Weekly Issue: 2026-07

There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with a couple of asterisks and some neon orange highlighting added in for good measure.

Gaming has long been associated with high end desktops and dedicated consoles, but in recent years, Chromebooks have emerged as a surprising yet increasingly popular platform for digital entertainment.

Gaming has long been associated with high end desktops and dedicated consoles, but in recent years, Chromebooks have emerged as a surprising yet increasingly popular platform for digital entertainment.

A new LTS version 138.0.7204.304 (Platform Version: 16295.89.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices.Release notes for LTS-138 can be found here Want to know more about Long-term Support? Click hereAndy WuGoogle Chrome OS

Add-ons with 37M installs leak visited URLs to 30+ recipients, researcher says They know where you’ve been and they’re going to share it. A security researcher has identified 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly exfiltrate browsing history data for an estimated 37.4 million installations.…

Add-ons with 37M installs leak visited URLs to 30+ recipients, researcher says They know where you’ve been and they’re going to share it. A security researcher has identified 287 Chrome extensions that allegedly exfiltrate browsing history data for an estimated 37.4 million installations.…

Google Photos is currently seeing some of the most practical applications of Google’s strategy to weave in Gemini everywhere they can.

Google Photos is currently seeing some of the most practical applications of Google’s strategy to weave in Gemini everywhere they can.

Google Meet will soon give you more flexibility in how you view shared media.

Google Meet will soon give you more flexibility in how you view shared media.

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 146 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 146.0.7680.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 146 (146.0.7680.2) 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.

When this device first landed at Best Buy late last year, it immediately caught our eye for its build quality. While it doesn’t pack the OLED screen of its more expensive sibling, the Chromebook Plus 14, it borrows heavily from that device’s design language.

When this device first landed at Best Buy late last year, it immediately caught our eye for its build quality. While it doesn’t pack the OLED screen of its more expensive sibling, the Chromebook Plus 14, it borrows heavily from that device’s design language.

Frosting AI recorded 411,000 monthly visits in December 2025, showing 21.39% month-over-month growth. The platform ranks 101,893 globally and 58,231 in the United States. Direct traffic accounts for 67.61% of all visits, while GitHub contributes 5.29%.

Learn the fundamentals of Chrome Extension IDs, from their generation to their critical role in security and resource management. Oliver clarifies the difference between IDs for unpacked extensions (based on file path hash) and published extensions (derived from public keys).

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 146 (146.0.7680.3) 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Stable 145 (145.0.7632.55) 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.

If you wanted to open Google Chrome every time you log into Windows, this wasn’t easy. There were workarounds for this, but there wasn’t a built-in setting to do this. Until now. Google is working on a new setting that’ll let you launch Chrome on Windows startup.

The digital workplace has outgrown the simple project checklists you may have once associated with task management apps. The software has moved from passive repositories for to-do lists to active participants in workflows. In 2026, the biggest shift in task management applications is the rise of agentic AI.

The digital workplace has outgrown the simple project checklists you may have once associated with task management apps. The software has moved from passive repositories for to-do lists to active participants in workflows. In 2026, the biggest shift in task management applications is the rise of agentic AI.

If you are building AI applications, you might experiment with prompts, or even dip your toes into agents. But as you move from prototype to production, you might hit a common wall: the model is just not as consistent as you need it to be.

If you are building AI applications, you might experiment with prompts, or even dip your toes into agents. But as you move from prototype to production, you might hit a common wall: the model is just not as consistent as you need it to be.

 Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 145 (145.0.7632.45) 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.

For years, the WhatsApp web app has been a convenient way to manage messages on a desktop without installing a separate application. It’s been my go-to way to use WhatsApp on a Chromebook. However, it always lacked one major component: the ability to actually place or receive a call.

For years, the WhatsApp web app has been a convenient way to manage messages on a desktop without installing a separate application. It’s been my go-to way to use WhatsApp on a Chromebook. However, it always lacked one major component: the ability to actually place or receive a call.

After years of the price creep that has seen the base YouTube TV package climb to over $80 a month, Google is finally offering a way to pay less for the channels you actually watch.

After years of the price creep that has seen the base YouTube TV package climb to over $80 a month, Google is finally offering a way to pay less for the channels you actually watch.

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 144.0.7559.173 for Windows and Mac 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.

The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 145 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. This will roll out over the coming days/weeks.Chrome 145.0.7632.45 (Linux) 145.0.7632.45/46 Windows/Mac contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log.

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were wrong.

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were wrong.

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were wrong.

When Microsoft patched a vulnerability last summer that allowed threat actors to use Windows’ shortcut (.lnk) files in exploits, defenders might have hoped use of this tactic would decline. They were wrong.

Google’s Aluminium project is picking up speed, and today we have another new development board to add to the mix.