Weekly Issue: 2025-44

If you work in IT, teach, or are a parent in Canada and are interested in ed-tech, the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) latest budget decision probably raises a lot of red flags.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 143 (143.0.7499.3) 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.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16433.31.0 (Browser version 142.0.7444.76) for most ChromeOS devices.

Cryptocurrency trading continues to attract both beginners and seasoned investors. However, the market’s complexity makes choosing the right trading platform crucial. Among the platforms gaining attention in 2025 is Crypto30x.com, which has formed a strong partnership with Gemini, a highly trusted crypto exchange.

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 143 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 143.0.7499.

You’re going to start seeing more warnings in Chrome when accessing insecure sites. Starting next October, Chrome will soon warn users when they visit a public website without an encrypted HTTPS connection.

You’re going to start seeing more warnings in Chrome when accessing insecure sites. Starting next October, Chrome will soon warn users when they visit a public website without an encrypted HTTPS connection.

While the dust has barely settled on the Pixel 10 launch, the rumor mill is already churning for Google’s next mid-range offering.

When Google announced the powerful Gemini for TV AI assistant back in September, the roll-out plan was a bit vague. While it launched immediately on a high-end TCL TV series, the availability for other devices, including Google’s own popular Google TV Streamer (4K), was simply listed as “later this year.

John Maletis, the Vice President of ChromeOS at Google, is returning for another exclusive Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with our Chrome Unboxed Plus community today, October 29th, at 2 PM ET! We’ve had a few chats with John before, and we’re so excited that he’s making a return!

The wait is finally over! Today, Google is officially beginning the early access roll-out of the new Gemini for Home voice assistant in the U.S.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 143 (143.0.7499.2) 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.

Acer is expanding its lineup for cloud-first organizations, debuting the new, premium Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 714 and announcing immediate availability for the Acer Chromebook Plus Enterprise 514. A key feature for both new models is support for Cameyo, a virtual app delivery (VAD) platform.

Chrome OS continues establishing its presence in the desktop operating system market with 1.53% global market share as of September 2025. While this percentage appears modest compared to Windows’ 72.3% dominance, regional variations reveal Chrome OS commands 8.

They look great to boot.

Welcome to a new era, marked by unprecedented innovation, greater efficiency, elevated citizen experiences, and profound mission impact, all driven by groundbreaking advancements in technology. At the Google Public Sector Summit today in Washington D.C.

If you’re getting your first Chromebook, it can be a little overwhelming on what to buy. Depending on what you plan to do on your Chromebook, the choices and prices can vary wildly.

Fortnite is fun to play with friends, especially since it’s free-to-play and available on almost any platform. Here are three ways to play Fortnite on your Chromebook. You can enjoy Fortnite on your Chromebook by getting the Android APK for free.

After sharing Chromebook security tips yesterday, I have a timely follow-up today. Passkeys on Chromebooks are coming and this solution will greatly reduce, if not get rid of, having to type passwords. It’s not specific to ChromeOS or Chromebooks, but I thought to share information in this context. What are Passkeys?

It can be overwhelming to juggle the demands of often hundreds of students while attending to the paperwork, the meetings, and the crises. Counselors are too often unable to provide individual students with the targeted support they need.

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 141 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 142.0.7444.59 (Linux) 142.0.7444.59/60 Windows and 142.0.7444.60 Mac contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log.

As digital finance continues to evolve, ecryptobit.com has emerged as one of the most dependable platforms for trading cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Designed for both first-time investors and experienced traders, it offers a simple, secure, and smart way to handle digital assets.

Welcome to The Blueprint, a new feature where we highlight how Google Cloud customers are tackling unique and common challenges across industries using the latest AI and cloud technologies. We hope to inspire others looking to innovate in their work.

As AI/ML models grow, their infrastructure demands are pushing traditional networking to its limit, creating critical performance bottlenecks. This is especially true for models running on Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). At Google, we’ve been working in the open-source community to make Kubernetes aware of specialized hardware capabilities.

Today’s AI models are moving from billions to trillions of parameters, and are capable of complex, multi-modal reasoning. This leap in sophistication demands a new class of purpose-built infrastructure and software to handle the immense computational and memory requirements of these next-generation models.

Crosh stands for Chrome Shell, a command-line interface that provides direct access to Chrome OS system functions. This built-in terminal allows users to run diagnostic tests, check system information, and execute various commands without third-party applications.

Google Chrome will force secure connections by default starting in 2026.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 142 (142.0.7444.77) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few hours.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.

Just last week, Samsung finally launched its highly anticipated Galaxy XR headset. Following the event, I wrote about how the repeated “just the beginning” messaging from both Samsung and Google made it feel like they were tempering expectations, perhaps anticipating a slow start for this premium, $1800 device.

The emergence of the agentic web — an internet where autonomous AI agents can independently execute complex, multi-step tasks and transactions that previously required human interaction — promises a fundamental shift for how customers and businesses interact.

Building an AI-powered application, especially one that combines multiple cutting-edge models like Veo for video or Nano Banana for images, has traditionally required juggling different APIs, SDKs, and services – a significant barrier for many creators.

The generative AI revolution has shifted from experimental phase to mainstream enterprise deployment in 2025. Organizations worldwide are rapidly integrating AI into core operations, with adoption rates reaching unprecedented levels.

For anyone who has ever wrestled with creating documents containing complex mathematical equations, intricate tables, or precise multi-column layouts, the LaTeX document preparation system is likely a familiar (and sometimes frustrating) friend.

The development surrounding the MediaTek MT8189 baseboard, code-named ‘Skywalker’, has already shattered every precedent we’ve ever seen for ARM-powered Chromebooks. We were absolutely floored when the count of unique devices being built on this single platform reached double digits last month. Well, as it turns out, they’re still not done.

Now that Google ChromeOS Flex is generally available and supports more than 400 devices, I decided to give it a try. I grabbed my daughter’s old MacBook Air from 2013, which was collecting dust. And I went through the process, which is about as easy as it can be.