Spread the loveWhen you’re delving into the world of online privacy and anonymity, few tools are as potent or as ...

Chrome 150 adds an in-menu back button to Android, reorganizes several controls, and delivers important browser security fixes.

China will require automakers to include physical buttons for safety-related functions, pushing back on the proliferation of using screens for everything in modern cars. In recent years, it has become ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you use Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, you have probably noticed a floating Copilot button hovering over your documents. It has been there since December 2025, sitting at the bottom-right corner of ...

You may not know the name for it, but you’ve probably experienced it: you click on a link to a webpage, hit the “back” button on your browser, but end up on a ...

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns.

Sites that manipulate browser navigation to trap users or redirect them without consent now face ranking penalties in Google Search. Google Search Central announced on April 13, 2026, a new spam ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

PCWorld reports that Google will penalize websites that hijack the browser’s back button, a manipulative practice that redirects users to unwanted pages or ads. This new spam policy violation, ...

Google is putting its foot down on "back button hijacking," an infamous deceptive practice where users are kept on a long loop of pressing the back button but are either not brought anywhere or ...

If you’re using Google’s browser, you may be protected from malicious back button hijacking practices in the coming months. Have you ever been trapped by a web page, unable to use the back button to ...