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 ...

You've probably heard the phrase "if you're not paying for it, you're the product." With free web services, that's especially true. Advertisers and data brokers ...

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I've always known that certain browsers can be resource hogs, but what I did not fully grasp was how much is hidden beneath the surface. When I suspect my browser is slowing my computer down, the task ...

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 ...