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Chrome 140 for Android Fixes UI Spoofing Bug That Could Trick Users into Malicious Downloads
Google’s September 2025 stable channel update for Chrome, version 140, patches a UI spoofing vulnerability in the Downloads component that could allow attackers to mislead Android users into...
Android's Chrome Toolbar Trickery Fixed: CVE-2025-9865 Patched in Chrome 140, Edge Secured
Google has released a patch for a UI spoofing vulnerability in Chrome that could allow attackers on Android to trick users into believing they are visiting a trusted website. The fix, tracked as...
Linux Lite 7.6 Revitalizes Old PCs with New Community Wiki and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Base
Linux Lite 7.6 rolled out on September 1, 2025, equipping aging hardware with a fresh set of apps, a redesigned community Wiki, and a rock-solid Ubuntu 24.04 LTS foundation. The timing is no...
Critical ANGLE Use-After-Free Fix in Chrome 139 Forces Urgent Edge and Enterprise Patching
Microsoft has confirmed that a freshly disclosed use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromium ANGLE graphics layer, tracked as CVE-2025-9478, is now resolved in the latest Edge stable channel —...
Chrome Canary Introduces Selective Overlay Scrollbar Flashing to Curb Distractions
Chrome Canary has quietly rolled out a new experimental flag that promises to end one of the most persistent annoyances for users of overlay scrollbars: the flickering, strobing chaos that erupts...
Microsoft Edge Canary Unlocks Background YouTube Playback Without Premium on Android
Microsoft Edge Canary for Android has quietly slipped in an experimental feature that lets you keep YouTube videos playing in the background—even with the screen off—without a YouTube Premium...
Chrome Preps One-Click Default and Taskbar Pin on Windows 11 in Direct Challenge to Edge
Google is quietly building a single-click feature into Chrome that will set the browser as the default on Windows 11 and simultaneously pin its icon to the taskbar, according to strings discovered in...
Chrome Drops Android 8 & 9 Support, While Edge Unleashes Copilot Vision and Game Assist
Google Chrome will stop updating on Android 8 and 9 devices starting August 2025, a move that strands millions of users on aging phones just as Microsoft Edge is flooding Windows 11 with AI‑powered...
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...
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...
Google Chrome 139.0.7258.127 Plugs Aura Use-After-Free (CVE-2025-8882) and Other High-Severity Bugs
Google has deployed a critical stable-channel update for Chrome, version 139.0.7258.127, closing a use-after-free vulnerability in the Aura UI component tracked as CVE-2025-8882. The patch also...
Google Ships Chrome 139 Fix for ANGLE Out‑of‑Bounds Write, Microsoft Edge To Follow
Google has shipped a critical security update for Chrome, version 139.0.7258.127, to plug a dangerous out-of-bounds write flaw in the ANGLE graphics translation layer. Tracked as CVE-2025-8901, the...