Google released an update to its Chrome browser for Windows and Mac users, and the internet giant strongly recommends that users apply the update as soon as possible. The update contains 14 security fixes — including a zero-day security flaw — that if left unchecked would leave the system vulnerable to attacks. Google categorized these fixes as critical, high, and medium importance.
Windows and Mac users who also surf the internet with the Chrome browser will want to make sure that they’re on version 91.0.4472.101. To make sure that you’re on the latest build of Chrome, launch your browser and then click on the three dots stacked vertically at the top right. Navigate to Settings, and then click About Chrome. From there, you’ll be able to view the Chrome version number, and you can update the browser if it wasn’t automatically updated in the background.
If you don’t immediately update your browser, Google should be pushing out the update to users in the coming days or weeks, the company stated on its blog.
One of the security vulnerabilities that was listed — CVE-2021-30551 — is related to a flaw in Windows 10 that Microsoft had recently patched with its newest OS update.
“Chrome in-the-wild vulnerability CVE-2021-30551 patched today was also from the same actor and targeting,” Google Director of Software Engineering Shane Huntley wrote in a Twitter post, referencing that attackers who exploited that vulnerability also took advantage of the vulnerability from CVE-2021-33742. In its release note of the latest Chrome update, Google described the CVE-2021-30551 vulnerability as a “type confusion in V8,” which was reported by Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero.
The vulnerability was initially discovered on June 4, Google stated, noting that the company “is aware that an exploit for CVE-2021-30551 exists in the wild.” Chrome relies on the JavaScript-based V8 rendering engine for its browser, and the rendering is also common for competing browsers based on the Chromium project, including Microsoft’s Edge.
Even if you’re not on Google Chrome, you’ll want to ensure that you’re running the latest release from the browser of your choice. Most browsers that use Chromium for rendering will also list the Chromium version number, and users should diligently check to see if a patch is available for their browser of choice. If you’re using Microsoft Edge, for example, you’ll want to launch your browser, and navigate to the About page. There, you’ll find the browser version number along with an option to update to the latest version if you’re not on the most current release. Similar procedures can be followed for Opera, Brave, and others that are based on Chromium.
According to Bleeping Computer, this is the sixth zero-day exploit for Chrome in 2021.
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Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Two residents of Chicago have filed a lawsuit in the US over claims that robots run by Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics captured their facial and hand measurements without consent, bringing renewed attention to the food delivery robots. The cases raise a troubling question: If a robot delivers food to your door, can it also be gathering sensitive information about you?
According to a report by The Associated Press, the proposed class-action lawsuits were filed in Cook County on Oct. 9 and allege violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The complaints claim that the robots’ cameras and LiDAR sensors captured information on customers’ faces and hands as they approached the machines to pick up their orders. Both have denied the allegations.