Google Chrome VP and GM Parisa Tabriz has responded to backlash over Chrome’s practice of silently downloading a 4GB Gemini Nano model onto user devices.

Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing page now contains a message that says: “Thank you for using Project Mariner. It was shut down on May 4th, 2026 and its technology […]
Most phones pick your AI for you. Apple’s iOS 27 is reportedly about to change that, and in doing so, it may have stumbled onto its most lucrative business move yet.

The proposals filed in Brussels aim to settle the European Commission’s investigation into whether Google has been demoting publishers’ pages with third-party advertising content. Failure to settle could expose Alphabet to penalties up to 10 per cent o…
The new feature is a small win for Android users, as it gives them more control over how much location data they share with websites.
While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.
Google is rolling out five updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews in Search designed to surface more links and give users more reasons to click through to the websites behind them.
Google is building an AI agent codenamed Remy inside its Gemini app, as the company looks to compete in a fast-moving market already claimed by OpenClaw, Meta, and Anthropic.