Chrome Updates Without Restart: Google Tests AI-Powered Patching

TL;DR
Google is pursuing Chrome updates that don’t require a restart, using dynamic patching and AI-powered tooling to fix bugs with minimal disruption. With Chrome 149–150 delivering over 1,000 fixes and a planned two-week release cycle (plus potential two weekly security updates), Google aims to reduce N-day attack risk and trigger automatic seamless session restores during opportune restart moments.
- Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts The Verge
- Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required Ars Technica
- Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting WIRED
- Stronger with every update: How we’re making Chrome and the web safer in the AI Era blog.google
- Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities SecurityWeek
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