Google warning: Billions told to fix Chrome browser or risk being HACKED today
GOOGLE has released an update for Chrome that fixes several high-risk security threats.
The tech giant has sorted 27 security bugs this time round.
Many were uncovered by external geeks, including eight deemed to be high on the severity scale.
There is only one other rating more serious - critical - but there weren't any quite that bad found.
Among those reported to Google, 10 were considered a medium threat, while one was rated low.
Google relies on experts from outside the company to hunt down vulnerabilities.
It then pays them a bug bounty for their efforts once a problem is confirmed.
Chrome 98, as the latest version is called, is part of a routine update cycle that is usually rolled out every four weeks or so.
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This latest release mainly focuses on issues under the bonnet of Chrome.
So you shouldn't expect any major visual changes, nor any new features.
The update should install automatically, but you can force it if not.
This can be done by opening Settings and tapping About Chrome from the side menu.
It comes after Google's last regular update addressed an issue concerning the data sites have collected on you.
Before, Google would allow you to only delete cookies that individual sites have on you.
But since January the firm decided to beef up its privacy tools with the chance to delete all data a site holds.
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In other news, Apple has revealed a bunch of new emojis for iPhone, including a pregnant man and two saucy symbols.
Experts have warned that future space launches could be jeopardised if "stupid" regimes like Russia don't stop blasting the skies creating debris.
And the most popular phone since the millennium has been unveiled, with many shocked to find out it's not an iPhone.
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