Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named 'Phantom Shuttle' are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user traffic and steal sensitive data. Both extensions are still present in Chrome's ...

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Apple warns iPhone users to stop using Google Chrome. “Unlike Chrome,” it says, “Safari truly helps protect your privacy.” Apple’s warning now includes secretive fingerprinting. And Chrome’s not the ...

State lawmakers across the country prioritized children’s online safety and privacy in 2025. Utah, Texas and Louisiana have taken an aggressive approach through new app store accountability acts.

WhatsApp is making a big move forward for iOS users by rolling out multi-account support in its beta version. With this new feature, you can now manage multiple accounts within the app without ...

Disney is planning to flood its streaming service, Disney+, with user-generated AI slop. During the company’s recent earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the streaming service is “in the midst ...

Microsoft has quietly begun to challenge Ninite with an interesting addition to the Microsoft Store: multi-app installations that are as simple as a few clicks. Interestingly, the new option doesn’t ...

The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps ...

Update, November 8, 9:46 a.m. ET: The GitHub repository and its forks have been taken down. The original story follows below. Just hours after Apple launched a revamped web interface for the App Store ...

This is important because? With a full-featured storefront on the web, apps become more accessible to broader audiences, including those not on Apple devices. What to watch for? Will Apple eventually ...

The web-based App Store has a new homepage, but you can’t use it to install apps on your iPhone or Mac. The web-based App Store has a new homepage, but you can’t use it to install apps on your iPhone ...