Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
With Chrome, Google pioneered the rapid release model for browser security. Now, Google says updates may need to change in the face of AI security analysis. According to the company, the number of bug fixes in Chrome releases has skyrocketed in recent months because AI is detecting so many flaws. We could be looking at more frequent updates soon, but Google is also working on ways to get those updates rolled out without bothering you as much. Google has released two major Chrome milestone builds
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AI tools are now detecting software vulnerabilities so rapidly that the two most recent browser releases contained more bug fixes than the previous 23 releases combined. Because malicious actors may also be able to identify these flaws quickly, the browser maker is working to deploy patches faster and more seamlessly, including through updates that install without requiring users to restart their applications. The company is piloting a twice-weekly update cycle and has already implemented a system on one operating system that completes updates in the background when the browser is closed but the system continues running. Additional techniques under development aim to allow patches to install automatically without any browser restart at all.
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