Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
Google is accelerating Chrome's update cycle to twice per week to combat a surge in vulnerabilities identified by AI-driven security analysis. The company is also developing methods to implement these patches without requiring frequent browser restarts.
Why it matters
The use of AI to both discover and patch software vulnerabilities is fundamentally changing the speed and nature of cybersecurity maintenance.
Relaunch to update (or not) Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required The last two versions of Chrome have included more patches than the previous 23 combined.
48 Credit: Google Credit: Google Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav With Chrome, Google pioneered the rapid release model for browser security. Now, Google says updates may need to change in the face of AI security analysis. According to the company, the number of bug fixes in Chrome releases has skyrocketed in recent months because AI is detecting so many flaws . We could be looking at more frequent updates soon, but Google is also working on ways to get those updates rolled out without bothering you as much.
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