Google Chrome Downloading 4GB AI Model to Your Device Without Asking, Re-Downloads When You Delete It
May 5th, 2026Firefox has a single kill switch for all AI features. Go to Settings – AI Controls – Toggle on, “Block AI enhancements.”
Via: Techspot:
Google started turning Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser, into an AI browser last year in response to threats from popular AI-native rivals such as OpenAI. Recent reports have uncovered that this transition includes silently installing a large cache of AI weights on an unknown but potentially significant number of devices.
Google Chrome users who have noticed unusual disk activity or unexplained drops in available storage should look for a folder called “OptGuideOnDeviceModel” inside their Chrome directory. It holds roughly 4GB of weights for Google’s Gemini Nano LLM, downloaded by the browser without user consent.
Deleting the folder offers no lasting relief – Chrome will simply redownload it. On Windows 11, the folder resides at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It has also been confirmed on Apple Silicon and Ubuntu machines.
Uninstalling Chrome entirely is the most effective way to remove the weights. However, those who wish to continue using the browser might be able to disable the download by entering “chrome://flags” into the address bar, finding an item called “Enables optimization guide on device on Android,” and selecting “Disabled” from the adjacent dropdown menu. This is also how users can determine whether their device is eligible for the feature.
The Car That Watches You Back
May 5th, 2026Via: Nobody Asked For This:
This is a story about how a machine most people still think of as property became something else: a platform with monetized inventory and a data feed pointed back at the manufacturer. It is also about the sequence of technical decisions that made that transformation possible. The story starts, depending on where you draw the line, either in 1986 with a nine-inch Buick touchscreen, or in 2012 with a Tesla that changed everything, or in the 1990s when engineers began replacing steel cables with electronic signals and nobody outside the industry particularly noticed.
“I’m Scared About Biological Computing”
May 5th, 2026Via: Mind Dump:
So… are the neurons on that chip seeing?
We all desperately want to say no. We want to say it’s just a science experiment, that 200,000 neurons isn’t enough to be a “person.” But 200,000 is already more neurons than a jellyfish or a worm.
Where do we draw the line?
UAE REPORTS MISSILE AND DRONE STRIKES INCOMING FROM IRAN
May 4th, 2026Via: Al Jazeera:
The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences are engaging with missile attacks and incoming drones from Iran.
The UAE Ministry of Defense said late on Monday afternoon that it was intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones across the country.
The emirate of Fujairah said that an Iranian drone sparked a fire at an oil facility. Civil defence ?teams were ?deployed immediately to contain the blaze, the Fujairah ?Media office ?said in ?a statement.
The U.S. Spends More On ‘Defense’ Than The Next 8 Countries Combined
May 3rd, 2026Via: ZeroHedge:
For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025.
Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities.
Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending.
While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries are no longer just maintaining military capacity but expanding it significantly.
The U.S. defense budget reached $921 billion in 2025, larger than the combined military spending of China, Russia, Germany, the UK, India, Saudi Arabia, France, and Japan.
Looking ahead, Donald Trump has proposed increasing defense spending to $1.5 trillion by 2027, although this plan has not been enacted. If realized, this would represent roughly 90% higher spending than the Cold War peak in real terms.
The Manhattan Project 2.0 – The Secrecy of UFO Crash Retrieval Programs
May 2nd, 2026Via: UAP Gerb:
Trump on U.S. Naval Blockade of Iran: “We’re Like Pirates”
May 1st, 2026Speaking tonight at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida about the recent interdiction, boarding, and seizure of several Iranian cargo ships and oil tankers by the U.S. Navy, President Trump stated: “We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It's a very profitable… pic.twitter.com/l8IU7Y7tys
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 2, 2026
Via: Reuters:
President Donald ?Trump ?said on Friday the ?U.S. Navy was acting “like pirates” in carrying out Washington’s ?naval blockade of Iranian ports during the U.S. and Israel’s war against ?Iran.
Trump made the comments while ?describing the seizure by U.S. forces of a ship a few ?days ago.
“We ?took over the ship, we took over the cargo, we ?took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said in remarks on Friday evening. “We’re like pirates. We’re sort of like pirates but we ?are not playing games.”
Some of Tehran’s vessels have been seized by the ?U.S. ?after leaving Iranian ports, ?along with ?sanctioned container ships and Iranian tankers in Asian waters.
Related: In Trade Wars of 200 Years Ago, the Pirates Were Americans
U.S. Military Disability Claims Rose Sharply After COVID-19 Vaccines Were Mandated
May 1st, 2026Via: ICAN:
Recently acquired data clearly shows an alarming spike in cardiovascular and neurological conditions amongst US military personnel starting in 2021, the first year COVID-19 vaccines were mandated for all branches of the US Armed Forces. Additionally, new evidence shows that as many as 598,000 service members may have experienced adverse events from the COVID-19 vaccines.
Secret Service K9 Suspicious of White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Suspect Cole Allen, Was Pulled Away Seconds Before Attack
May 1st, 2026A K9 appeared to be suspicious of White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen but was pulled away just seconds before Allen charged through security.
The dog was seen following Allen through a doorway but was pulled back by its handler.
Immediately after the… pic.twitter.com/fI8DeNRl7r
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 1, 2026
Clearer video, security checkpoint starts at 4 minutes:
Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly… pic.twitter.com/a8gRXkW6BH
— US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) April 30, 2026
Trump Has UFO Speech Ready to Go…
April 30th, 2026Don't get distracted. pic.twitter.com/8FeeSSkV7R
— Daily Banter (@DailyBanterMeme) April 26, 2026
Via: Daily Mail:
President Donald Trump reportedly has a historic speech ready that could finally provide the world with UFO disclosure, according to a filmmaker.
Mark Christopher Lee, a UK-based writer, director, producer and ufologist, said ‘an advisor to the Trump administration’ told him that the president ‘has been given authority by the other major world leaders to make this announcement.’
The speech is said to reveal decades of evidence, recovered materials and credible military eyewitness accounts showing that some UFO incidents cannot be explained by any known human technology.
Lee told the Daily Mail that Trump’s remarks will highlight several high-profile cases, including the 2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac encounter, the 2015 USS Roosevelt GoFast and Gimbal incidents and the 1947 Roswell event.
‘He will confirm that forensic analysis of recovered off-world vehicles and non-human biologics has established their extraterrestrial origin, marking the first official acknowledgment of this reality by any world leader,’ he added.
