A 'type confusion' flaw in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine can enable a hacker to corrupt the software's memory and execute malicious computer code.

The biggest jump in JavaScript performance since Chrome was introduced will help fan the flames of today's hot browser competition. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Google today revealed a tweak it has made in the latest Chrome beta to further boost performance: concurrent compilation, which offloads a large part of the optimizing compilation phase to a ...