Chrome 64 arrives with a 4‑GB Gemini AI model baked into the browser and a set of privacy‑focused UI tweaks. The changes force engineers and power users to decide whether the on‑device model is worth the memory hit.

The update ships the Gemini model, a 4‑GB language model that runs locally, a permanent mute option for autoplay videos, and link‑mask protection. OpenAI released a Codex plugin for Chrome that lets the code‑assistant…

Google bundled its Gemini model directly into the Chrome binary. The model occupies roughly 4 GB of disk space and runs on the client without contacting Google servers. The move follows a broader industry push to put …

Embedding the model sidesteps latency concerns but raises a privacy question. Users can now run Gemini without sending prompts to the cloud, but the model still has access to everything the browser can read. The trade…