Update, May 20, 2025: This story, originally published May 19, has been updated with further advice regarding Chrome browser security updates from Google, as well as what you can do if your Chrome ...

A browser is one of the most popular apps we use. It's the gateway between the internet and its users, translating raw code into something we perceive as a web page and allowing us to interact with ...

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Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...