Android and ChromeOS are merging into a single operating system, and the result could become one of the most powerful platforms Google has ever produced. Dubbed Aluminum OS, the operating system takes ...

The 4GB on-device AI model, supposedly for Gemini Nano, is installed without consent or opt-in, and even re-downloads itself ...

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

Without notice or consent, Chrome has been downloading the hefty Gemini Nano model to run AI locally on your computer.

'Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.' ...

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...

OpenAI today launched Codex for Chrome, a Chrome extension that lets Codex work directly in the browser on Macs and PCs. With ...

Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You ...

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano.

Google really wants you to use artificial intelligence. Preferably its own, judging by the countless AI 'tools' that have ...

A report claims Google Chrome has been quietly downloading a 4GB on-device AI model without user awareness, raising concerns ...

You can nix Chrome's 4GB local AI model in just a few clicks, but you'll lose some functionality in the process.