Chrome quietly pushed a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model to users, while a fake Perplexity extension wiretapped searches. Two sides of Chrome's consent problem.

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A malicious Chromium-based extension that spoofs the AI-powered answer engine Perplexity AI redirects browser search traffic using MV3 APIs and intermediary infrastructure.

Google has released emergency updates to patch another Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, the fifth such flaw patched since the start of the year. "Google is aware that ...

Google has released security updates to address 74 vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-11645 (CVSS ...

Chrome’s recent Android update is crashing on some tablets before the browser can even open. Affected users see a “You can have up to 5 windows” message, even ...

Short-handed Philadelphia puts up a spirited fight, but Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell is too much to handle down the stretch. Associated Press Cleveland’s perfect start continues as Donovan Mitchell ...

If your Mac's storage has been mysteriously shrinking recently and you use Google Chrome, you may have already identified the culprit. The browser has been downloading a 4GB AI model file onto ...

Reporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model on users' devices without consent, and that the model reinstalls itself if ...

PC-DOS 1.00 would lead to Microsoft becoming computing's top dog Microsoft continues to embrace open source. The source code and annotations provide insight into the operating system's earliest days.

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