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Alphabet shares fall 9% as Apple looks to add AI search to Safari in potential blow for Google: Report
Apple is exploring AI search options for Safari. This could challenge Google's search dominance. Google currently pays Apple billions to be the default search engine. Apple is also partnering with OpenAI. Google is trying to integrate its Gemini AI into Apple devices. Analysts believe Google could face significant consequences if it loses its exclusivity on Safari.
Apple issues urgent global alert to 1.8 billion iPhone users: Delete this app immediately or risk losing all your banking info
Apple is advising iPhone users to stop using Google's Chrome due to privacy concerns related to tracking cookies, which monitor online activity and potentially expose sensitive data like banking information. Apple promotes Safari as a safer alternative with enhanced privacy features, while other options like Firefox and DuckDuckGo are also available. Google's advertising revenue relies heavily on this data collection.
Apple warns some Indian iPhone users of possible mercenary spyware attack
Apple has alerted iPhone users in India about potential Pegasus-like spyware attacks. These sophisticated attacks are rare and costly, targeting a small number of individuals globally. The government and Apple have not yet responded to the notifications. Previous vulnerabilities in Apple's Safari web browser were flagged by Cert-In.
CERT-In issues 'high' severity rating for vulnerabilities detected in Apple products
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has put out a "high" severity vulnerability report where it said that multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, escalation of privileges or bypass security restrictions on the targeted system.
Time to quit Google Chrome? Search engine named the riskiest browser of 2022, Apple's Safari records lowest levels of vulnerabilities
Google Chrome is the only browser with new vulnerabilities in the five days in October.
'Freedom'! This is what Steve Jobs initially wanted to name Apple's browser Safari
Don Melton, an old Apple employee who was part of the safari project, has revealed that Steve Jobs was fixated on the name 'Freedom'.
Google, Apple's mobile duopoly likely to be probed by UK regulator
The CMA has concluded after its year-long study that the tech giants (Google, Apple) do indeed exhibit an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems, the report said.
Microsoft Edge leapfrogs Firefox, becomes second-most widely-used web browser
Edge has overtaken Firefox, after only being in existence for less than three months.
DuckDuckGo's Tracker Radar database to be an open-source tool for blocking web trackers
The data set contains information on 5,326 domains used by 1,727 entities to monitor users’ online activity.
Microsoft's new web browser is up to 112 per cent faster than Google Chrome
Google's Chrome web browser is the most popular web browser but Microsoft's new web browser for Windows 10, called Edge, might prove to be superior.
Apple's Safari is now 'the new Internet Explorer'
Apple's web browser Safari risks becoming an outdated program that developers and customers don't use, Ars Technica argues.
Google is deliberately showing you old versions of itself to force you to update your web browser
Technology giant Google is accused of displaying old versions of its site in order to convince web users to install latest browser software.
Google to pay $22.5 million to settle privacy charges
Google Inc is close to paying $22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple's Safari browser.
Google faces music over tracking Apple's Safari Web browser
Using its DoubleClick ad network, Google has been dodging a privacy setting in Safari, the primary Web browser on the iPhone and iPad.
How to enhance your web browser
ET rounds up some free extensions and plug-ins exclusive to each browser that will help boost your online experience and productivity.
Browser war: It's Chrome vs. Internet Explorer in India
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is ceding space to search giant Google's Chrome in Indian internet space. Why you should change your browser | Samsung's Bada OS
Quick Safari: Aiming to be the fastest browser
When Apple launched Safari 5 earlier this month, along with the much-hyped iPhone 4, it claimed the latest version is the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser.
Mozilla to launch web browser for cellphones
Firefox mobile is expected to be available for most open environments like Android, Nokia’s Maemo, Symbian and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile.
Microsoft allows rival browser, ends EU dispute
EU regulators accepted a pledge by Microsoft to allow rival Internet browsers on its systems, ending a long antitrust dispute with the US software maker.
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