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Arc stops working on 22 December: how to export your Spaces and where to go

The Browser Company is sunsetting Arc. Mobile sync and AI end on 23 November, the desktop app on 22 December. What to save, and what to switch to.

1 November 20263 min read

Latest weekly digest · Issue 1

This week in browsers: hijacked searches, Gmail autofill and security updates

1 November 20264 min read

1319 Chrome extensions were caught rerouting searches, and Chrome's autofill started drawing on Gmail through Gemini.
2Chrome and Firefox users, who both got security updates on 27 October, and anyone using the new Outlook on Windows, Opera GX or an AI agent for banking.
3Restart your browser to finish the updates, check your extensions and search engine, and read the two stories below if you use Chrome.

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319 Chrome extensions with 13.4 million installs hijacked users' searches

Researchers found hundreds of extensions that made themselves Chrome's default search engine and logged every query. Here is how to check yours.

30 October 20263 min read

Chrome starts rolling out autofill that pulls details from your Gmail

Gemini in Chrome is starting to suggest order numbers and flight bookings from your inbox when a form asks for them. US-only for now, and it means Gemini reads your email.

29 October 20263 min read

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