It looks like Microsoft is calling this “Copilot Mode” for Edge. And it’s not just a transformed New Tab page complete with suggested prompts and a Copilot box, either: Microsoft is also experimenting with “Context Clues,” which will let Copilot take into account your browser history and preferences when answering questions. It’s worth noting that Copilot Mode is an optional and experimental feature.
The rise of Dia
Forget the big boys for a second. A relatively scrappy startup known as The Browser Company (which, yes, is actually its name) made waves when it first released the Arc browser back in 2022. The project was designed to reimagine the web browser and challenge our existing notions around that framework. A startup creating a new web browser was daring enough to get attention. The design was interesting, and it grew a dedicated cult following.
But Arc was more of a power-user browser than something mainstream, and it didn’t catch on in the way The Browser Company wanted. Plain and simple, it isn’t the future of the web browser, as the company eventually came to realize.
