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Taggart Sep 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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Taggart Sep 18, 2025

I continue to be a happy @Vivaldi user, and this is a big reason why: they've committed to keeping generative AI out of the browser. https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/

Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human | Vivaldi Browser

Browsing should push you to explore, chase ideas, and make your own decisions. It should light up your brain. Vivaldi is taking a stand. We choose humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of…

Vivaldi Browser

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mav

Sep 19, 2025

@mttaggart
Have they speculated at all how long they'll be able to do that?

I guess it really depends on how much this impacts Chromium.
@Vivaldi

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Taggart

@mav @Vivaldi As I've written elsewhere, they do not seem to be putting this into Chromium, specifically so they can monetize Chrome itself.