Web browsers are among the most essential pieces of software we use daily, yet we often take them for granted. Most users settle for whatever default ships with their devices -- and that's a mistake.

Over the history of the Web, we have seen several major shifts in browsing software. If you’re old enough to have used NCSA Mosaic or any of the other early browsers, you probably welcomed the arrival ...

ChatGPT Atlas and other AI-enhanced web browsers might eat Safari's lunch. AI image: Midjourney/Cult of Mac Going hands-on with the new ChatGPT Atlas browser for Mac makes it crystal clear that Safari ...

Browsers are never a one-size-fits-all deal. For every one user who swears by Chrome's performance, there's someone else furiously typing away about its drawbacks. It still dominates benchmark tests ...

Google Chrome is a great Android browser, but it's not the best for every task. Other apps excel at what Chrome can't do, ...

The best web browser for iPhone may not be one you’ve heard of before. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The best web browser for iPhone depends heavily on what you need. Apple’s own Safari comes ...

Firefox Focus is a security and privacy-focused mobile browser. This browser offers a minimal UI and maximum privacy features. Firefox Focus is available for both Android and iOS. I've run the gamut ...

Maybe it's time we rethink just how much we're depending on AI these days, before it blows up in our faces. Just saying! I think by this point we can all agree that AI is not exactly trustworthy when ...

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 ...