CNET

Did Chrome Just Install a Massive AI Model on Your Device Without Telling You? Yes, Probably

A 4GB file called weights.bin may be sitting on your hard drive right now, put there by Chrome without your knowledge.
Futurism

Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users’ PCs

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

How to Use Google Chrome’s New AI-Powered ‘Skills’

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos.

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

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

Chrome silently installs a 4 GB local LLM on your computer

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

5 Useful Google Chrome Features You Should Be Using In 2026

So, you're one of the one billion who chose Google Chrome as your default browser. Maybe that's because it's one of the, if not the most, popular out there. Or perhaps it's because Chrome feels ...

Change these 4 Google Chrome settings to protect your privacy

Browsing online can expose you to a multitude of privacy threats. However, here are some Google Chrome settings that will ...
Forbes

Google Suddenly Updates Chrome — What You Need To Know And Do

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Updated October 20 with details of a high-priority security ...