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Google Chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI model on devices and users are not happy about it

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
Google Chrome is quietly pushing a 4GB AI model onto devices and reinstalling it if removed. The company says it is designed to protect your privacy when using AI features.

A man in a suit peers over a laptop displaying a large Chrome logo. The setting is an office.

Google says it's trying to protect your privacy.

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Microsoft Teams will add new protections as attackers target external calls with brand impersonation tactics

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Microsoft Teams is adding Brand Impersonation Protection for external VoIP calls. The feature warns users when a first‑contact caller appears to be posing as a trusted organization. It arrives as attackers increasingly target external Teams calls.

The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Teams will soon warn you when an external caller appears to be posing as a trusted organization.

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Microsoft Edge is removing its Sidebar to cut clutter while leaving the ever-controversial Copilot untouched

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
Microsoft Edge will soon remove the ability to pin apps and websites to the Sidebar. Microsoft says the change is part of simplifying Edge, but the move leaves Copilot in place and removes a feature many people rely on.

New Copilot features for the Microsoft Edge browser announced on October 23, 2025.

Copilot has avoided being part of Microsoft's efforts to simplify Edge.

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