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Chrome Downloads A 4GB AI File Without User Consent, Researcher Alleges

If you’ve paid any attention to Google lately, you know that it wants us using its AI tools. So much so that Chrome apparently downloads a 4GB file containing details for running Gemini Nano, Google’s on-device LLM. Computer scientist Alexander…

Blink bumps its budget buzzer to 2K

The wired version is Blink’s first wired-only buzzer and its first not to require a Blink Sync Module (although it can work with one). Previous Blink doorbells relied on the small hub, and could be wired or run on lithium…

reMarkable’s new Paper Pure tablet goes back to basics with a monochrome screen

After exploring the bigger market for productivity tablets featuring color displays with the Paper Pro and the smaller Paper Pro Move, E Ink tablet maker reMarkable is returning to its roots with a new monochrome device called the Paper Pure….

Best Webcams (2026): My Honest Take After Testing the Best

That’s a lot of complaints, I know. But if you just need something simple and “good enough,” the Logitech Brio 300 will do and certainly has better lowlight performance over an older option like the Logitech C920. If you have…

Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

An artist’s impression of the Western Australian koala WA Museum Australia was once home to a second species of koala that lived only in the west of the continent, where it became extinct around 30,000 years ago. Today, there is…

New moth species named for Pope Leo

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Pope Leo XIV receives gifts from visitors from all over the world every year, but a newly identified insect may be the first papal…

This common sleep habit could double your risk of heart attack

Going to bed at different times each night during midlife could be a warning sign for future heart problems. New research from the University of Oulu suggests that wide swings in bedtime may significantly raise the risk of serious cardiovascular…

Valve Releases Design Files For Its Out-Of-Stock Steam Controller

Sam Rutherford for Engadget The Steam Controller has been a hot topic for the PC gaming world for the past few weeks, and a new tidbit could keep the conversation going: Valve…

Google Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requests

Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant’s ability…

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch

Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing of Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with its autonomous tech on California public roads — vehicles that will eventually be used in Uber’s premium robotaxi service. But the Silicon Valley-based startup,…