I can not see what I am typing in the Google Search bar on my MacBook Pro after MacOS 12.7.3 update

I CAN'T SEE WHAT I'M TYPING in the Google search bar. I just (an hour ago) upgraded from macOS Monterey 12.7 to macOS Monterey 12.7.3. on my MacBook Pro (2022). Everything seems fine... except for Safari. When I want to type something in the Google search bar I can do so... it's just that the typing has become invisible.... I tried several times but I can not see what I type.... the cursor moves and is "writing" in a kind of invisible/blind mode... Upon entering the command it does search and I can then see the results.... so basically... it works.... it's just that I have to type blind commands (for my eyes) into the Safari/Google Search bar. In Google Chrome the problem does not occur. But since I'm a Safari user: does anybody have a suggestion/solution for what's going on here? Thank you!