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

Hanff discovered a four-gigabyte file named “weights.bin,” in a directory called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel.” The file contains ...

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

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

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 ...

Spotify is expanding its generative AI efforts with a new CLI tool that lets AI agents like OpenClaw create and upload ...

Chrome users were caught off guard by a 4-GB Google AI model baked into Chrome, sparking privacy concerns. The good news: You ...

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Last year Universal Quantum, the quantum computing firm spun out of Sussex University, announced it was collaborating with the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) on using quantum computing in drug discovery ...

AI startup Manus has released its answer to OpenClaw and Perplexity’s Personal Computer. The similarly dubbed “My Computer” system runs on your Mac or PC, turning your machine into a personal AI agent ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote ...