Google brings Gemini-powered browsing to Chrome for Android with new AI features

Google is bringing a new upgrade to Chrome for Android, with new AI features that aim to change how users browse, interact ...

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

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

Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet

VAN, Turkey — Dazed by the sun and tired by more than a dozen hours of travel by bus, the woman from Tehran, Iran's capital, crossed into eastern Turkey. Her first stop? Somewhere with Wi-Fi. "I only ...

‘The new era of browsing’: Major Google change for every Aussie

Google Chrome – by far the largest and most popular of those browsers – is on Tuesday ushering in what it’s calling “the new era of browsing” by integrating its Gemini AI across platforms like Google ...
THE WEEK

The Internet Archive is in danger

The Internet Archive has been responsible for saving and providing access to trillions of websites over the past 30 years. AI is putting a damper on the organization’s work, as large language models ...
The New York Times

Iran Eases Some Internet Restrictions, as Wider Blackout Passes 50th Day

Critics say Iran may be creating a “tiered internet” model, where access is limited to the politically and economically privileged. By Erika Solomon and Sanam Mahoozi Iran’s government said Sunday ...
CNET

Google Is Adding New Ways to Use AI Mode in Chrome

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...
Android

108 Chrome Extensions Are Stealing Data — Check If You Have Any Installed

Security researchers found 108 malicious extensions on Google Chrome (and other Chromium-based browsers) that collectively have over 20,000 downloads and are designed to steal user data and inject ads ...
Engadget

Chrome Skills let you save your favorite Gemini prompts for easy access

Gemini in Chrome is about to get a small but handy upgrade. Starting today, Google is rolling out a feature it calls Skills to Chrome on desktop. Skills allow you to save your favorite Gemini in ...
AOL

9 Reasons You Should Consider Ditching Google Chrome

Google Chrome commands more than two thirds of internet browser market share, but it is becoming harder to recommend to any person keen on privacy and control, or skeptical about big tech. On both ...
PC World

Windows 11’s new internet speed test is just a shortcut to Bing

Microsoft is rolling out a new internet speed test feature in Windows 11 that’s accessible directly from the taskbar for user convenience. PCWorld reports this feature is actually just a shortcut to a ...