Chrome Canary now shows a redesigned multi‑step PWA install flow with desktop shortcuts, taskbar pinning, progress screens, ...

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

You can stop Microsoft Edge from downloading Gen AI Local Foundational AI Model on Windows 11 using Registry or Group Policy ...

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

New blocking option: Windows 11 now includes a registry policy to stop Chrome and Edge from downloading local AI models ...

Here's how to delete Chrome's weights.bin file and disable Gemini Nano to reclaim your storage space on Windows and macOS.

On May 4, 2026, Alexander Hanff, a computer scientist and lawyer who runs the website ThatPrivacyGuy.com, posted an article ...

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

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

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Update: Google has passed along a statement regarding this background download: "We’ve offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since ...

If you have certain Gemini AI features enabled on Chrome, it’s likely that the 4GB file has already been downloaded to your ...