They should really provide an option to hide the AI, or at least put it at the bottom of the page, if it gets any worse, then another browser is definitely on the table. As an afterthought, wonder why ungoogled-chromium isn’t mentioned on the Chromium page?
All the way from California? Checked the air quality for your area just now, the maps say pretty good, there are some fires around, not too close though, and the southerlies should clear the air some. Has it improved recently?
