Google Finally Rolls Out Per-App Backup Controls on Android for Granular Cloud Storage Control

Google is rolling out per-app backup controls for Android devices, allowing users to select exactly which applications sync ...
Yahoo! Sports

2025 Topps Chrome Platinum Baseball Release Guide

After a year on the bench, Topps is bringing back a fan favorite product: 2025 Topps Chrome Platinum Baseball. The set is well known for using a past base design, and this year, 1955, takes the ...
techtimes

Google Ships Chrome Prompt API Over Objections From Mozilla, Apple, W3C, and Microsoft

Google shipped its Prompt API in Chrome 148 on May 5, 2026, embedding a JavaScript interface to its Gemini Nano AI model directly into the browser — and doing so after Mozilla, Apple's WebKit team, ...
Ars Technica

Chrome’s 4GB AI model isn’t new, but you’re not wrong for being confused

All of Google’s products have been getting more AI features, including Chrome, which now offers split-screen Gemini chatbot support, the ability to automate web browsing, and more. Some desktop Chrome ...
Wired

You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out

If you use Google's Chrome browser for desktop, there's probably a Gemini Nano AI model running on your computer right now and taking up about 4 GB of space. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but if ...
BGR

Google Chrome Just Silently Installed A 4GB AI Model On Your Device - Here's How To Remove It

Resourceful users have discovered a file approximately 4 GB in size that Google silently installed on all machines with Google Chrome. It's essentially part of a mass-distributed AI model available ...
Hosted on MSN

Chrome AI takes up 4GB of your computer storage and there may be nothing you can do about it

Google emailed AP with commentary: "We’ve offered Gemini Nano for Chrome since 2024 as a lightweight, on-device model. It powers important security capabilities like scam detection and developer APIs ...
9to5google

Google Chrome takes up 4GB of storage on your computer for AI, if you have space

The ongoing march of AI features continues to go on, whether you want it to or not, and a recent update to Google Chrome probably installed a few gigabytes of local ...
The Verge

Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage

Here’s how you can find out, and get that storage back if you need it. Here’s how you can find out, and get that storage back if you need it. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...
Lifehacker

Chrome’s AI Might Be Taking Up a Bunch of Storage, but You Can Fix It

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Android Authority

Is Chrome's 4GB 'weights.bin' file spyware? Google clarifies (Updated)

Users noticed Google Chrome silently downloading a 4GB file called “weights.bin” in the background, sparking privacy concerns. This file actually helps run Gemini Nano on-device, improving privacy by ...