Google Chrome ships WebMCP in early preview, turning every website into a structured tool for AI agents

Google and Microsoft's new WebMCP standard lets websites expose callable tools to AI agents through the browser — replacing ...
NextBigFuture

Obscure MCP API in Comet Browser Breaches User Trust, Enabling Full Device Control via AI Browsers

SquareX released critical research exposing a hidden API in Comet that allows extensions in the AI Browser to execute local commands and gain full control over users’ devices. The research reveals ...
Bleeping Computer

Browser developers push back on Google's “web DRM” WEI API

Google's plans to introduce the Web Environment Integrity (WEI) API on Chrome has been met with fierce backlash from internet software developers, drawing criticism for limiting user freedom and ...
SiliconANGLE

SquareX warns hidden API in Perplexity’s Comet browser enables full device takeover

New research out today from browser security company SquareX Ltd. is warning of a hidden application programming interface in Perplexity AI Inc.’s Comet browser that allows extensions in the ...
InfoWorld

HTML5 Geolocation API: Your Browser Knows Where You Are

One of the pieces of functionality commonly discussed when distinguishing HTML5 from previous versions of HTML is the standardization of geolocation via the Geolocation API. Although some browsers ...
Ars Technica

Chrome will support the WebGPU API by default—here’s why that’s important

Google announced today that it would enable WebGPU support in its Chrome browser by default starting in version 113, currently in beta. In development since 2017, WebGPU is a next-generation graphics ...
MarketWatch

Obscure MCP API in Comet Browser Breaches User Trust, Enabling Full Device Control via AI Browsers

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SquareX released critical research exposing a hidden API in Comet ...