.0.7258.127 with an urgent fix for CVE-2025-8880 — a high-severity race condition in the V8 JavaScript engine that could hand remote attackers the...
Chrome's File Picker Cross-Origin Leak Prompts Emergency Patch for Windows Browsers
A critical logic flaw in Chromium's File Picker—one of the browser's most sensitive UI components—can be weaponized to leak data across origins, forcing Google and Microsoft to ship urgent...
Firefox Nightly Adds Native Google Lens, Closing Chrome's Visual Search Lead
Mozilla has started testing a native Google Lens integration in Firefox Nightly, bringing the browser's visual search capabilities in line with Chrome and Edge. The experimental feature, hidden...
Google Blocks Fingerprinting Scripts in Chrome Incognito With a Masked Domain List
Google has begun testing a new Incognito-mode protection that blocks third-party scripts from using browser fingerprinting techniques to re-identify users across sites. The feature, called Script...