Are you using Chrome to its full potential? These key features—which many users overlook to their detriment—will make sure ...

At least there's a toggle to easily turn this off.

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge. Here's how you can remove it.

If your Mac's storage has been mysteriously shrinking recently and you use Google Chrome, you may have already identified the culprit. The browser has been downloading a 4GB AI model file onto ...

Google Chrome’s “weights.bin” file has been gathering a lot of attention, particularly for its forced, inexplicable, and inescapable nature. This file is responsible for on-device Gemini Nano features ...

All of Google’s products have been getting more AI features, including Chrome, which now offers split-screen Gemini chatbot support, the ability to automate web browsing, and more. Some desktop Chrome ...

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.

Several Google Chrome users in South Africa reported that a 4GB file had silently been downloaded to their computers.

This occurs when Chrome’s on-device AI features are active, supporting functions such as writing help, page summarization, and scam detection. Critics highlight that users are not directly informed, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The best defense against spyware is to ensure your iPhone is ...

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