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 ...
MUO on MSN

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.
PC World

Chrome tracks more than you realize. Here’s how to take back your privacy

PCWorld explains how Google Chrome collects extensive user data for targeted advertising, even in incognito mode, raising significant privacy concerns. Users can reduce tracking by disabling telemetry ...
CNET

Google Is Adding New Ways to Use AI Mode in Chrome

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
Engadget

Google Chrome makes it easier to wrangle different tabs in AI Mode

Love 'em or hate 'em, no modern browser is complete without robust tab support, and so too would it seem Google's AI Mode. Starting today, the company is rolling out an update to users in the US that ...
Wired

Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome

Google latest update to AI Mode in its Chrome browser is designed to keep the chatbot-style search tool always around once you start an online search journey. Starting today in the US, if you click a ...
9to5google

Google announces ‘Skills’ for Gemini in Chrome to quickly run custom workflows

Gemini in Chrome on desktops is getting a new Skills feature that lets you quickly run frequently used prompts. Besides saving time, this capability helps educate users about what Gemini can do when ...
ZDNet

Chrome's new 'Skills' update lets you save AI prompts now - for one-click reuse

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MacRumors

Gemini in Google Chrome Gets a Skills Library for Saving Custom AI Prompts

Chrome has been updated today with a Skills library that's designed to let Chrome users turn AI tasks into repeatable skills that can be used on any website. Useful prompts you create for Gemini in ...
TechCrunch

Google adds AI Skills to Chrome to help you save favorite workflows

Google is adding more AI capabilities to its Chrome web browser, the company announced on Tuesday. It’s introducing a new feature called Skills, which will allow users to save and reuse their favorite ...
Wired

How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos. You can set up your own ...