Google provided information that incorrectly undervalued the Polish currency the zloty by over a fifth, prompting authorities on Tuesday to calm the public and demand the search engine giant provide an explanation. On Monday evening, Google's currency converter showed a rate of up to 5.20 zloty per euro and 4.70 zloty per dollar, which represented a drop in value of more than a fifth from the rate on the previous trading day on Friday. The information set off a storm of speculation on X, formerly Twitter, and although Poles did not rush to buy dollars on Tuesday, officials called for calm.
Gamer browser adds a 'panic button' to hide your naughty tabs and open normal 'safe' tabs instead
14.12.2023 - 15:18 / pcgamer.com
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're doing so on Chrome. It's the browser I've used daily for over a decade and makes up over 60% of overall browser usage. Trailing way behind is Safari with 18%, followed by Edge and Firefox. I can understand then, why longtime browser contestant Opera has been thinking outside the box to stand out.
A few years ago, that thinking led to Opera GX, a version of the browser based on Google's open-source Chromium codebase with «gaming-oriented» features like a CPU/RAM usage limiter and a Twitch sidebar, as well as memey gimmicks like a setting that'll automatically wipe your internet history if it thinks you're dead. Its latest feature belongs in that same boat: a «Panic Button» that, with a single press, will close your NSFW browsing session and open a new window with predetermined «safe» tabs.
The idea of Panic Button is to provide a «defense against prying observers and unexpected drop-ins,» according to the Opera GX blog.
«The next time your boss suddenly returns early from lunch while you’re streaming League of Legends tournaments, you can quickly hit the F12 key and the Panic Button is activated,» the blog continues. «This quickly mutes and pauses playback from all tabs and forces open a new window of totally bland, 'safe' content, keeping your secrets safe for another day. To restore all tabs to the previous state you just need to press the F12 button again.»
I installed Opera GX to give the Panic Button a spin and, yep, it works exactly as advertised. It's pretty fast, too. The app automatically includes a pool of «safe» tabs like Wikipedia and Google Docs, but you can remove these links or add your own. If I still went to an office and was trying to look like I was working, Panic Button could indeed fire up another window before my boss notices my time-wasting Reddit scrolling. Though, that theoretical scenario has some holes, like how I'd have to have Opera GX installed on a work computer in the first place. It's also pretty easy to have two instances of a web browser open at once and swap between them, and you wouldn't have to rely on a fresh load of «safe» tabs either.
Let's be real: the true use case here is to quickly hide whatever it is you type into your incognito tabs at home, and in that sense I can see Panic Button saving folks from an awkward conversation with a roommate or parent. Though, you should know you don't necessarily have to switch browsers to get a similar effect. It won't surprise you to learn there are existing Chrome extensions that do the same job, though they're not popular and might not be as convenient as Opera GX's customizable links and hotkey.
The real reason to make the Opera GX switch is if you find use in its
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