Weekly Issue: 2024-12

LTC-120 is being updated in the LTC (Long Term Support Candidate) channel, version 120.0.6099.302 (Platform Version: 15662.98.0), for most ChromeOS devices. Release notes for LTC-120 can be found here Want to know more about Long-term Support?

Earlier this month, we shared the news that Anthropic’s Claude 3 family of models would soon be available to Google Cloud customers on Vertex AI Model Garden. Today, we’re announcing that Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku are generally available to all customers on Vertex AI.

Spring is in the air and a pair of wireless earbuds can be a great tech accessory to have when you want to catch up on the latest episode of The Chrome Cast podcast while outside enjoying some fresh air.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 123 (123.0.6312.40) 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 Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 123 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 123.0.6312.58 (Linux)  123.0.6312.58/.59( Windows, Mac) contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log.

Chromebooks offer pretty smooth integration with Android phones for a more connected, productive experience via the Phone Hub. It’s one of the many things that keeps me on an Android phone these days if I’m being honest.

Remember the feature that was announced last October where you could hum a melody into YouTube and find the matching song? Well, it looks like Google is bringing the same feature to their music app – the place where you would think it would’ve appeared first.

Chrome 123 is rolling out now! With the new light-dark functionI, Long Animation Frames API, Service Worker Static Routing API and there’s plenty more. Adriana Jara has all the details about what’s new for developers in Chrome 123. Check out https://goo.

It’s been just over a year since we were first introduced to the amazing HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook. From its wild 1200 nit screen to the amazing build quality and superlative keyboard/trackpad, there’s very little to dislike about the Dragonfly Pro.

I know I’ve been writing quite a bit about the Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebook Plus, but it’s for good reason.

Over the last two decades, cloud-based data management and analytics solutions have become more cost effective and flexible than their on-premises counterparts. But even among cloud providers there are differences in cost, flexibility, scalability, and AI readiness that impact a business’s bottom line.

Learn more about some of the best Chromebook features for teachers.

If your company uses Google’s suite of office apps, you’re probably familiar with Google Meet, the vendor’s web-based videoconferencing app. Meet is included with paid Google Workspace plans, and a free version with fewer features is available to anyone with a Google account, such as a Gmail address.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 123 (123.0.6312.40) 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.

Today, we are excited to announce that Forrester Research has recognized Google as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: AI Infrastructure Solutions, Q1 2024. We believe this is a testament to our vision and strong track record of delivering continuous innovation and leading AI infrastructure products for our customers.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how content is being made. AI models can now write text, generate images, produce videos, and even create synthetic voices that sound shockingly real.

Editor’s Note: As Writer, a full-stack generative AI platform, started to experience increased demand, its database requirements for capacity and capability grew dramatically.

The revolution in generative AI (gen AI) and large language models (LLMs) is leading to larger model sizes and increased demands on the compute infrastructure. Organizations looking to integrate these advancements into their applications increasingly require distributed computing solutions that offer minimal scheduling overhead.

Over the years, there are a few games I’ve used to test the overall viability of Android gaming on a Chromebook. There are really three levels of gaming activity when I sit and think about it. First, you have simple puzzle games like 2-Dots, Sudoku, Wordle, or Fruit Ninja.

Apple is clearly now full steam ahead on its attempt to integrate some form of AI into its devices moving forward.