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Google Chrome 'silently' downloads 4GB AI model to your device without permission, report claims — researcher says practice may violate EU law, waste thousands of kilowatts of energy

… Google has not publicly responded in detail to Hanff's findings at the time of writing, and the company may argue that these downloads are tied to legitimate product features and improve privacy by keeping AI processing local. Even so, the core question remains unresolved. …

May 6, 2026 · Zak Killian
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First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS — Claude Mythos helps security researchers bypass Memory Integrity Enforcement

… Linux has had its worst week in years with the CopyFail and Dirty Frag root-gaining vulnerabilities, and things aren't much rosier at Microsoft, thanks to the YellowKey BitLocker bypass, as well as GreenPlasma and RedSun privilege-gaining exploits. …

May 16, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira
tomshardware.com › pc-components › cpus

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 APU could arrive with 192GB of unified memory — leaked PassMark benchmarks suggest modest update over Strix Halo

… Much like the “Gorgon Point” Ryzen AI 400 series , which was introduced as a modest refresh over the “Strix Point” Ryzen AI 300 lineup, AMD may take a similar approach with the upcoming “Gorgon Halo” Ryzen AI Max+ 400 series, focusing on incremental improvements rather than an overhaul. …

May 4, 2026 · Kunal Khullar