Weekly Issue: 2024-17

Over the past few months, as the Material You design language has taken over most parts of the ChromeOS UI, you may have noticed a new font being injected in many parts of your Chromebook.

A few months back, Samsung and Best Buy worked something out on both of their ends to get the frankly-overpriced Galaxy Chromebook 2 down to a very attractive price.

After years of defaulting to Google’s well-loved Roboto font, it seems the company is preparing to change ChromeOS to use a new default font in most cases.

The Dev channel has been updated to 126.0.6439.0 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.

Interaction to Next Paint (INP) can be a daunting metric to start improving. It’s common to know a page has a responsiveness problem but not know where to start.

Monitoring machine learning (ML) models in production is now as simple as using a function in BigQuery! Today we’re introducing a new set of functions that enable model monitoring directly within BigQuery.

At Google Cloud, we understand you have a diverse set of regulatory, compliance, and sovereignty needs.  We strive to provide you with the controls you need and the flexibility to meet your requirements.

A lack of skills holds back tens of millions of people from finding jobs, growing in their careers, and adapting to today’s business opportunities.

We’ve been waiting a good, long while on the next wave of Chromebook tablets to arrive.

I haven’t been this excited about a new Chromebook find in quite some time.

Depending on your perspective, two very different stories are a-brewin’ right now here in the land o’ Googley matters. In one corner, Gemini, the AI-powered chatbot Google galumphed into the world this year, is getting better!

What a long, strange trip it’s been. From its inaugural release to today, Android has transformed visually, conceptually and functionally — time and time again. Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved.

PyTorch’s flexibility and dynamic nature make it a popular choice for deep learning researchers and practitioners. Developed by Google, XLA is a specialized compiler designed to optimize linear algebra computations – the foundation of deep learning models.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 126 (126.0.6437.4) 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.

A new feature on the way to ChromeOS – Focus Mode – arrived in the Canary Channel a full 4 months ago at this point.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has previewed a new chipmaking process that will facilitate the production of faster, more efficient data center processors. TSMC’s 1.6-nanometer process, as the technology is known, made its debut today at a company event in Santa Clara, California.

There’s an update rolling out to ChromeOS that will address one of the more common frustrations that we hear from Chromebook users, especially those thow are switching from Windows; and that is the cumbersome process of working with Microsoft Office files.

Test UI changes and production fixes with the powerful network response overrides in Chrome DevTools. Mock response headers, files, API requests, and more with ease!

Google this week once again said it will delay plans to eliminate third-party identity tracking software — cookies — from its Chrome browser and from Android OS. Now, it plans to remove them by 2025.

The Stable channel is being updated to OS version: 15786.60.0 Browser version: 123.0.6312.134 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.

If you haven’t heard of Google Vids just yet, trust me: you will.

At Google Cloud Security, our goal is to make it easier for organizations to adopt and protect themselves with advanced security capabilities.

Qualcomm’s powerful new Snapdragon X Elite has generated a lot of buzz in the laptop space of late.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 125 (125.0.6422.14) 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.Krishna GovindGoogle Chrome

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 125 (125.0.6422.14) 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 125.0.6422.14 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.

Paris-based artificial intelligence startup FlexAI launched today with $30 million in seed funding, led by Alpha Intelligence Capital, Elaia Partners and Heartcore Capital, to build its on-demand infrastructure for AI workloads.

The Dev channel is being updated to OS version: 15853.9.0 Browser version: 125.0.6422.10 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.

Do you like free grab and go code snippets? You’ll love the newest series “Mini Web Machines.” Episode 1, The Looper, aka a radio group is out! #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Speaker: Adam Argyle

Cloud migration involves moving digital assets like data, apps, and infrastructure to a cloud environment. In particular, data and data platforms are essential for application, analytical, or AI/ML workloads; thus, it’s common to migrate existing data from other platforms, including on-premises or even other cloud providers.

Privacy Sandbox slips into 2025 after challenges from UK authorities Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome is being postponed to 2025 amid wrangling with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).…

I finished up my review process for the last of the new Chromebook Plus devices a few weeks back, and I was so excited to get back to a desktop setup that would have me use a laptop stand, wireless keyboard/mouse, and that would arrange my Chromebook up to the side of my main desktop…

Chromebooks have become the go-to solution for adding a digital element to education around the globe over the past 10 years. Over 50 million teachers and students utilize Chromebooks every single day as part of the overall classroom experience.

 Hello, Everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 124 (124.0.6367.82) 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 Stable channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.78/.79 for Windows and Mac and 124.0.6367.78 to Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.78/.