Google Chrome may switch to Bing or Yahoo because of a change in settings, often caused by browser extensions, unwanted software, or a hijacker that modifies search settings without user consent.

OpenAI has launched a new Codex extension for Chrome allows users to control the browser via the AI assistant. Codex can be ...

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

Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model ...

Google says the on-device Gemini Nano model powers security and AI-related features in Chrome, but the discovery has sparked ...

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

Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...

Chrome users discover Google quietly installed a massive 4GB Gemini Nano AI model on their computers throughout 2024. The undisclosed installation consumes significant storage space equivalent to 800 ...

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...

You might not have asked for an AI model on your computer, but you might have gotten it anyway. Google Chrome has been ...

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

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