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 ...

Here’s how I finally got Google’s uninvited 4GB AI model off my Mac

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

Google Chrome just silently installed a 4GB AI model on your device - here's how to remove it

If you use Google Chrome on your computer, the browser has silently installed an on-device AI model without your knowledge.

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 ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Can you still file a tax extension on April 15? What to know on Tax Day

The deadline to file 2025 taxes is April 15, 2026, but taxpayers can request a six-month extension. Tax refunds are typically issued in less than 21 days, and their status can be tracked on the IRS ...
USA Today

April 15 tax deadline is here, but you can get an extension

The April 15 tax deadline is here, and if you're feeling like you could use just a little more time, take it. Instead of filing a return by April 15, you can opt to file a short, less than one-page ...
MLive

Google settlement with Android users worth up to $100 per person: Here’s how to file your claim

Android users who accessed the internet from their device may soon be eligible for up to $100 as part of a $135 million settlement. While a court must still approve the settlement, lawyers behind a ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft 365 Backup to add file-level restore for faster recovery

Microsoft will soon begin rolling out a significant upgrade to Microsoft 365 Backup to speed up recovery by allowing administrators to restore individual files and folders. Microsoft 365 Backup is a ...
Wall Street Journal

Google Is Exploring Ways to Use Its Financial Might to Take On Nvidia

Google is exploring new ways to expand the market for its artificial-intelligence chips, seeking to use its financial might to build a broader AI ecosystem that can better compete with market leader ...
Android Authority

Google confirms new Downloads backup feature for Android: Here's how it'll work

Google is finally rolling out Drive’s new local file backup feature for Android devices. We’ve been tracking the feature for months and can tell you exactly how it would work. Android will use Google ...
New York Post

Gmail users urged to switch off these two main features over privacy concerns

A techspert named Davey Jones is urging Gmail users to switch off several features over concerns that Google could automatically access their sensitive email data and use it to train AI. Arlette - ...