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The file, which appears to be related to Google's on-device AI model, is harmless enough. Here's why some users may still be ...

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.

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

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

Git isn't hard to learn, and when you combine Git with GitLab, you've made it a whole lot easier to share code and manage a common Git commit history with the rest of your team. This tutorial shows ...

Taxes are due Wednesday and millions of Americans are racing to file before the deadline. More than 90% of taxpayers are expected to file electronically, according to the Tax Policy Center, while the ...

I’ve been a truck driver since I was 18 years old. I took a load across state lines on the very first day I was legally able to do so – my 21st birthday – and I’ve held a commercial driver's license ...

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

Google Chrome is silently downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model to your device without consent. Here's what it is, where it ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

It's crunch time. The deadline is this week for federal and state income tax filings. Michigan residents are required to file their federal and state income taxes for 2025 by April 15, 2026, though ...