A break from the usual gaming news to moan about Google for a moment, thanks to their new blog post we have a glimpse of the future of Chrome and it's AI AI AI.
Google say they're about to take a step that will result in "fundamentally changing the nature of browsing" to move from a "passive experience to a more proactive and intelligent one". With that they've announced some major changes will be coming to Chrome.
The first is Gemini, their AI assistant, it's going to be your new "browsing assistant" that will "answer questions about articles, find references within YouTube videos, and will soon be able to help you find pages you’ve visited so you can pick up exactly where you left off" and it will integrate with other Google services.
On top of that they're planning to make "more advanced agentic capabilities for Gemini in Chrome that can perform multi-step tasks for you from start to finish". Difficult things like "booking a haircut" or "ordering your weekly groceries" will be a thing of the past Google hope, as they'll get their AI to do it for you.
Another change will be to the address bar, their "omnibox", as it's going to get "even smarter" with their new AI Mode.
Although, they only mention Windows and macOS for this in the post, no doubt it would come to Linux eventually.
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More info across their announcement and another blog post on some of the features.
So soon, you'll be told to add glue to pizza right in the address bar in Google Chrome! Because we all know how factually accurate these AI tools are of course, they never ever make things up. And with their AI Mode right in the browser, the idea of course like with AI Mode on Google Search, is to get you to never click away from anything Google. They want you to stay in their products longer, to generate more data and more revenue from you.
Firefox has also started adding in more AI features too, because apparently that's what everyone will be getting whether you like it or not. You simply must become part of the AI machine.
At no point in my entire browsing history have I ever thought - you know what would make this better? AI!
I think it's time I gave Vivaldi another chance, with their commitment to keeping things human.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Cloversheen 2 days ago
@Cyril, "not wanting to get bullied", tends to be a pretty solid reason to do something.But Firefox has always been my favourite, I only switched to chromium and chrome a few years ago because people made fun of me for still using Firefox lolSince when it's a good reason?! It's beyond me.
Now why someone would feel the need to make fun of someone else for using a certain brand of a tool over another brand of the same tool; that is the thing we should shake our collective heads at.
@Cyril, "not wanting to get bullied", tends to be a pretty solid reason to do something.
Not wanting to be bullied is a solid reason to do what the bullies want you to do?
Hm.
Will this make the person happy?
Will it make the person feel free?
Will it at least stop the bullying?
I'm my experience, they'll find something else.
Because bullying is not actually about what you're doing or wearing.
Caldathras a day ago
Mint does not curate firefox. In fact, since 2022 the version included with mint is managed directly by mozilla.They don't? I thought they did. Thanks for letting me know.
R Daneel Olivaw 17 hours ago
They don't? I thought they did. Thanks for letting me know.
This is it.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4244 [External Link]
This has been easy to miss if you've been upgrading from an older Mint install.
Cloversheen 2 hours ago
Not wanting to be bullied is a solid reason to do what the bullies want you to do?Different type of bullying. You are referencing the typical school yard bully out to get someone. The OP is referring to bullying within a relationship, like among friends.
Hm.
Will this make the person happy?
Will it make the person feel free?
Will it at least stop the bullying?
I'm my experience, they'll find something else.
Because bullying is not actually about what you're doing or wearing.
So sometimes you pick your battles. The person that sparked this discussion did just that. They chose to give up the battlefield of browsers because it was less of a cost to them than to deal with whoever they had to deal with.
And even with school yard bullies; "just resist" sounds great and noble on paper, in reality it does squat, you might as well take some ammo away from them and hope they target someone else. Since ss you say with that type of bully they don't care what it is about or who they are targetting, they are just gunning for the easy marks.
EDIT: Or to say it more succinctly, you missed the entire point of my comment. I pointed out that we should not put the blame on the victim, we should put the blame on the bully.
Last edited by Cloversheen on 22 Sep 2025 at 7:59 pm UTC
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