Weekly Issue: 2023-20

Though there aren’t a ton of them out there in the market, ARM-powered Chromebooks represent a growing segment of the ChromeOS family that come in a wide variety of form factors. Notably, we have some great tablets and convertibles that come with processors like the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 and the MediaTek Kompanio series. While…

The Stable channel has been updated to 113.0.5672.126 for Mac and Linux and 113.0.5672.126/.127 for Windows, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Security Fixes and RewardsNote: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with…

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.204 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. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing…

I’ve not been at all subtle about the fact that I don’t believe in traditional cable-style streaming in an age of on-demand services. However, I know that it’s still a viable option for many, and streaming itself has become the new cable, asking people to pay for something they used to pay to get rid…

It’s been a little while since we last talked about the enhanced split-screen features coming to ChromeOS, but they are finally beginning to arrive in the Beta Channel of ChromeOS 114 with no need for any setup, flags, tweaks, or changes to start taking advantage of them. It’s a needed addition if you ask me,…

Just here for the event registration link?Click here.Are you looking to migrate your applications to Google Cloud? Thinking about using containers for some of those apps? If so, you’re in luck!

Organizations like Tyson Foods, Renault, and Air Asia use real-time intelligence solutions from Google Cloud to transform their data clouds and solve for new customer challenges in an always-on, digitally connected world.

Working in the browser has become the norm for many companies. There is a whole ecosystem of applications and technologies that support people being productive in Chrome every day. In our “Web at Work” series, we take a closer look at browser-based apps that are changing the modern work experience. Today we’re featuring Loom. The…

Customers using Kubernetes at scale need consistent guardrails for how resources are used across all their environments to improve their security, resource management and flexibility, and to achieve faster time-to-market and better operational efficiency. At the same time, customers tell us they need an easy way to apply and view those policy guardrails, including enforcement status,…

  Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 113 (113.0.5672.121) 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. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle…

It is a rare occasion where two of my passions intersect but when it does, I absolutely geek out. In the mix of the mountain of news and updates from Google I/O, one such intersection popped up briefly in the “New in Health on Android” talk. There was a lot to digest and some very…

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 113 (113.0.5672.121) 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. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Erhu…

Island Technology Inc. is updating its namesake web browser with new cybersecurity capabilities designed to block malware and other online threats. Dallas-based Island is backed by $285 million in venture funding.

As a joke during the Google I/O 2023 Keynote, I suggested to the guys here in the office that our entire watch party on Discord should do a shot every time Google said AI during the presentation. It’s a very good thing that we were only kidding, since Google used the term in every possible…

In today’s digital age, where misinformation spreads like wildfire, it’s become increasingly vital to discern truth from fiction. As generative AI quickly takes the world by storm, the need for reliable information is more critical than ever (and will become increasingly so).

Yes, we are insanely excited about the upcoming Pixel Fold. Yes, the Google Pixel 7a is a solid device and easily one of the best phones you can buy under $500.

Last week, we announced an extensive expansion of our partnership with SAP, jointly offering customers an open data solution that puts data and analytics at the heart of business transformation based on SAP Datasphere and Google Cloud Cortex Framework on BigQuery.

As companies are increasingly reliant on digital services to interact with their customers, business partners and employees, application modernization projects are getting higher priority due to the inability of older applications to meet the current demands of the business.In a recent ESG survey1 86% of organizations stated that they run production workloads on public cloud…

Foundational models are trained on extensive unlabeled data and used for downstream  generative AI tasks, such as text, images, and music generation. They are increasingly popular as businesses explore their potential to create new products and services. You can use foundational models for use cases like image generation. Diffusion models are generative models that have…

The trend of remote work over the last few years motivated the developer community to explore new ways to collaborate, and search for new tools to address the productivity challenges that arise from this lasting change. We’ve heard from our customers that the shift to remote collaboration tools, while necessary, is both technically and culturally…

Here’s how to use Android app streaming on Chromebooks and what the experience is like. I’m still not sold on using it much myself, but you just might.

High-end Chromebooks used to be a tough product to recommend, but years of advancement in ChromeOS and the changing world of work have left the form factor a pretty desirable product for many. HP has offered many Chromebooks with high-end specs, but it wasn’t until the Elite Dragonfly that we saw a true flagship, which…