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Today’s browser update (v1.99.56) contains a fix for a Chromium vulnerability found to be exploited in the wild.
You may have received the automatic Brave update already. If not, you can manually update by visiting ‘About Brave’ from the browser’s ☰ menu.
The Android update is waiting on Google Play Store review and should be out shortly.
On #TheBraveTechnologist podcast, @OriginProtocol's Peter Gray (@PGee13) explains how Origin creates yield opportunities for users and why he predicts idle liquidity will disappear within five years.
Listen to this episode, hosted by @LukeMulks, here: brave.com/podcast/e145/
Google says that schools that disable AI can’t use their search engine. Sounds like a plan! Use Brave Search instead.
ALT The image is a three-panel meme with two individuals talking in a cafe. The first panel has the word "Schools" above the person on the left, who says, "I'm not going to use Google's AI." In the second panel, the person on the right replies, "But if you don't use Google's AI, you can't use their search engine." In the third panel, the person on the left responds, "I already said I don’t want to use Google's AI, Harry, you don’t have to sell it to me.
Google AI Mode can now show up to four ads per response - via @SachuPatel53124
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You can also use Rerank in the standard Brave Search experience.
User choice is important to us. You deserve control over the results you see. xitter.twitterapi.xyz/brave/status/188247402…
Google says that if schools want to use Google Search, they need to use its AI too.
Here's a better solution: Don't use Google.
Brave Search is a privacy-first search engine that doesn't force you to use AI.
Google is now threatening America's schools, saying they will turn off their core search functions if schools choose to entirely block AI.
nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/go…
Cisco Aguilar (@CiscoForNevada), Nevada's Secretary of State, explains why he refused to hand over Nevada voters' personal data to the federal government on a new episode of #TheBraveTechnologist.
Watch the full episode, hosted by @LukeMulks, here: brave.com/podcast/e144/
Don’t threaten them with a good time
JUST IN: Google announces schools that completely ban AI will also lose access to Google Search.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Google have just added tighter controls: “controls for Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search - access to these products will be entirely off for K-12 student accounts until school administrators explicitly turn them on.”
blog.google/products-and-p…
Brave: over 130 million monthly users 🚀
Brave Search: over 2.7 billion monthly queries 🚀
@Brave hit 130.77M MAU in October, up 1.9%, accelerating from Sept. (+1.6%) and crossing the 130M milestone for the first time.
Peak DAU reached 55.42M, with a record 7.26B minutes of daily use.
Search hit a record 91.77M daily queries on Oct. 25 (first time crossing 90M).
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The icon on the right is Brave Origin.
Origin disables most Brave features (besides ad and tracker blocking) by default. It's free on Linux and available on other operating systems for a one-time purchase.
More here: brave.com/origin/
A new episode of #TheBraveTechnologist podcast is out!
On this episode, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (@CiscoForNevada) shares what it's like to run a government office with the discipline of a technology company.
Other topics discussed:
- How Nevada survived a major cyberattack
- Why Cisco refused a federal request for Nevada voters' Social Security numbers, birthdays, and driver’s license numbers
- How Nevada consolidated 17 separate county voter systems into one statewide platform
- What happened when Nevada's old business filing system went down for an entire month
- Why centralized systems can actually protect privacy
Listen to Aguilar's full chat with @LukeMulks here: brave.com/podcast/e144/
Ask Brave is now quicker and smarter! 🔎
Simple questions are answered roughly 70% faster! Ask Brave now also digs deeper into your queries, researching 10x more search results when generating an answer.
Stay tuned for more improvements!
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