Weekly Issue: 2024-05

Here we are in early 2024 and Apple has made good on the promise of delivering a new VR/AR headset (yes, that is what it is whether or not Tim Cook wants anyone to call it that) to the world that is trying against all odds to usher in a new form of computing: the…

This week on The Chrome Cast, we stick to two major themes: the evolution and growth of NVIDIA GeForce NOW as it turns 4 years old and our review of the Acer Chromebook Plus 515.

Background LookML is a powerful tool that applies business logic and governance to enterprise data analytics. However, LookML’s capabilities are often conflated with those of in-warehouse “ELT” transformation tools like Dataform and DBT.

IntroductionIf you’re looking to transform the way you interact with unstructured data, you’ve come to the right place! In this blog, you’ll discover how the exciting field of Generative AI, specifically tools like Vector Search and large language models (LLMs), are revolutionizing search capabilities.

As we roll into February of 2024, it’s hard to believe, but GeForce NOW is turning 4 years old! It’s almost hard to believe it has been so long, yet it feels like cloud gaming has improved by leaps and bounds in a relatively short time.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.20) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome

LTS-114 is being updated in the LTS channel to 114.0.5735.350 (Platform Version: 15437.90.0) for most ChromeOS devices. Want to know more about Long Term Support? Click here.

With Chromebook Plus, one of the things I’ve really enjoyed so far is the fact that these devices deliver a solid, steady experience almost without fail, regardless of their price.

The partnership between Hitachi Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. goes back a couple of decades. Last year, the two firms announced a strategic partnership agreement. Yesterday they deepened the deal to include a new hybrid cloud services suite focusing on enterprise data management.

The Dev channel has been updated to 123.0.6272.2 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.

A few times in the past, we’ve seen the 8GB variant of Lenovo’s excellent Chromebook Duet 3 go on sale for far cheaper than the 4GB version that is generally available at Best Buy.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 123 (123.0.6271.3) 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.

The properties scrollbar-color and scrollbar-width are now available. With them you can customize scrollbars and change—as you probably guessed—their color and width. The font-palette property lets you select a specific palette to render a color font.

Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is an interface used to export a filesystem to the Linux kernel. Cloud Storage FUSE allows you to mount Cloud Storage buckets as a file system so that applications can access the objects in a bucket using common file I/O operations (e.g.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.15) 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.

The Beta channel has been updated to 122.0.6261.18 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.

There are quite a few of the new, branded Chromebook Plus models that are great to use. Even the simpler, more cost-effective models like the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 I’ve been using of late makes for a pretty solid device.

The Pixel leak train continues to roll on! After leaks last week revealed a possible new iPhone-esque design for the Pixel 9, we now have a first look at the Pixel 8a, well the box, at least.

Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2024. In this edition, I’m turning the mic over to Yousif Hussin, who as a member of Google’s Vulnerability Coordination Center led our response to the recent serious zero-day CPU vulnerability Reptar.

Announced at CES 2024 in an official capacity (after leaking a bit prior), Google’s new collaboration with Samsung for Quick Share is not just beginning to show up on Pixel phones; it is arriving a bit early on Chromebooks, too.

  Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 121 (121.0.6167.143) 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.

Hello All,The Stable channel is being updated to 120.0.6099.272 (Platform version: 15662.88.0) for ChromeOS devices and will be rolled out over the next few days.

What goes together better than Redmond and respecting user preferences? Everything, really Windows users, take notice: Microsoft’s Edge browser seems to be actively importing open Chrome tabs and slurping other data from Google’s browser without your permission – even if the “feature” that makes that happen is disabled. …

It would seem Google Assistant with Bard is closer than ever to arriving on some phones.

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.276 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 121.0.6167.139 for Mac and Linux and 121.0.6167.139/140 to Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 121 (121.0.6167.138) 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.

We’re just over two weeks out from Super Bowl LVIII, and that means there will be tons of people watching a singular, live event at the same time.

High performance computing (HPC) has become an indispensable tool for scientific discovery, engineering innovation, and business transformation. However, deploying and managing HPC environments can be complex and time-consuming, often requiring specialized expertise.

It was only a matter of time, right? While we’ve seen solid deals on the new Chromebook Plus models since their release in early October 2023, we knew the eventuality of manufacturer refurbished models was on the roadmap at some point.

Hyperscale networking software company Arrcus Inc. today announced additions to its FlexMCN multi-cloud networking software that are targeted at reducing the cost of moving data out of cloud infrastructure. The company said its Egress Cost Control feature can cut those charges, called egress fees, by up to 40%.

Image: The Verge Last week, I turned on my PC, installed a Windows update, and rebooted to find Microsoft Edge automatically open with the Chrome tabs I was working on before the update.

Editor’s note: Visual Research, a Japanese company specializing in real estate solutions, offers systems that help real estate businesses and their customers execute rental and management processes. The company’s ability to modernize was being held back by increasing licensing costs, inefficient resource allocation, and performing manual maintenance tasks.

We’ve been writing a bit more about Samsung of late and there’s a good reason for it. With the announcement of the latest Galaxy S24 phones, Samsung and Google seem to be working more closely with one another than ever.

If a new browser arrives on an OS nobody cares about, did it arrive at all? It was a while coming, but Google has finally made a Windows on ARM-native version of Chrome.…