Running Claude Code or Claude in Chrome? Here's the audit matrix for every blind spot your security stack misses

Four research teams found the same confused deputy failure in Claude across three surfaces in 48 hours. This audit matrix maps every blind spot and fix.
ZDNet

Why Chrome may have quietly downloaded a 4GB file to your PC - and how to get rid of it

Google is downloading a 4GB file to the PCs of many Chrome users. The file is harmless and is used for the Gemini Nano on-device LLM. You'll see it if you've opted into the on-device AI setting in ...
TWCN Tech News

What is weights.bin file in Chrome? Can I delete it?

In 2024, Google Chrome expanded its built-in AI initiative by introducing APIs and browser features that enable the local execution of AI models. As part of this shift, Chrome began integrating ...
MacRumors

Stop Chrome Browser From Downloading a Hidden 4GB AI File

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 ...

Google Chrome Snuck A 4GB AI Model Onto Computers – Here's How To Remove It (For Now)

Learn how to remove the Google Chrome 4GB AI model. We explain how to disable the Gemini Nano weights.bin file and delete ...

151 Chrome Security Flaws, 22 Critical, Fixed In New Google Update

Google has released a Chrome update patching a large number of new security flaws: 151 in total, 22 of them rated as critical severity.
Android Authority

How to remove Gemini Nano from Chrome (and free up 4GB of storage)

Google Chrome’s “weights.bin” file has been gathering a lot of attention, particularly for its forced, inexplicable, and inescapable nature. This file is responsible for on-device Gemini Nano features ...

Forgot a file at home? This free Google tool can save the day

This free tool from Google lets you remotely access your computer from pretty much anywhere—your laptop, phone, tablet, you ...
Engadget

Chrome downloads a 4GB AI file without user consent, researcher alleges

If you've paid any attention to Google lately, you know that it wants us using its AI tools. So much so that Chrome apparently downloads a 4GB file containing details for running Gemini Nano, Google's ...
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, ...
Digital Trends

Google Chrome is installing a 4 GB AI model onto your device. Here’s how you can turn it off

While Google Chrome is still the most popular browser, it’s feeling the heat from the new wave of AI browsers, including Perplexity Comet, Dia, and more. To stay relevant, Google is adding new AI ...
Gizmodo

Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as “That Privacy Guy,” recently reported ...