TaggartSep 18, 2025

Yet another reason to stop using Chrome: Gemini is coming right into the browser, including the address bar ("Omni bar") by default. These features are computationally expensive at scale, privacy-destroying, and just plain annoying.

https://blog.google/products/chrome/chrome-reimagined-with-ai/

Chrome: The browser you love, reimagined with AI

Google is taking the next step in its journey to make your browser smarter with new AI integrations.

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Show threadArtem R 🇺🇦
@mttaggart switched to Zen today! perfect timing
Sep 18, 2025 at 6:13pmWeb
Show threadSeldonSep 18, 2025
@asci @mttaggart if you don't mind using a strangely opinionated browser, it's a good choice. But user beware, the developers seem to stick with some idea (like forced "Sponsor" shortcuts in the search bar) and not respect user choice.
Show threadArtem R 🇺🇦Sep 19, 2025
@Seldon @mttaggart not sure about “Sponsor” shortcut, I don’t see it anywhere; and yea, I like it so far, as long as their opinion about browser matching with mine