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.

We won’t be forced into AI Mode on Chrome — at least, not anytime soon.

We won’t be forced into AI Mode on Chrome — at least, not anytime soon.

If you’re struggling with Markdown image syntax, the trailblazers editor can help. It automatically generates proper HTML figures with AI-suggested alt text and captions. By using a JSON schema and a multimodal LLM session, you can easily paste images into the editor and let AI do the heavy lifting.

Google lays out the engineering behind Chrome’s recent performance boost.

Google lays out the engineering behind Chrome’s recent performance boost.

For over two decades, the browser omnibox has been the simplest front door to standard Google Search. You type a question, hit enter, and get a neat list of traditional blue links.

Ever since rumors began circulating about Google bringing the Android tech stack over to power a new desktop-class computing experience, a lot of us in this space have been asking a very logical question: how will Googlebook’s OS actually differ from the standard Android Desktop interface Google is also working very hard on improving lately?…

The streaming device market is highly competitive, and finding the right balance of price and performance can be a challenge. But right now, the Google TV Streamer is back on sale for a very tempting $79.99 and is easy for me to recommend.

Google really wants you to use AI Mode.

Google really wants you to use AI Mode.

Chromebooks are light and easy to carry around. They use ChromeOS rather than Windows or macOS. This means you cannot put regular desktop programs onto them the usual way. So getting torrent software set up takes a different approach altogether. Good news here.

Google Analytics works well on a Chromebook. The best way is to open the regular desktop website inside the Chrome browser. Chromebooks run ChromeOS, and the web version gives you full reach over every report and admin setting. You do not need a high-end machine for any of this.

After more than 10 years of ChromeOS, native video editing on Chromebooks is near! In a blog post on Wednesday, Google shared the news, along with images of the new ChromeOS video editing feature arriving this fall.

Chromebook Plus laptops include Google Gemini and a set of built-in AI tools. The point is to help you finish your work and make new things without ever leaving the app you are in. You do not need to open extra tabs. You do not need to jump between windows.

Chromebooks are known for being quick, safe, and easy to use. Many people love them for school and daily tasks. But built-in sound editing tools feel basic. Audacity for Chromebook fixes this problem. It is a free multi-track sound editor. With some setup, your laptop becomes a strong audio station.

Written by: Chad Reams, Tufail Ahmed, Keith Knapp, Ashley Frazer, Tyler McLellan Introduction  From January through May 2026, Mandiant identified a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign executed by the threat cluster UNC3753 (also tracked as “Luna Moth,” “Chatty Spider,” and “Silent Ransom Group”) targeting dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in…