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Chrome will now warn you about suspicious websites. The browser will also protect you against fake antivirus updates.

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Google is updating Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode to detect scam websites and warn users when a page tricks them into copying a malicious command. The company introduced Enhanced Protection for Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature in 2020 to address online scams and social engineering. Google says further updates have made its users ten times safer from phishing, social engineering, notification abuse, and other scams compared with those using Standard Protection. The figure is based on a comparison of the average number of safety warnings shown to users of the two modes.

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Imagine your partner spending hours flirting with someone else, trying to hold their hand and taking them on dates. Most people would have questions. But what if that someone only exists inside a video game? The latest instalment in Rockstar's blockbuster Grand Theft Auto franchise is set to be the biggest entertainment launch of the year when it is released next month. Judging by previews, the connection between its two main characters is a central feature. Rockstar has hinted that the Bonnie and Clyde-type protagonists Jason and Lucia do not have to become a full-on romantic couple. But their relationship can grow by spending time together outside of the main crime and life-on-the-run storyline – through shopping, visiting bars and restaurants and working out together. Smaller interactions like holding hands and quickly responding to each other's texts can help build a bond. The idea has restarted a debate almost as old as gaming itself: if you are that invested in a fictional relationship, is your real-life partner entitled to be upset? In September, polling company YouGov put that question to more than 4,000 British adults.