Weekly Issue: 2026-18

Chrome’s drawbacks are too widespread for me to ignore them in favor of a single useful feature.

Chrome’s drawbacks are too widespread for me to ignore them in favor of a single useful feature.

If you have ever felt like the Google Search algorithm is ignoring the news outlets you actually want to read, there’s a new-ish tool that you’ve likely not been using effectively.

If you have ever felt like the Google Search algorithm is ignoring the news outlets you actually want to read, there’s a new-ish tool that you’ve likely not been using effectively.

If you have ever felt like the Google Search algorithm is ignoring the news outlets you actually want to read, there’s a new-ish tool that you’ve likely not been using effectively.

Chromebooks include a built-in Task Manager that shows active processes and their CPU and memory usage. It also lets you quickly end unresponsive tasks, much like Task Manager on Windows.

ChromeOS continues to grow, powering 22.11 million Chromebook shipments in 2026. It holds 1.86% of the global desktop market and an 8.44% share in the United States.

83% of Chromebooks now qualify for Google’s 10-year Auto Update support, up from 68% in 2024. Learn how Auto Update Expiration (AUE) affects ChromeOS updates, security patches, and device lifespan.

I came for privacy. I stayed for everything else.

I came for privacy. I stayed for everything else.

An AI agent that revealed sensitive data without being asked. An agent that overruled its own guardrails. Another that sent credentials to an attacker via Telegram, because it forgot it wasn’t supposed to do so after a reset.

A cluttered bookmarks bar can slow you down, making it harder to find what you actually need. Old links and outdated pages pile up, turning quick access into a frustrating search.

Chromebooks dominate the global K-12 market with a 60.1% share, leading classroom device adoption worldwide. iPads remain strong, accounting for 13% of school deployments and 52% of school-issued tablets in the US.

Power up your coding agent using the Chrome DevTools MCP server. This server offers tools for form filling, device emulation, and performance measurement. Discover how to customize it to best suit your workflow. Watch more DevTools Tips → https://goo.gle/DevToolsTips Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s swan song sings of success as the company on Thursday announced record revenue in its second quarter, while admitting demand for some products — including the new MacBook Neo — has wildly exceeded expectations. The company reported a March quarter record of $111.2 billion revenue, up 17% from last year.

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook’s swan song sings of success as the company on Thursday announced record revenue in its second quarter, while admitting demand for some products — including the new MacBook Neo — has wildly exceeded expectations. The company reported a March quarter record of $111.2 billion revenue, up 17% from last year.

Picture two candidates sitting in a job interview. One has a flawless technical background — top certifications, years of hands-on experience, every hard skill checked off. The other is strong technically but stands out for something harder to measure: the ability to listen, adapt, and bring people together under pressure.

The mobile-first story of online betting is well-known: small screen, push notifications, snap decisions made between subway stops. The Chromebook story is quieter, but it has been building for years.

Cloud-first work has changed the way teams think about devices. A few years ago, many companies still treated a laptop as the center of daily productivity. Now the center often sits elsewhere.

Mozilla fears wiring an AI API into Chrome will make the web less open Mozilla has reiterated its opposition to Google’s decision to build AI plumbing into its Chrome browser, though rather belatedly now that the technology, known as the Prompt API, is already being tested in Chrome and Microsoft Edge.…

Mozilla fears wiring an AI API into Chrome will make the web less open Mozilla has reiterated its opposition to Google’s decision to build AI plumbing into its Chrome browser, though rather belatedly now that the technology, known as the Prompt API, is already being tested in Chrome and Microsoft Edge.…

Mozilla fears wiring an AI API into Chrome will make the web less open Mozilla has reiterated its opposition to Google’s decision to build AI plumbing into its Chrome browser, though rather belatedly now that the technology, known as the Prompt API, is already being tested in Chrome and Microsoft Edge.…

Mozilla fears wiring an AI API into Chrome will make the web less open Mozilla has reiterated its opposition to Google’s decision to build AI plumbing into its Chrome browser, though rather belatedly now that the technology, known as the Prompt API, is already being tested in Chrome and Microsoft Edge.…

Just when we thought we had a clear-ish picture of Google’s desktop roadmap, a new leak has thrown a potential wrench into the mix. We have been tracking the development of Project Aluminium for months.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 149 (149.0.7815.0) 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 Dev channel has been updated to 149.0.7815.2 for Windows, Mac and Linux.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Though it has perhaps been tempting to think of the upcoming Pixel Glow as just a nostalgic return to the quirky lightbar days of the original Chromebook Pixel, it seems more is going on with this new feature than many initially thought.

Though it has perhaps been tempting to think of the upcoming Pixel Glow as just a nostalgic return to the quirky lightbar days of the original Chromebook Pixel, it seems more is going on with this new feature than many initially thought.

Explore how Antigravity, our AI-powered IDE, can streamline your Chrome Extension development. This video guides you through building an extension and includes practical tips for additional hints you can add to your agent’s context.

Elead CRM, now part of CDK Global, is a cloud-based platform designed for automotive dealerships. Manage leads, customer communication, service scheduling, and sales reporting from one interface.

Fix an HP Chromebook that won’t power on with quick checks for battery drain, system glitches, port issues, or hardware faults. Most problems can be resolved in under ten minutes without repair.

Not every language app starts with a grand vision. Promova began in 2019 as something almost embarrassingly simple: a mobile app called Ten Words, where users learned exactly ten new vocabulary words per day using flashcards.

Lean startups, remote-first IT managers, and budget-conscious tech leads all wrestle with the same question: how do we add senior-level engineering muscle without torching our burn rate or drowning in HR logistics? Over the past decade, offshore partnerships have evolved from blunt cost-cutting tools into nuanced growth levers.

From the time they were merely “a browser in a box,” Chromebooks have certainly made some major improvements. For any individuals operating their own business on the side or even creating an entire website, ChromeOS will serve their needs just fine.

One of the biggest hurdles to using AI for productivity has always been the copy-paste hassle. You have a great conversation with Gemini, but moving that output into a shareable format usually requires a lot of manual cleanup.