Google Chrome is currently at the centre of viral claims suggesting it is silently downloading a 4GB AI model onto users’ devices. Some posts on social media sites have also warned that the file could ...

Yesterday we reported on an issue wherein Google’s browser Chrome was found downloading and installing AI models that can occupy a hefty 4GB of space. This was being done automatically without the ...

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Image model releases are driving growth for AI mobile apps, generating 6.5x more downloads than traditional model updates, according to a new report from app intelligence provider Appfigures. For ...

Google’s Chrome browser is already a notorious storage hog, but now comes word that it’s crowding our PC drives in a new way: with a local AI model. That model ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. It seems Google has decided that your PC needs a hefty dose of AI, whether you asked for it or not. Security researcher ...

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While Google Chrome is still the most popular browser, it’s feeling the heat from the new wave of AI browsers, including Perplexity Comet, Dia, and more. To stay relevant, Google is adding new AI ...

The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available. By Tripp ...

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