One month after promising to release the JavaScript engine of its Edge browser, Microsoft has proven good for its word and then some. Not only is it releasing the code, it’s planning a Linux port.

If you ever needed a sign that a new era has dawned at Microsoft, this is it: The company announced it is bringing ChakraCore to Linux and OS X. ChakraCore is the main element of the Chakra JavaScript ...

Javascript is a programming language that's loved and reviled in equal measures. Often seen as a powerful and complex beast, it has enabled many rich experiences on the Web that wouldn't have been ...

Microsoft has announced that the Edge Vulnerability Research team is experimenting with a new feature dubbed "Super Duper Secure Mode" and designed to bring security improvements without significant ...

Beginning Wednesday, the era of the “traditional” Microsoft Edge will come to an end—for consumers, anyway. Microsoft said in November that the new Chromium-based Edge would begin replacing the ...

The overhauled browser is more compatible with today's websites. It also gives more power to Google's vision for the web. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...