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.

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

Because Gemini Nano is constantly appearing on machines for the first time, people may think this is something new. In ...

Hidden Gemini Nano download is triggering backlash over bandwidth costs ...

Security researcher Alexander Hanff says Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI model, raising concerns over consent, storage, ...

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

Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome's practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini ...

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to eligible devices, and downloads it again if deleted.

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

If you run AI features in Chrome, you might have inadvertently downloaded 4GB of additional data to your machine.

Delete it and it could come back ...

You can nix Chrome's 4GB local AI model in just a few clicks, but you'll lose some functionality in the process.