Firefox 159 and Chrome patch over 200 security flaws, with AI tools credited
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Mozilla releases Firefox 159 with fixes for 167 security bugs, 108 of them rated high severity.
Google's latest Chrome update patches 52 flaws, four rated critical. Google credits Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI with finding several of the Chrome flaws, and Mozilla credits an OpenAI security analyst for many of the Firefox bugs, according to ZDNet.
Firefox 159 also adds a Smart Window /watch command that notifies users when a saved web page changes.
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- ZDNet · AINewsFirefox 159 and Chrome patch over 200 security flaws, urging updates
AIMozilla's Firefox 159 fixes 167 security bugs, 108 of them rated high severity, while Google's latest Chrome update patches 52 flaws, four rated critical. Firefox 159 also adds a Smart Window /watch command that notifies users when a saved web page changes. Google credits Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI with finding several Chrome flaws, and Mozilla credits an OpenAI security analyst for many of the Firefox bugs.
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