Chrome has been automatically downloading Gemini Nano (a 4GB AI model) to users' computers without notification or an easy way to prevent it. Ever since being admittedly fascinated by the Cambridge ...

An analysis of a popular Google Chrome ad block extension for YouTube has uncovered the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. According to Island, the ...

Google has released emergency updates to patch another Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, the fifth such flaw patched since the start of the year. "Google is aware that ...

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Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model on users' devices without consent, and that the model reinstalls itself if ...

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported ...

The ongoing march of AI features continues to go on, whether you want it to or not, and a recent update to Google Chrome probably installed a few gigabytes of local ...

Here’s how you can find out, and get that storage back if you need it. Here’s how you can find out, and get that storage back if you need it. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...

Ripple effect: Google started turning Chrome, the world's most popular web browser, into an AI browser last year in response to threats from popular AI-native rivals such as OpenAI. Recent reports ...

PCWorld explains how Google Chrome collects extensive user data for targeted advertising, even in incognito mode, raising significant privacy concerns. Users can ...

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos. You can set up your own ...

A Chrome extension that permanently blocks X (Twitter) ad accounts as you scroll — with a built-in media downloader for videos, GIFs, and images.