Ever since Google launched Chrome in September 2008, Google has been touting how fast its browser can run Web-based programs written in JavaScript. Now the company has launched a site called Chrome ...

Google updates its browser, and faster Web-based program execution is the centerpiece with the Crankshaft version of the V8 JavaScript engine. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Google and Mozilla this week released Chrome and Firefox browser updates that address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities.

Google is reportedly experimenting with new features in Chrome, tacking in JavaScript throttling as a way to improve battery life. That’s based on a feature discovered in the latest test builds for ...

Chrome faces its sixth zero-day attack in 2025 as Google patches critical V8 engine flaw CVE-2025-10585 discovered by Threat ...

Google patches CVE-2025-10585, the sixth Chrome zero-day exploited in 2025, affecting V8 JavaScript engine with type ...

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Google announced on Tuesday the official release of Chrome 3, a new version of its WebKit-based open source Web browser. The new version introduces several noteworthy new features, including a faster ...

A team of academics has created a Chrome extension that can block side-channel attacks that use JavaScript code to leak data from a computer's RAM or CPU. The extension's name is Chrome Zero and is ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...