Weekly Issue: 2023-39
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ChromeOS 117 rolls out with a new look, plus better control over charging and cameras
Illustration: The Verge Google is pushing a new ChromeOS update that introduces significant upgrades, including a new look, some useful battery charging controls, accent color accessibility settings, and more (via 9to5Google).
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Cloud Storage announcements at Next ‘23: a recap
Cloud Storage provides simple, scalable, secure, and cost-effective object storage for customers to store, access, and manage their data.
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Chrome Companion: You may soon be able to pin Journeys, Notes, and more to the toolbar
According to Leopeva64 on Twitter, Chrome may be preparing to let you pin specific Companion features to the toolbar right next to your extensions.
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Resolving ‘Failed Network Error’ Downloads on Chrome, Google Drive & Photos!
Discover effective solutions to fix the frustrating ‘Failed Network Error’ that plagues your downloads on Chrome, Google Drive, and Photos.
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How to Remove or Delete Google Chrome Profile?
Sometimes, people using Google Chrome create specific user profiles to keep things like bookmarks and browsing history organized. But what if you have too many profiles or one you don’t need anymore? Knowing how to delete chrome profile can be very helpful in such situations.
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Three of my favorite upcoming Android 14 features probably aren’t what you expect
The release of Android 14 is right around the corner with the hardware event for Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, and you’d think I’d be gushing about the battery improvements, or the cross device improvements for app developers such as the display adaptability tools, but no.
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Public Sector Innovation at Google Cloud Next'23
At Google Cloud Next, our global showcase for the latest technologies and customer success stories, public sector organizations shared their innovative work to support constituents.
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Public Sector Innovation at Google Cloud Next'23
At Google Cloud Next, our global showcase for the latest technologies and customer success stories, public sector organizations shared their innovative work to support constituents.
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Steam on Chromebook comes to the ChromeOS 117 Stable Channel
Steam on Chromebook has quietly soft launched on ChromeOS 117. You no longer need to be on the Beta Channel and the installation process looks nice.
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Expanding GKE posture: Policy Controller violations now in Security Command Center
Customers using Kubernetes at scale need consistent guardrails for how resources are used across their environments to improve security, resource management, and flexibility.
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Cloud Storage announcements at Next ‘23: a recap
Cloud Storage provides simple, scalable, secure, and cost-effective object storage for customers to store, access, and manage their data.
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Expanding GKE posture: Policy Controller violations now in Security Command Center
Customers using Kubernetes at scale need consistent guardrails for how resources are used across their environments to improve security, resource management, and flexibility.
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Save a whopping 50% off the new HP Chromebook 15.6″ right now
For a few months at this point, there has been an HP Chromebook 15.6″ available and on sale multiple times at Best Buy. But over that time, we’ve never really talked much about it for good reason: the screen.
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ChromeOS 117 rolling out Material You redesign, updated Quick Settings, and much more
Google is rolling out ChromeOS 117, and it’s a very big update for Chromebooks that adds Material You, as well as other usability enhancements.
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Long Term Support (LTS) channel for ChromeOS – Major update from 108 -> 114
The Long Term Support Candidate has been promoted to ChromeOS LTS 114 and is rolling out to most ChromeOS devices. The current version is 114.0.5735.334 (Platform Version: 15437.70.0).
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How to Enable ‘Preload’ on Chrome to Increase Browsing Speed
Google Chrome now supports preloading of pages to increase browsing speed. This article explains how to enable and configure preloading. Note: This is a new feature currently under development. You can enable this on the Dev channel of Chrome at the moment.
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No-code automation startup Tines expands platform to decrease alerts and duplicate efforts
Irish no-code automation startup Tines Security Service Ltd. today announced an expansion of its platform to enable teams to do their best work with fewer alerts, duplicate efforts and information silos. With the expansion, the Tines Workflow Builder now offers usability and flexibility for every team, according to the company.
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Array grouping – New in Chrome 117
In programming, array grouping is an extremely common operation, seen most often when we use SQL’s GROUP BY clause and MapReduce programming (which is better thought of as map-group-reduce). #NewInChrome
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Chrome Stable for iOS Update
Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 117 (117.0.5938.117) 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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Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS/ChromeOS Flex
The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15604.24.0, Browser version: 118.0.5993.26 for most ChromeOS devices.
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ChromeOS 117 release adds several new Chromebook features
The latest ChromeOS 117 release adds several new Chromebook features including the Material You redesign, hardware usage data in the Launcher, and video call integration with your Calendar.
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Google’s new AI ‘Gemini’ set to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4: Here’s what you need to know
Google hopes to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4 artificial intelligence soon with the launch of it’s own project ‘Gemini’, an upcoming model that seeks to radically transform how Bard and other AI initiatives at the company operate at their core.
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ChromeOS 117 looks to be rolling out to most Chromebooks
After about a week’s delay, it looks like ChromeOS 117 is finally beginning the roll-out to most Chromebooks. According to cros.
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transition-behavior – New in Chrome 117
To transition discrete properties, like display, use the allow-discrete value for transition-behavior. #NewInChrome
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The new HP Chromebook x360 14c (2023) hits an all-time low at $250 off
Chromebook deals don’t look to be slowing down anytime soon, and this latest is a perfect example of why I say that. Just a couple weeks ago, we saw the price of this latest x360 Chromebook from HP dip to an very-appealing $479.
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Just as I predicted, Google Podcasts is being shut down in favor of podcasts on YouTube Music
Google recently announced on its Keyword Blog that it’s phasing out Google Podcasts by next year and I totally called it way back in February.
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Data on Kubernetes has crossed the chasm: the case for running stateful apps on GKE
Kubernetes is the de facto standard today for cloud-native development. For a long time, Kubernetes was mostly associated with stateless applications such as web and batch applications. However, like most things, Kubernetes is constantly evolving.
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Data on Kubernetes has crossed the chasm: the case for running stateful apps on GKE
Kubernetes is the de facto standard today for cloud-native development. For a long time, Kubernetes was mostly associated with stateless applications such as web and batch applications. However, like most things, Kubernetes is constantly evolving.
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HSBC STAR completes 4.4 billion risk calculations a day with Google Cloud solutions
The measurement of market risk — the risk of losses in positions arising from movements in market variables such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, asset prices, and volatility — is a complex big data and computational challenge for all financial institutions.
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Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
The Stable channel is being updated to OS version: 15572.50.0 Browser version: 117.0.5938.115 for most ChromeOS devices.If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following waysFile a bugVisit our ChromeOS communitiesGeneral: Chromebook Help CommunityBeta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help CommunityReport an issue or send feedback on ChromeInterested in switching channels? Find out how.
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Lenovo Chromebook Slim 3i: is this ‘Chromebook Plus’? [VIDEO]
For a few unrelated reasons, we’ve found ourselves with the recently-discovered Lenovo Chromebook Slim 3i in the office.
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How to Add IDM Integration Module Extension in Google Chrome?
If you’ve Google Chrome installed on your computer and when you install Internet Download Manager (IDM), it will install its extension into Chrome, which you need to allow, or you can enable it anytime by visiting the Chrome extensions page then you can able to download files in Chrome by using IDM. After installing the…
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Google will be handing out the Pixel Watch 2 for free for Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders
If you were waiting until October 4th to learn all about Google’s new hardware, it looks like you won’t have to hold out that long after all.
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Pixel 8 and 8 Pro pricing details leak along with 7 years of updates
We’re only a bit over a week from the official unveiling of some new hardware from Google. While there may be a few surprises come October 4th, we know for sure that a new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will definitely be a big part of the festivities.
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A whole Android version later, and my phone still randomly switches to light mode
All the way back in February, I wrote about an annoying bug in Android 13 where my entire Pixel 6 Pro’s UI would swap automatically from dark mode to light mode without my permission. This was primarily triggered by Do Not Disturb and Bedtime mode.
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