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Google Chrome could be taking up some extra storage space on your device. Based on reports, the browser has been automatically downloading a 4GB AI model onto some users' hard drives without their permission. This isn't the first time Google has discreetly interfered with users' devices, and privacy advocates say the practice may violate data laws.

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The poached egg has always punched above its weight in the intimidation department. While all you really need is an egg and water, the stovetop method comes with enough variables -- temperature, timing and more -- to put even genuinely capable home cooks off trying it at all. As a result, many people who would…

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Forget the cold, dark days of winter. Sunday, June 21, is the longest day of the year, celebrated as the summer solstice. Technically, the solstice will arrive at 1:24 a.m. PT (4:24 a.m. ET) in the US. Here are some basic solstice facts.

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The city of Dayton, Ohio, covered its Flock automated license plate reader cameras with black trash bags after a scandal that began with a misconfigured privacy setting and ended with resident vehicle data flowing to federal immigration enforcement. In Dayton and Evanston, Illinois, city officials told residents that they were not sure whether they could…

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