Why this is important: Atlas could fundamentally reshape how we use the web. For years, browsers have been passive windows into the internet, tools that waited for users to click, type, and search.

Browser agents are set to transform the way we use the internet, fundamentally changing the way we search for information and work online. For anyone not up to speed, the term covers a new generation ...

A test of the app Dia illustrates that the humble web browser may be the path to making artificial intelligence more natural to use. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer ...

Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat. The release of Auto Browse is part of Google’s continued integration of AI features ...

We’ve seen many good examples of how AI can help people make their lives easier, and AI agents play an important role in this, as they can complete many tasks on behalf of the user. Last month, the ...

On Thursday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, a new feature that lets the company’s AI assistant complete multi-step tasks by controlling its own web browser. The update merges capabilities from ...

We are now a few years into the AI revolution, and talk has shifted from who has the best chatbot to whose AI agent can do the most things on your behalf. Unfortunately, AI agents are still rough ...

There are countless web browsers out there that you can choose from. There's bog-standard Chrome, there's Firefox, Floorp, Zen Browser, and so many others, but all of them are more or less the same.

An iPhone displays Google AI Mode, an experimental search mode that uses artificial intelligence and large language models to generate interactive search results, on March 24, 2025. (Smith ...