OpenAI’s Codex just moved into Chrome, where the useful work and the risks live

OpenAI’s Codex Chrome extension pushes the coding agent into signed-in browser work, making it more useful for real tasks while raising new questions about access, approvals, and agentic AI risk.

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

On May 4, 2026, Alexander Hanff, a computer scientist and lawyer who runs the website ThatPrivacyGuy.com, posted an article ...

OpenAI Codex can now work directly in Chrome on macOS and Windows

OpenAI is changing the way we interact with the web by bringing Codex directly into your browser. This new integration allows ...
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I had Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini each build the same Chrome extension, and only one actually worked

Three LLMs, one prompt, and a lot of disappointment.
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VS Code 1.116 Ships Built-in Copilot, Agent Debug Tools

Microsoft is shipping GitHub Copilot as a built-in VS Code extension starting with version 1.116, eliminating the manual install step that separated new users from AI coding assistance. Published on ...
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Google Launches ‘Skills’ in Chrome: Turning Reusable AI Prompts into One-Click Browser Workflows

Google just announced the release of Skills in Chrome, a new feature built into Gemini in Chrome that lets users save frequently used AI prompts as reusable, one-click workflows called Skills. The ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome adds infostealer protection against session cookie theft

Google has rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) protection in Chrome 146 for Windows, designed to block info-stealing malware from harvesting session cookies. macOS users will benefit ...
Forbes

If You See This Message In Google Chrome, You Are Now At Risk

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Check your browser now — you may be at risk. Google’s 3 billion Chrome users have been ...
Forbes

Google Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For 3.5 Billion Chrome Users

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Google Chrome zero-day confirmed. Updated April 3: Following confirmation by Google that CVE ...
Bleeping Computer

Google fixes fourth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks in 2026

Google released emergency updates to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks, marking the fourth such security flaw patched since the start of the year. "Google is aware that an ...
SecurityWeek

Chrome 146 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities

The software refresh fixes eight memory safety bugs affecting seven Chrome components. First on the list is CVE-2026-4673, a heap buffer overflow issue in WebAudio that earned the reporting researcher ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.112 Adds Integrated Browser Debugging, More Copilot CLI Control

VS Code 1.112 shipped March 18 with expanded Copilot agent autonomy controls. A new Autopilot permission level lets Copilot CLI run tasks without user approval dialogs. MCP server sandboxing restricts ...