Agentic AI browsers are beginning to transform how we use the web, moving from passive tools to autonomous digital assistants ...

Now that AI can control your web browser, the next frontier might be to take over your entire computer. At least that’s what Seattle-based startup Vercept is trying to do with Vy, a currently free ...

SquareX released critical research exposing a hidden API in Comet that allows extensions in the AI Browser to execute local commands and gain full control over users’ devices. The research reveals ...

Browsers like Atlas, Perplexity Comet, and Microsoft Edge's CoPilot Mode promise convenience. Also on tap: flawed answers and security risks. The browsers dive into "agentic AI," bringing exciting ...

Some of the largest providers of large language models (LLMs) have sought to move beyond multimodal chatbots — extending their models out into "agents" that can actually take more actions on behalf of ...

The preview of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use is only for developers at the moment, but it shows that the era of agentic AI is here. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

Most of us were introduced to the internet through web browsers. Who remembers Netscape Navigator? Or the more recently departed Internet Explorer? For 30 or so years, they’ve been an essential ...

Amazon has quietly started rolling out Alexa.com, bringing its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser for the ...

A smartphone shows the official website of ChatGPT Atlas. “It'd be really nice to have a service that was sort of just observing your life and proactively helping you when you needed it,” said OpenAI ...

AI browsers may be smart, but they’re not smart enough to block a common threat: Malicious extensions. That’s the conclusion of researchers at SquareX, who on Thursday released a report showing how ...

For most of us, our web browser is just that little app on our phone or computer that lets us get on the internet—whether it’s the blue “E” of Edge, the colorful circle of Chrome, or the compass of ...