Weekly Issue: 2025-30

Today the CMA has announced its proposed decision to designate Google’s ‘Mobile Platform’ (Android, Play, Chrome, Blink) with ‘strategic market status’, along with a roa…

For decades, people relied on traditional searches to find information online. For example, for gamblers, sites like this one here would prove to be a goldmine of data, which allowed them to figure out which operators to trust.

Alibaba has launched Qwen3-Coder, an open-source AI model designed to assist with software development, starting with the release of its most advanced variant, which is optimized for complex coding and autonomous programming tasks. The flagship version, Qwen3-Coder-480B-A35B-Instruct, uses a 480-billion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 35 billion active parameters.

Tested on ChromeOS 130 (build 16299) and a mid‑tier 2025 Chromebook Plus. ChromeOS has grown up. Between Lacros, Focus mode, and on‑device AI, a modern Chromebook can keep pace with most ultraportables—if you know where the speed‑boosting switches are hidden.

Ever aced your keynote speech in a single take… but destroyed it with an uncomfortable “umm,” a cough, or fifteen seconds of silence at the end? We’ve all been there — looking at a 15-minute raw take, bracing for the hours it’ll take to edit out the filler.

Every year, Apple adds new features to help protect your personal information. At the same time, the number of new dangers continues to increase. Even users who believe their integrated ecosystem is fully safe may face threats.

If you’re just opening Google Chrome to check emails, scroll through news, or peek at a recipe, you’re barely scratching the surface. Chrome is more than a browser—it’s a cross-platform command center. Whether you’re managing a remote job, tackling academic assignments, or syncing family schedules, it delivers unexpected muscle.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16328.27.0 (Browser version 139.0.7258.45) for most ChromeOS devices.

The future of enterprise AI isn’t unfolding in silos; it’s emerging from a growing ecosystem. As adoption accelerates, cloud providers and partners face mounting pressure to deliver real-world results at production scale.

   Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 138 (138.0.7204.168) 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.

The Stable channel has been updated to 138.0.7204.168/.169 for Windows, Mac and 138.0.7204.168 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

If you want to disable GoGuardian, follow these steps for your device or account type. Each one is straightforward and effective. What GoGuardian Does Schools and workplaces use GoGuardian to monitor web browsing, block specific sites, and manage app usage.

Google Drive will now show thumbnail previews on the video progress bar, but only for newly uploaded files.

If you’ve ever used YouTube, you’re probably familiar with thumbnail previews. That small, pop-up preview that appears when you hover over the video progress bar is an indispensable tool for quickly finding a specific moment in a long video.

With its exceptional price-performance, Google Cloud’s Dataproc has evolved from a simple, managed open-source software (OSS) service to a powerhouse in Apache Spark and open lakehouses, driving the analytics and AI workloads of many leading global enterprises.

In a move that feels both surprising and perfectly on-brand, Google has gone ahead and just shown off the upcoming Pixel 10 right on its own store page.

Chrome Tab Recovery Rate 2025 Chrome’s Tab Recovery Ecosystem in 2025 Chrome implements sophisticated tab lifecycle management through Memory Saver technology and intelligent tab discarding algorithms. When system memory runs low, Chrome automatically suspends background tabs by freezing their processes, then seamlessly restores them when users switch back.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Choi HeeJung, Chief Information Officer for Korean Air, one of the world’s top 20 airlines, serving 117 cities across 40 countries on five continents.

If you’re getting the “This site can’t be reached” error in Microsoft Edge, it usually means the browser couldn’t connect to the server hosting the site. This issue may be caused by a network problem, browser setting, DNS failure, or an issue with the website itself.

When your Chromebook won’t connect to WiFi, it can be frustrating, especially if you’re in the middle of important work or school tasks.

Google is introducing the option to easily switch between personal and work profiles in its Chrome browser on iOS, with data kept separate between the two.

Google is introducing the option to easily switch between personal and work profiles in its Chrome browser on iOS, with data kept separate between the two.

Since its debut on Google Cloud, Confidential Computing has evolved at an incredible pace, offering customers robust protection for sensitive data processed in the cloud and ensuring higher levels of security and privacy.

The pace of AI development at Google is staggering, and it can be tough to keep track of all the new features rolling out for Gemini.

There are certain Chromebooks that we recommend without hesitation when a good deal pops up, and the ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is firmly on that short list. It’s one of the most powerful, well-built, and feature-packed Chromebooks you can buy, period.

The End of Windows 10 is looming. The world needs a simpler, easy, quick, snackable alternative Comment  Dear Santa. For Windows-10-end-of-support-day in October, please may we have a dead simple bulletproof all-free OS that gets old PCs online without a Google account, and does nothing else?…

The End of Windows 10 is looming. The world needs a simpler, easy, quick, snackable alternative Comment  Dear Santa. For Windows-10-end-of-support-day in October, please may we have a dead simple bulletproof all-free OS that gets old PCs online without a Google account, and does nothing else?…

Many organizations are embracing bring your own device models, meaning employees may be accessing resources from their browsers on unmanaged computers or phones.

During Nvidia’s fourth-quarter earnings call earlier this year, CEO Jensen Huang exclaimed, “The next frontier of AI is physical AI.” Huang was referring to a relatively new field that combines artificial intelligence with everything from humanoid robots, industrial machines, cars, and even internet of things (IoT) devices.

Complete Guide to Educational Gaming Platforms | Blooket, Kahoot, and Quizizz Transform your classroom experience with the most popular educational gaming platforms.

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We’re excited to announce a new online platform for the ChromeOS Customer Community: it’s now a global, open platform accessible to our business customers. This community is designed for IT admins and professionals, along with business leaders and decision-makers, who use and deploy ChromeOS in their organizations, regardless of size.