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WiredFive Browser Extensions Add Features to YouTube
Wired listed five extensions that change how users view, organize, and interact with YouTube content. The extensions work in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers and do not focus on ad blocking.
The VergeMicrosoft Adds Tab-Aware Copilot to Edge, Retires Agentic Mode
The company announced multiple AI upgrades to its browser on May 13, 2026, letting Copilot query all open tabs while folding agentic features into an existing tool. New capabilities include AI-generated podcasts from tabs, study quizzes, long-term memory and screen sharing on mob…
ForbesGoogle Adds 4GB Gemini Nano AI Model to Chrome for On-Device Processing
Privacy advocate Alexander Hanff discovered that Chrome installed a 4GB weights.bin file for on-device Gemini Nano without permission. The browser automatically re-downloads the file if deleted and no longer displays it to users. Google stated that nothing material has changed an…