Safari did it. Firefox did it. Brave did it. Now Google Chrome, too, is trying to curtail privacy problems posed by cookies — the small text files websites store that can track you online. “We’re changing how cookies work in Chrome, making them more private and secure by default,” said Tal Oppenheimer, a Chrome product manager speaking at the Google …

Google introduced a Focus Mode feature for its Android mobile operating system on Tuesday, letting you temporarily shut off apps you find most distracting so your device automatically tunes them out when you want to concentrate.  It’s coming to devices using Android P and Q this fall.  “When I enter focus mode, I can select the apps that I find distracting,” …

You no longer need to use your hands to chat to Alexa on Windows 10 PCs. The most recent Windows Store update for the Amazon-powered voice assistant reveals that you longer have no interact with the app to get it to listen. “Alexa on your PC is now hands-free,” read Microsoft’s patch notes. “Just ask and Alexa will respond, even …