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CNET NewsMay 21, 2026
If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model
Here's how to check for the hidden file and delete it from your machine.

CNET Most Popular ProductsMay 21, 2026
Samsung Messages Is Being Retired. Here's How to Move Everything Before July
Staying on Samsung Messages past July means losing access to your texts. Here's how to migrate before that happens.

Mac RumorsMay 18, 2026
Apple Expanding AI Writing Tools With Grammar Checker in iOS 27
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will include a revamped AI chatbot version of Siri with new capabilities, but Apple is also planning to introduce new Apple Intelligence features across the operating system, reports Bloomberg.


PC World Latest NewsOct 09, 2025
Yes, ‘USB condoms' are real, and they protect your gadgets from danger

If you go on vacation or a business trip, chances are you're going to need a data cable for your phone anyway, and an extra can't hurt. But a power-only cable is a handy way of securing your phone no matter what out-of-the-way, dodgy hotel or airport you end up in.

Some people call these "USB condoms," usually referring to a dongle that you can buy that blocks data from being transferred over the USB connection. In this case, "data" equals malware. Is a foreign government or hacker group building in standalone devices to push malware to your phone? Do credit-card skimmers exist? Okay then. If a malicious cable can be used to conceal malware, the wall port sure can.

I recently returned from a pair of trips to Arizona and Hawaii, and had planned to invest in a data-only USB-C cable anyway. As it turned out, Plugable alerted me about its entrance into the market, and asked if I'd like to try one out. The company offers a few cables of different lengths, and I think that Plugable's $15.95 6-foot-cable works best, if only because it accommodates awkwardly placed outlets in airports, airplanes, and hotels. (There are also cheaper, shorter options.)


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