Check your PC: Chrome is installing a 4 GB local AI model without asking permission

'Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it.' ...

Chrome silently installs a 4 GB local LLM on your computer

Google Chrome will steal 4 GB of disk space from your computer for its local large language model unless you opted out. It's ...

Google Chrome has been silently pushing a 4GB AI model to your device without asking

Google Chrome users who have noticed unusual disk activity or unexplained drops in available storage should look for a folder ...
TweakTown

Google Chrome is reportedly checking whether your Windows 10 PC can be upgraded to Windows 11

TL;DR: With Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, Google's Chrome browser is reportedly now tracking PC eligibility for Windows 11 upgrades (using anonymized data). This appears to be an effort ...

Google Chrome secretly installed a 4GB Gemini AI model on your computer: here's what we know

Google Chrome may be consuming more space than expected due to an automatic download of a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano.
Forbes

Google Chrome Update—Microsoft Warns Windows Users To Change Browser

Microsoft is now pushing users to stop using Google Chrome. “Browse securely,” the Windows-maker warns anyone installing Chrome. “Microsoft Edge runs on the same technology as Chrome,” it says, “with ...

Chrome 148 patches 100+ vulnerabilities, including 3 critical flaws

With the update to the new major version, Chrome 148, Google is fixing twice as many security vulnerabilities as it did when ...

Google Chrome Update Alert For All Users—4 Critical Vulnerabilities

All Google users are urged to ensure their Chrome browser is updated to version 147.0.7727.137/138, as 4 new and critical ...