While the internet is no longer quite the pop-up-adopolis it once was, there are still plenty of websites that interrupt our experiences with abrupt ads and other clutter we’d rather not be a part of ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Regardless of which web browser you use, ad blocking is available through plug-ins or browser extensions. They are here to stay, with any moves made to render them useless by online publishers soon ...

Do you use Google’s Chrome browser on your PC or Mac to visit websites? And if so, do you have an ad blocker installed? If you’ve not been paying attention to the recent cries of pain from the makers ...

The first ad blocker extension for Chrome that is compatible with Google's Manifest V3 is now available. An extension manifest outlines the permissions and abilities a developer includes in an ...

Google is planning on removing one of the most popular ad blockers available on Chrome, as the company informs users who now attempt to download it that it "may soon no longer be supported." That ad ...

Ad blockers are some of the most-used software on the internet, and especially considering how easy it is to download an ad blocker Chrome extension; it's usually one of the first things people ...

Chrome has been my go-to browser for years. While it comes packed with features, it still lacks some functionalities other browsers offer. To compensate, I often rely on third-party extensions, which ...

Google’s journey toward Chrome’s “Manifest V3” has been happening for four years now, and if the company’s new timeline holds up, we’ll all be forced to switch to it in year 5. “Manifest V3” is the ...

Open Google Chrome: Launch the Google Chrome browser on your computer. Access Extensions: Click on the three vertical dots in the top-right corner to open the Chrome menu. Navigate to "More tools" and ...

The company is instructing its 2 billion users to update immediately after confirming that a newly discovered zero-day, CVE-2025-13223, is already being exploited in live attacks. Security agencies ...