For the past few days, I’ve been immersed in Google’s latest vision of the future — an AI-infused dashboard that taps into info from all of your Google app activity and then uses that data to cook up a series of daily “stories” designed to “connect you with what matters.

For the past few days, I’ve been immersed in Google’s latest vision of the future — an AI-infused dashboard that taps into info from all of your Google app activity and then uses that data to cook up a series of daily “stories” designed to “connect you with what matters.

A strong sports score app earns attention when several matches are moving at once. It should show the score quickly, but that is only the first layer. The better apps explain the match through lineups, cards, substitutions, pressure charts, short clips, and broadcast details when the rights allow them.

If you’ve ever owned a Chromebook that suddenly started feeling slow, your first instinct was probably to blame the Chromebook itself. Maybe Chrome is using too much memory. Maybe the processor is showing its age. Maybe it’s finally time to replace that three or four-year-old device with something newer.

Chrome’s built-in PDF viewer now lets you highlight text and add notes without any extension. Here’s how to use it in Chrome 145 and later.

Chrome’s built-in PDF viewer now lets you highlight text and add notes without any extension. Here’s how to use it in Chrome 145 and later.

For anyone keeping a close eye on Google’s hardware ecosystem, you might have noticed inventory for the aging Nest Audio and the entry-level Nest Mini is rapidly drying up.

It feels like the conversation around generative AI in search engines has been a bit of a one-way street lately. Without too much regard given to publishers, Google has been aggressively rolling out AI Overviews and the new AI Mode, completely changing how everyday users find information.

Google’s once-experimental research assistant is growing up fast. What started out as a clever Google Labs project to help users parse their own notes and documents has quickly evolved into an indispensable knowledge partner for millions of researchers, students, and professionals.

If you are a long-time follower of the Chromebook ecosystem, it’s very likely that you hold a special place in your heart for the original Chromebook Pixel. Back in 2013 and 2015, Google did something completely unexpected by launching its own flagship hardware.

Google’s awesome Chrome Dino football gear is trapped in the UK.

Google’s awesome Chrome Dino football gear is trapped in the UK.

Google paid researcher a tidy $55K bounty for its discovery

Google paid researcher a tidy $55K bounty for its discovery

Google paid researcher a tidy $55K bounty for its discovery

Adults aged 26–35 spend the most time on Chromebooks, averaging 7.4 hours daily, while users aged 51 and older average just 3.7 hours. Explore Chromebook usage trends across different age groups.

Pick any online casino and the name on the front door grabs all the attention. But the games you actually play (for instance, the slots, roulette wheels, and live dealer tables) are usually built by separate companies most players never think about.

Six races into the 2026 season, Formula 1 already feels unstable in the best possible way. McLaren leads the standings. Ferrari looks quick on specific circuits. Red Bull still relies on Verstappen to stay close to the front. Mercedes no longer feels disconnected from the title conversation.

Checking accounts seem simple because people use them all the time. Money comes in, bills go out and debit card purchases appear in the transaction history. For many people, that is the whole relationship with the account. It works in the background until something goes wrong.

Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 149 (149.0.7827.102) for Android. It’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days. This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 148.0.7778.254 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

The Stable channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.102/.103 for Windows and Mac and 149.0.7827.102 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the LogInterested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

If you’ve ever tried to digitize a multi-page document, a full booklet, or a stack of receipts using your phone, you know how tedious the process can be.

If you’ve ever tried to digitize a multi-page document, a full booklet, or a stack of receipts using your phone, you know how tedious the process can be.

Explore the latest advancements for AI platform announced at Google I/O 2026, featuring WebMCP, Built-in AI, and Skills in Chrome. This recap highlights how these platform updates empower developers to integrate powerful new agentic features and enhance user experiences.

What if you could render your site as your components are available, without JavaScript? With Declarative Partial Updates, you can now render HTML updates out of order from how they are originally rendered.

Streaming sites frequently disappear or change domains due to copyright takedowns, making any list temporary. These platforms were accessible as of May 2026, though availability and ad policies can change at any time.

Chromebook adoption reflects broader digital access trends. With 94% internet usage in high-income countries compared to 23% in low-income countries in 2025, the 71-point gap helps explain major differences in Chromebook usage worldwide.

Chrome Skills let you save Gemini AI prompts as one-click workflows that run on any page or across multiple tabs. Here’s how to create, use, and build a library of useful Skills.

A blast from the past using Linux.

Descript AI treats audio and video like a text document. After you import a recording, the software creates a transcript, and any edits you make to the text automatically update the media. Delete a sentence from the transcript, and that section disappears from the audio or video.

Google Classroom recorded around 10 million daily active Android users in early 2024, highlighting the widespread use of Android apps among Chromebook owners and students.

If your Chromebook keeps dropping Wi-Fi, these fixes will get you back online and stop the disconnections for good.

If your Chromebook keeps dropping Wi-Fi, these fixes will get you back online and stop the disconnections for good.

The ChromeOS Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16667.35.0 (Browser version 149.0.7827.88) for most ChromeOS devices.