Silent AI install: Researchers found Chrome auto-downloaded a 4GB Gemini Nano file without asking users, triggering privacy and transparency concerns. Google's explanation: Google says the model ...

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

Security researcher says that Google is likely in violation of EU law and wasting thousands upon thousands of kilowatts.

As part of its slate of Google Cloud Next announcements on Wednesday, the company shared plans to bring “auto browse” agentic capabilities to Chrome users in the enterprise, along with enhanced ...

Google is rolling out updates to AI Mode in Chrome. Clicking a link in AI Mode on Chrome desktop now opens the webpage in a side panel. The updates are live in the U.S. and will expand to more ...

The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos. You can set up your own ...

Google today updated its Chrome browser with support for vertical tabs, which are displayed in a sidebar instead of at the top of the browser. The tab layout can be changed by right clicking on any ...

Google is introducing two big updates for desktop Chrome with vertical tabs and immersive reading mode. Vertical tabs are an alternative to the horizontal tab strip that has been in place since Chrome ...

Google has started rolling out a small but significant update to Chrome on desktop. Starting today, users will begin seeing an option to organize their tabs vertically. To use the new feature, right ...

After years of resisting, Google Chrome is finally adopting vertical tabs — a feature more recently popularized by the Arc browser, a predecessor to the AI browser Dia. Google announced on Tuesday ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Google Chrome commands more than two thirds of internet browser market share, but it is becoming harder to recommend to any person keen on ...