Weekly Issue: 2025-45

Today’s frontier models, including Google’s Gemini, Veo, Imagen, and Anthropic’s Claude train and serve on Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). For many organizations, the focus is shifting from training these models to powering useful, responsive interactions with them.

As machine learning models continue to scale, a specialized, co-designed hardware and software stack is no longer optional, it’s critical. Ironwood, our latest generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), is the cutting-edge hardware behind advanced models like Gemini and Nano Banana, from massive-scale training to high-throughput, low-latency inference.

Today, we are thrilled to announce C4A metal, our first bare metal instance running on Google Axion processors, available in preview soon. C4A metal is designed for specialized workloads that require direct hardware access and Arm®-native compatibility.

Decision makers and builders today face a constant challenge: managing rising cloud costs while delivering the performance their customers demand. As applications evolve to use scale-out microservices and handle ever-growing data volumes, organizations need maximum efficiency from their underlying infrastructure to support their growing general-purpose workloads.

This article explains how to fix common Chromebook problems, such as: The device powers on, but the screen stays black. It turns on and then shuts off immediately. Chrome OS loads, but you can’t log into your account. The system crashes even after logging in.

Playing games on the internet is a fun way to interact with individuals globally. There are countless options ranging from the most serious eSports to the simplest phone applications. Be that as it may, everything that is enjoyable has its risks too.

The decision to purchase Instagram engagement represents a significant strategic choice that can either accelerate business growth or create complications that harm long-term success.

In a world obsessed with specs, upgrades, and endless app notifications, Chromebooks arrived like a quiet rebellion.  They don’t flex their terabytes or titanium finishes. Instead, they whisper something familiar yet radical: less is more.  And somehow, that whisper has turned into a movement.

  Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 142 (142.0.7444.138) 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 142.0.7444.134/.135 for Windows and 142.0.7444.135 for Mac and 142.0.7444.134 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

Google Search’s AI Mode is now just a tap away.

Plus, the AI Mode shortcut is expanding to 160 more countries

Many developers are prototyping AI agents, but moving to a scalable, secure, and well-managed production agent is far more complex.  Vertex AI Agent Builder is Google Cloud’s comprehensive and open platform to build, scale, and govern reliable agents.

Plus, the AI Mode shortcut is expanding to 160 more countries

We have all felt the pain: you’re in a Google Meet call, and the chat is flying. People are dropping important links, key bits of feedback, and helpful resources.

In what might be one of the most significant and surprising tech partnerships in recent memory, a new report claims that Apple is turning to its biggest rival to power the next generation of its AI assistant.

If you thought the contract dispute that pulled 21 Disney-owned channels (including ESPN and ABC) from YouTube TV last week was bad, the news is getting even worse. The tense battle between the two companies has escalated further, moving beyond live TV and into Google’s entire digital content ecosystem.

Google’s latest AI image model, Nano Banana, has been a viral sensation. In just a few short weeks, users have generated over 5 billion images with it, creating viral trends, restoring old photos, and even bringing deceased loved ones into new family portraits.

HeyGen AI reached a valuation of $500 million in 2024 while serving over 40,000 paying businesses. The platform recorded $35 million in annual recurring revenue and achieved profitability by Q2 2023. These metrics position HeyGen as a dominant player in the AI video generation market, which projects growth from $0.

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2025. Today, Sandra Joyce, vice-president, Google Threat Intelligence, updates us on the state of the adversarial misuse of AI.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 143 (143.0.7499.12) 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.

Google maintained its position as the most commonly used search engine in 2025, processing approximately 90% of all global search queries as of October 2025. The platform recorded 8.5 billion searches per day worldwide, representing a market share that exceeds all competitors combined by a factor of 20.

With hundreds of business-oriented laptops to choose from, picking the right ones to outfit your company’s workforce can be daunting. We’re here to help with a buyer’s guide that breaks the options into categories and provides details, price estimates, and pros and cons of each.

With hundreds of business-oriented laptops to choose from, picking the right ones to outfit your company’s workforce can be daunting. We’re here to help with a buyer’s guide that breaks the options into categories and provides details, price estimates, and pros and cons of each.

You’d never know it, but one of the most potential-packed parts of your favorite Android phone is a feature you rarely actually see.

You’d never know it, but one of the most potential-packed parts of your favorite Android phone is a feature you rarely actually see.

Chrome 142 removes flags that allowed Manifest v2 extensions to work, so now you need to edit the Chrome shortcut.

If you’ve ever wondered how multiple AI agents can actually work together to solve problems too complex for a single agent, you’re in the right place.

If you’ve ever wondered how multiple AI agents can actually work together to solve problems too complex for a single agent, you’re in the right place.

It’s been a long and sometimes difficult road for Google’s Pixel hardware. After years of finding its footing, stumbling on hardware choices, and working to build a market presence, it looks like the company is truly reaping the rewards of its persistence.

When Google launched the Google TV Streamer last year, it marked a significant step up from the Chromecasts we’d used for years.

featured image source: 9to5 Google A few months ago, Google officially updated its iconic “G” logo, swapping the flat, four-color design for a brighter, more dynamic gradient.

Some of the best Chromebook deals are the ones that pop up, disappear, and then thankfully, pop up again. If you missed out on the last sale, we have great news: the fantastic $599.99 deal on the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus has returned!

Looks like Apple finally wants a seat at the cafeteria table.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 142 (142.0.7444.128) 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.