Weekly Issue: 2024-25

Google has officially pulled the plug on its Google One VPN service as of June 20, 2024. The decision, attributed to low usage and a desire to focus on “more in-demand features,” leaves Google One subscribers seeking alternative ways to secure their internet connections.

All depends on how you count it – Chocolate Factory claims 1% fail rate Google this week offered reassurance that its vetting of Chrome extensions catches most malicious code, even as it acknowledged that “as with any software, extensions can also introduce risk.”…

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 (Intel) MSRP – $349.00 “Though it cuts some corners here and there, what Acer has built in this affordable Chromebook is pretty insane and 100% worth your consideration.

 The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15886.40.0, Browser version: 126.0.6478.120 for most ChromeOS devices.

YouTube Music has been on a roll lately, steadily improving its features and user interface.

At Google Cloud, we strongly believe you should have resources to analyze Google Cloud costs alongside other cloud providers, so you can better manage and optimize cloud costs. You should not need to spend time mapping billing terminology across cloud providers. And we believe in doing that through open standards.

As employee experiences become increasingly digitized, the digital employee experience (DEX) is becoming the primary interaction you and your workers have, whether in person, remote, or hybrid.

Ah, the Lenovo Duet tablets.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 128 (128.0.6547.3) 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.

Android 15 is a-comin’! Google’s latest and greatest Android version is inching ever closer to its official arrival and promising some tantalizingly sweet treats for those of us on properly supported devices.

One of the announcements coming out of Zscaler Inc.’s Zenith Live 2024 event held in Vegas this past week that I was most excited about was an extended and formalized Zscaler-Google alliance.

The Beta channel has been updated to 127.0.6533.17 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.

In this episode Una and Adam share practical use cases, syntax and strategies for all the new math functions in CSS. From trig to algebra, they’ll help you get a good idea on where and how these fit into your UI toolbelt.

In the middle of 2024, we have more streaming content to pick from than ever before, so having a good streaming device is critical.

Of all the Chromebooks that have come across my desk over the years, the Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is by far one of the most unique.

Some time ago, either Plantronics (or Poly as they re-branded to) or HP (who now owns Poly) sent us the Poly P5 Webcam to check out. As these things go sometimes, it got shuffled to the side and forgotten about.

Assistant Routines have been one of the things I’ve missed most while trying out voice commands with Gemini on my Pixel. The idea of Assistant Routines is simple.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 127 (127.0.6533.16) 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

Reduced promotion prospects for those involved, and some already eyeing up the exit route Return to office (RTO) mandates don’t work, at least not for a reported 50 percent of Dell staff in the US, some of whom are prepared to let go of promotion hopes and start looking for alternatives that offer more flexibility.…

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 127 (127.0.6533.15) 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.

Today, we are excited to announce that Gartner® has named Google as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms.

As business’s demand for complex automation grows, so does the gap between what organizations need from ML solutions and what off-the-shelf, blackbox products can provide. At dida, we specialize in developing custom AI solutions for medium to large enterprises.

Anthropic’s newly released model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, is now generally available on Vertex AI. Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms Anthropic’s previous most intelligent model, Claude 3 Opus, on a wide range of Anthropic’s evaluations.

I remember it like it was yesterday. A new Google Assistant feature had rolled out in 2020 that allowed users to simply ask for a page to be read aloud to them and promptly delivered a very human-like recitation of that page’s content.

If any company out there has really figured out the affordable Chromebook equation, it’s Lenovo. Think about it for a second. They have the high-quality-yet-reasonable tablets in the Duet family of devices. They have the Flex 5 line that has always been priced below similarly-spec’d devices.

Each week, I ask Windows Intelligence readers to share their favorite Windows PC tips with me. There are some I see submitted over and over — the top productivity tips many of my most enthusiastic readers think everyone should know.

I’ve covered this over the past year or so, but I’ve largely transitioned over to Samsung devices for my non-Chromebook needs.

On this week’s episode of The Chrome Cast podcast, we give an update on the Chrome Unboxed studio and then dive deep into the “Ferrochrome” project which allows ChromeOS to run in a VM on Android.

  Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 126 (126.0.6478.110) 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.

Check out the latest episode about animating dialogs and popovers into and out of the top layer. Discover starting-style, a new mode for transitioning discrete properties, and the overlay property for smooth entry and exit animations. Watch more The CSS Podcast → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.

The Dev channel is being updated to OS version 127.0.6533.11 (Platform version 15917.8.0) for most ChromeOS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.

The Stable channel has been updated to 126.0.6478.114/115 for Windows, Mac and 126.0.6478.114 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

Just over a month ago, a strange report hit the internet of Google testing out the ability to run ChromeOS in a container on Android. It was an odd proposition, but one that makes some serious sense when you stop and think of it.

Chrome 126 is rolling out! Learn about the View Transitions API and how it creates seamless visual transitions between different views. Watch to learn more! Watch more New in Chrome → https://goo.gle/NewInChrome Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #NewInChrome #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Speaker: Adriana Jara Products Mentioned: Chrome

The Stable channel is being updated to OS version: 15853.67.0 Browser version: 125.0.6422.197 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.