Brave’s latest news

Announcing chat mode, a conversational chat experience that expands the ability of Brave Search and its Answer with AI

Nov 21, 2024

This new feature offers the option to ask follow-up questions from the basis of an initial query to Brave Search.

Boomerang: A Decentralised Privacy-Preserving Verifiable Incentive Protocol

Nov 20, 2024

Brave Research introduces Boomerang, a privacy-preserving protocol that decentralizes Brave Rewards while enabling verifiable ad interactions. Users can earn rewards anonymously through cryptographic proofs.

Procedural filtering for better adblocking

Nov 19, 2024

Starting with version 1.73, Brave is significantly improving its adblocking capabilities by adding support for procedural cosmetic filtering of page elements.

Delete site data instantly with the new Shred button on Brave iOS browser

Nov 18, 2024

Starting with iOS version 1.71, Brave is rolling out a way to quickly delete browsing data that sites can use to identify you across visits. It's called Shred.

Brave's built-in VPN is updated with new features, additional servers, and more subscription options

Oct 30, 2024

Brave's latest VPN update brings hundreds of new servers, city-level selection, and extended device support, offering users an unparalleled privacy and security solution directly within their browser.

When privacy-preserving advertising measurement falls short

Sep 19, 2024

Privacy-preserving ad measurement should prioritize user control and transparency rather than catering to third-party advertisers.

Nebula: Brave's differentially private system for privacy-preserving analytics

Sep 18, 2024

Introducing Nebula, a novel and best-in-class system developed by Brave Research for product usage analytics with differential privacy guarantees.

Introducing cross-chain swaps on Brave Wallet

Aug 30, 2024

Announcing native bridging support in Brave Wallet. This allows users to transfer assets from one blockchain to another with the familiar user experience of swaps.

Chrome is Entrenching Third-Party Cookies For Some Sites In A Way That Will Predictably, Inevitably Mislead Users

Aug 26, 2024

Related Website Sets is a user-hostile weakening of the Web's privacy model, plainly designed to benefit websites and advertisers, to the detriment of user privacy.

Brave brings HTTPS by Default to iOS

Aug 21, 2024

Starting with version 1.68, Brave will become the first iOS Web browser to try to upgrade all sites to HTTPS by default.

BLaDE: Brave's Performance Evaluation Testbed

Aug 14, 2024

Introducing BLaDE: Brave's open-source testbed for automated mobile performance evaluation. This system accurately measures device metrics while simulating user actions, enhancing mobile app assessment.

MELTing Point: Mobile Evaluation of Language Transformers

Jul 25, 2024

We explore the feasibility of deploying LLMs on device, a model in which user prompts and LLM outputs never leave the device premises.

Bring Your Own Model (BYOM): using Brave Leo with your own LLMs

Jun 27, 2024

Brave Nightly sets a new standard for AI privacy and customization. Connect your preferred AI model, local or remote, directly to Leo in your browser.

What Manifest V3 means for Brave Shields and the use of extensions in the Brave browser

Jun 27, 2024

Brave is committed to maintaining Manifest V2 support, allowing users to keep their favorite extensions functioning beyond the industry-wide deprecation.

Leo, Brave's in-browser AI assistant, now incorporates real-time Brave Search results for even better answers

Jun 13, 2024

Leo—Brave's in-browser AI assistant—is now even more useful thanks to its integration with Brave Search.

Brave launches Search Ads in key markets, after successful test phase with leading brands

May 30, 2024

After nearly 18 months of testing with initial partners, Brave Search Ads are now available as part of Brave's innovative privacy-preserving ad platform.

Brave Unveils New Privacy-Focused AI Answer Engine, Set to Handle Nearly 10 Billion Annual Queries

Apr 17, 2024

Answer with AI is the only large real-time answer engine that puts privacy first and does not rely on Big Tech search engines

Leo is now integrated with Brave Talk video conferencing, enabling private, AI-supported meeting summaries, task lists, and more

Apr 10, 2024

Brave has integrated its AI assistant Leo with Brave Talk, its video conferencing tool, to provide real-time meeting summaries, task lists, and more for a more efficient and productive meeting experience, while maintaining privacy.

With Brave Leo on iOS today, the browser AI assistant is now available on all platforms

Apr 3, 2024

Brave is excited to announce the release of Leo on iOS, completing the roll-out of our new privacy-preserving AI assistant.

Leo—Brave's privacy-preserving AI assistant—now available on Android

Feb 28, 2024

Today, Brave is excited to announce the release of Leo—Brave's privacy-preserving AI assistant built right into the browser—on all Android devices.