Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

On May 4, 2026, Alexander Hanff, a computer scientist and lawyer who runs the website ThatPrivacyGuy.com, posted an article ...
PCMag

Chrome Is Quietly Downloading a 4GB AI Model Without Your Permission

Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization. Here's how ...
Decrypt

Chrome Is Quietly Installing a 4GB AI Model on Your Computer—And Putting It Back If You Delete It

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.

Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...
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Google Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB AI Model on PC Without User Consent

Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI Model on desktop systems without user consent. Learn how to find and delete it to ...

Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...

Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home

A former FedEx driver has been sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas ...

Why Chrome may have quietly downloaded a 4GB file to your PC - and how to get rid of it

The file, which appears to be related to Google's on-device AI model, is harmless enough. Here's why some users may still be ...

Online archives of over 20 years of tech reporting | The Register

Dive into The Register's online archive of incisive tech news reporting, features, and analysis dating back to 1998 ...
IEEE

Aperture-Shared Design of Millimeter-Wave Phased Array and Sub-6 GHz Antenna Using Diversified Metasurface Structures

Abstract: This article presents a novel aperture-shared architecture applied in integration of millimeter-wave (mmW) phased array and sub-6 GHz antenna using diversified metasurface structures. First, ...
Inc

Comcast Is Paying Up to $10,000 to People Affected by a Data Breach. Here’s How to Claim Your Share

Comcast is finally gearing up to pay for a 2023 hack that leaked sensitive customer information. Comcast disclosed in December 2023 that hackers accessed account usernames and passwords, as well as ...