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• Microsoft to force Bing on Chrome users in the enterprise

  IT admins can block the the search engine change using either a group policy or by configuring Office 365 with Intune or Configuration Manager.

• Microsoft offers tools to block Chromium-Edge from silently downloading to Windows 10 PCs

  Microsoft has revived a practice from the heydays of Internet Explorer, releasing tools to block the new all-Chromium Edge on Windows 10.

• Google ponders shaming slow websites inside Chrome

  In a bid to push website developers to speed up their site response times, Google may start flagging those that load slowly.

• Google strengthens Chrome's site isolation to protect browser against its own vulnerabilities

  One Google engineer called site isolation 'the single greatest advance in browser security since the creation of the sandbox.'

• Google launches leaked-password checker, will bake it into Chrome in December

  Google has launched a web-based hacked-password checker, part of its efforts to bake an alert system into Chrome.

• Google asks Chrome users for help in spotting deceptive sites

  Google has asked for help in identifying suspicious websites, offering users of its Chrome browser an add-on that lets them rat out URLs.

• Better cookie control coming to Chrome, Google says

  Google in the coming months plans to introduce new internet browser tools to limit how users' web activity is tracked by advertising companies and give them greater insight into why certain ads are shown to them, the company announced in blog posts on Tuesday.

• Why full-Chromium Edge means end times for Internet Explorer

  Microsoft's decision to adopt the Chromium open-source code to power its Edge browser could mean a sooner-than-expected end to support for Internet Explorer.

• Google moves to end website installation of Chrome extensions

  The company's walled-garden approach to browser add-ons moved another step closer to reality with a ban on the inline installation of all newly-published extensions.

• Chrome 68 to condemn all unencrypted sites by late July

  Google in July will start inserting a 'not secure' label in the address bar of every website that uses HTTP connections between its servers and users.

• Chrome to block ads in February

  Sites will have to pay an ad coalition to evade a blockade by the world's most popular browser.

• Sounds of Silence: What's coming to Google Chrome in 2018

  When Chrome 64 is released in late January 2018, it will largely mark the end of auto-playing audio on websites.

• VMware partners with Google to manage Chrome devices

  VMware's AirWatch subsidiary is joining with Google to enable enterprise-wide management of all Chrome devices via a single cloud portal.

• What's in the latest Chrome update?

  Google's Chrome browser debuts MacBook Pro Touch Bar support and delivers patches for 40 security flaws.

• Chrome makes power move, suppresses background tabs

  Google's latest upgrade to the Chrome browser began what will be a series of moves to reduce the browser's power use by limiting activity in background tabs.