Weekly Issue: 2024-47

First, restart your Chromebook. Then, ensure both your fingers and the screen are clean. If the touchscreen isn’t working, press Search + Shift + T to see if it’s been turned off. When the touchscreen on your Chromebook isn’t responding, the problem might be as simple as a dirty screen.

CTL just dropped not one, but two new Chromebook models that are purpose-built for professionals. Say hello to the CTL Chromebook Plus Enterprise PX141G Series and the CTL Chromebook Enterprise PX141E Series.

Haven’t we heard this story before? Opinion  The US Department of Justice has accused a major tech company of an illegal web monopoly and tried to force them to split off their web browser. Sound familiar?…

Haven’t we heard this story before? Opinion  The US Department of Justice has accused a major tech company of an illegal web monopoly and tried to force them to split off their web browser. Sound familiar?…

Fragmentation. It’s the unfortunate reality of leveraging an open-source platform as the underlying system that drives much of the world’s smartphone operating systems.

It’s just that time of year, isn’t it? As we are now right at one week away from Black Friday, the time is here for wild deals to start showing up without warning.

Since it’s introduction years ago, the Now Playing feature on Pixel phones has always been a crowd favorite. Every time it magically identifies songs playing around me, I’m still a bit blown away by how well it can identify tunes in so many environments.

In the world of high-performance computing solutions and artificial intelligence, enterprises face mounting challenges to scale efficiently while managing the heat, power demands and complexity of cutting-edge infrastructure. Dell Technologies Inc.

Today’s rumor mill churn isn’t looking good for the future of Google’s attempts in the tablet market. Just a year after the Pixel Tablet hit the scene, internal sources are reporting to Android Authority that Google has hit the brakes on its successor, the Pixel Tablet 2.

Have you ever dreamed of breaking free from that office cubicle, working anywhere you want, and living on your terms? Transitioning to a digital nomad lifestyle could be your next exciting adventure, but it takes more than just a laptop and a plane ticket to make that happen.

Well, I’ll be: We’ve just barely finished welcoming Google’s Android 15 update into the world, and already, Android 16 is teasing us with a tiny early taste. Yes, indeedly: Google has now officially launched the first developer preview of next year’s Android 16 software.

Well, I’ll be: We’ve just barely finished welcoming Google’s Android 15 update into the world, and already, Android 16 is teasing us with a tiny early taste. Yes, indeedly: Google has now officially launched the first developer preview of next year’s Android 16 software.

Google Chrome’s “Insecure Download Blocked” warning safeguards against potentially harmful files originating from non-secure (HTTP) sources. While this feature protects you, it can occasionally block legitimate downloads. This article explains things you can do when you see this warning.

A new LTS-126 version 126.0.6478.258 (Platform Version: 15886.83.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. This version includes selected security fixes including:375065084 High CVE-2024-10827 Use after free in SerialRelease notes for LTS-126 can be found here Want to know more about Long-term Support? Click hereAndy WuGoogle ChromeOS

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to order that Google LLC offload its Chrome browser. The request was included in a court filing that became public late Wednesday.

This guide covers how to create and open zip files on a Chromebook using the ChromeOS Files app, making it easy to manage compressed files. How Can You Zip Files on a Chromebook? You can compress files directly within ChromeOS’s built-in Files app. 1.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has laid out its demands for Google following a ruling that found the search giant guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in online search and advertising.

Kenji Baheux, PM on Google Chrome, will share what we’ve been up to in Chrome for built-in AI, what we’ve learned, and what’s next.

Meet Charlie Gerard as she showcases a bunch of amazing projects she has made using Web AI including reading your own brain waves! The latest advancements in AI have mainly focused on large language models and new ways of creating and consuming content.

Join Ruofei Du, Interactive Perception and Graphics lead at Google to learn about Visual Blocks for ML (http://visualblocks.withgoogle.com) – a visual programming platform that empowers rapid AI and multimedia prototyping.

Hear from Jacob Lee, founding engineer at LangChain to learn about exciting new advances from projects like WebLLM, Transformers.js, and Chrome AI have brought local LLMs closer than ever to anyone with a browser.

In tis talk, Charlie Ruan from MLC will focus on WebLLM, a high-performance in-browser LLM inference engine. WebLLM allows building AI-enabled web apps that are fast (native GPU acceleration via WebGPU), private (100% client-side computation), and convenient (zero environment setup).

In July, we announced the availability of Mistral AI’s models on Vertex AI: Codestral for code generation tasks, Mistral Large 2 for high-complexity tasks, and the lightweight Mistral Nemo for reasoning tasks like creative writing.

Large language models (LLMs) give developers immense power and scalability, but managing resource consumption is key to delivering a smooth user experience. LLMs demand significant computational resources, which means it’s essential to anticipate and handle potential resource exhaustion.

In July, we announced the availability of Mistral AI’s models on Vertex AI: Codestral for code generation tasks, Mistral Large 2 for high-complexity tasks, and the lightweight Mistral Nemo for reasoning tasks like creative writing.

For those of you who are sticking with the Chromecast with Google TV instead of upgrading to the new Google TV Streamer, a new update is being pushed out for your device. The latest update – STTL.240812.006.

The Dev channel has been updated to 133.0.6847.2 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 133 (133.0.6848.2) 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.

Filing also suggests it sells Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out The US Department of Justice last night finally filed court documents proposing Google divest itself of Chrome – the most popular browser in the world by a huge margin.…

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too.

Technology is seeing a seismic shift, driven in part by artificial intelligence, with AI compute solutions emerging as the backbone of this growth. As the demand for accessible, energy-efficient and flexible infrastructure skyrockets, industry leaders are embracing decentralization, sustainability and multi-vendor ecosystems.

In a revealing analysis of current e-commerce trends, recent research from commercetools GmbH indicates that businesses are rapidly shifting toward more flexible and scalable platforms to meet evolving consumer demands.

NFL fans, if you are like me, your team’s performance this year has only served to confirm you made the right choice in holding off on NFL Sunday Ticket this year.

The Beta channel has been updated to 132.0.6834.15 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.

With the rumor of Chromebooks possibly making the move to Android (versus ChromeOS as it is now), I have to admit that my emotions have been all over the place.