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Google defends silent Chrome AI install, sidesteps consent issue

Silent AI download: Privacy researcher Alexander Hanff found Chrome installs a 4GB Gemini Nano model without notifying users, triggering privacy and consent concerns ...

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Google responds to Chrome’s silent Gemini Nano install, stops short of addressing consent

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

Google Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model on your PC without asking

The 4GB on-device AI model, supposedly for Gemini Nano, is installed without consent or opt-in, and even re-downloads itself ...
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 stop Edge from downloading AI models on Windows 11

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

Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. The tool is highly ...
Ars Technica

Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license

Google’s Gemini AI models have improved by leaps and bounds over the past year, but you can only use Gemini on Google’s terms. The company’s Gemma open-weight models have provided more freedom, but ...
VentureBeat

Google releases Gemma 4 under Apache 2.0 — and that license change may matter more than benchmarks

For the past two years, enterprises evaluating open-weight models have faced an awkward trade-off. Google's Gemma line consistently delivered strong performance, but its custom license — with usage ...
Bitcoin Magazine

Google’s New Quantum Research Reignites Push to Harden Bitcoin

Google’s quantum research is accelerating fears that Bitcoin’s cryptography may face a real timeline, forcing the network to race toward quantum-resistant upgrades. A new research paper from Google ...
Visual Studio Magazine

TypeScript 6.0 Ships as Final JavaScript-Based Release, Clears Path for Go-Native 7.0

TypeScript 6.0 is the last release built on the JavaScript codebase. A new --stableTypeOrdering flag lets developers match TypeScript 7.0 behavior. TypeScript 7.0, written in Go, is "extremely close ...
Geeky Gadgets

Google AI Studio 2.0 Update Adds Antigravity Full-Stack Coding

Google AI Studio 2.0 offers a structured approach to full-stack development, combining features like context-aware coding and backend automation to support the creation of production-ready ...