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How to Fix ‘Profile error occurred: Your preferences can not be read’ in Google Chrome
Issue 2026-21
Have you ever launched Google Chrome only to be greeted by an annoying pop-up box that says: “Profile error occurred. Your preferences can not be read. Some features may be unavailable and changes to preferences won’t be saved”?
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Hello Everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 149 (149.0.7827.22) for Android to a small percentage of users. It’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days. You can find more details about early Stable releases here.This release includes stability and performance improvements.
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The Stable channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.22/.23 for Windows and Mac coming shortly ,as part of our early stable release to a small percentage of users. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.You can find more details about early Stable releases here.
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The Beta channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.22 for Windows, Mac and Linux.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 149 (149.0.7827.26) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few hours.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 149 (149.0.7827.22) for Android. It’s now available on Google Play.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.
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Urban Outfitters achieves major cost savings by moving Sterling OMS to AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
Issue 2026-21
Editor’s note: Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) recently completed a major infrastructure upgrade, migrating its IBM Sterling Order Management System (Sterling OMS) from an Oracle database to Google Cloud’s AlloyDB for PostgreSQL.
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As models and harnesses improve, agents are taking on increasingly complex tasks that can run for hours or even days. But as we push agents to do more, this has surfaced a new operational problem: long-running agent workflows are fragile and incredibly hard to manage reliably and efficiently in production.
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Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 149 (149.0.7827.27) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few days.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.
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Chromebook User Satisfaction By Use Case Statistics 2026: Education, Work And Entertainment Trends
Issue 2026-21
Chromebook adoption in US schools continues to rise, with 93% of districts planning purchases in 2026 without federal subsidies. Explore the latest Chromebook user satisfaction trends, education demand, and repeat-buy statistics.
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Chromebook Adoption in Remote Work Statistics 2026: Workforce Usage and Enterprise Growth
Issue 2026-21
Enterprise Chromebook deployments are growing at 8.2% CAGR in 2026 as cloud-first businesses adopt ChromeOS for hybrid work. Discover the latest Chromebook market trends, enterprise adoption, and remote work statistics.
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Chromebooks and ChromeOS have become a popular choice for users who rely heavily on cloud-based applications, lightweight performance, and browser-first workflows. As more services shift to the web, even traditionally niche categories like astrology and personal insight tools are finding a strong presence in the Chrome ecosystem.
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M-148, ChromeOS version 16640.40.0 (Browser version 148.0.7778.174) has rolled out to ChromeOS devices on the Stable channel.
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Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 148 (148.0.7778.178) 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.
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The Stable channel has been updated to 148.0.7778.178/179 for Windows/Mac and 148.0.7778.178 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the LogSecurity fixes update coming shortly Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.
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The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16667.17.0 (Browser version 149.0.7827.20) for most ChromeOS devices.
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