Weekly Issue: 2026-16
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How to find the sweet spot between cost and performance

At Google Cloud, we often see customers asking themselves: “How can we manage our generative AI costs effectively without sacrificing the performance and availability our applications demand?” This is the million-dollar question — or, perhaps more accurately, the “tokens-per-minute” question.
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How to find the sweet spot between cost and performance

At Google Cloud, we often see customers asking themselves: “How can we manage our generative AI costs effectively without sacrificing the performance and availability our applications demand?” This is the million-dollar question — or, perhaps more accurately, the “tokens-per-minute” question.
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The sad state of the Chromebook space highlights Chrome OS problems [Video]
![The sad state of the Chromebook space highlights Chrome OS problems [Video]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/lenovo-chromebook-plus-14-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1)
Chromebooks are in a sorry state, but it highlights a wider problem. Just what is happening with the desktop platform, and what is the future of Chrome OS?
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How to build your own AI agents with Google Workspace Studio

The great hope for AI agents is that they will automate many of the repetitive tasks office workers perform, such as writing and emailing weekly project updates. These tools combine rules-based automation with generative AI models to perform a series of tasks that make up a workflow.
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How to build your own AI agents with Google Workspace Studio

The great hope for AI agents is that they will automate many of the repetitive tasks office workers perform, such as writing and emailing weekly project updates. These tools combine rules-based automation with generative AI models to perform a series of tasks that make up a workflow.
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Exclusive: Google plans to transform Chrome’s address bar with Drive, Gemini, and shared tabs integration

Google is working on a major overhaul of Chrome’s address bar. Internally called “Composebox,” the project turns the familiar URL bar into a multimodal … [Read more…]
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Exclusive: Google plans to transform Chrome’s address bar with Drive, Gemini, and shared tabs integration

Google is working on a major overhaul of Chrome’s address bar. Internally called “Composebox,” the project turns the familiar URL bar into a multimodal … [Read more…]
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8 Chrome extensions I can’t live without

I use a lot of extensions, but these eight are some of the ones I use the most and rely on regularly.
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8 Chrome extensions I can’t live without

I use a lot of extensions, but these eight are some of the ones I use the most and rely on regularly.
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What Matters Most When Choosing a Chromebook for Gaming?

A few years ago, “Chromebook” meant lightweight, web-first, and built for documents. Then two things happened. Cloud gaming grew up, and ChromeOS matured into a platform that can juggle browser games, Android titles, and full streaming sessions with real consistency. And the Chromebook market rose. It is worth 22.
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The Rise of Lightweight Devices in Online Gaming Ecosystems

Gaming is no longer dominated by high-end desktops and gaming rigs like a decade ago, thanks to the rise of lightweight devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and even smartphones. These lightweight devices can now handle games that were once thought possible only on dedicated gaming rigs.
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