Google launched the Prompt API in Chrome 148, enabling local AI inference with Gemini Nano directly on users' devices, despite strong opposition from Mozilla, Apple, and the W3C. This feature provides AI without server costs, latency, or data leaving the device, cementing Google's win in this
The article argues that Google Chrome is evolving into an 'agent runtime,' integrating AI capabilities like 'Skills' and 'AI Mode' directly into the browser. This transformation shifts the browser from a passive interface to an active participant capable of understanding intent and chaining actions.
This news update covers significant advancements in AI, detailing the integration of AI-generated drivers into the Linux kernel and Claude's enhanced presence in Microsoft 365. It also highlights the rise of self-replicating AI agents and Anthropic's NLA for model interpretability.
The article explores the startling possibility of Google Chrome secretly installing a 4GB AI model on user PCs by 2026. It raises critical questions about hard drive consumption and AI privacy, stressing the importance of understanding browser operations.
Google is updating AI Mode in Chrome, allowing users to open source links alongside their chat for follow-up questions about the page content. AI Mode, a chatbot-like search feature launched last year, resides in a Chrome tab and has received several new functionalities recently.
Google Chrome may be consuming up to 4GB of computer storage due to an automatically downloaded on-device AI model file. This weights.bin file is linked to Google's Gemini Nano AI model, which powers various Chrome AI features like scam detection and writing assistance.
This article discusses CVE-2026-5910, an integer overflow vulnerability in Chromium's Media component, which could lead to heap corruption via crafted video files. While publicly rated low severity, the piece emphasizes its importance for understanding designed behavior, execution context, and trust boundaries within modern browser architecture.
The article discusses CVE-2026-5914, a low-severity Type Confusion vulnerability in Chromium's CSS, exploitable through malicious extensions in Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. It highlights the deeper architectural implications concerning designed behavior, execution context, and trust boundaries within modern browsers.