Weekly Issue: 2026-20

Learn how to watch YouTube on a school computer using safe, practical methods that can bypass common DNS and URL restrictions for class projects or research. Explore simple URL tricks, browser-based options, and technical workarounds while understanding school network limits.

Learn how to record on Google Slides in 2026 and turn static presentations into narrated decks viewers can watch anytime. Compare Google Slides with Microsoft PowerPoint and see why cloud-first tools are reshaping office presentations.

Modern video editing demands speed, accuracy, and consistency across diverse content types. Traditional workflows are generally manual and time-consuming to render. Intelligent automation and faster processing of these inefficiencies are now being replaced with AI-powered tools. Pippit makes editing easier by simplifying complex tasks with minimal input.

Why wait for Googlebooks?

Why wait for Googlebooks?

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16640.37.0 (Browser version 148.0.7778.171) for most ChromeOS devices.

The short-term answer is reassuring, but the long-term subtext seems telling.

The short-term answer is reassuring, but the long-term subtext seems telling.

Quickly understand ‘intent to deprecate’ vs. ‘intent to remove’ browser features. Learn where Blink engineers post updates to keep your web projects current and avoid surprises. Stay informed, build confidently! Resources: Feature deprecation and removal in Chrome: https://goo.gle/fdrc Chrome deprecation trials → https://goo.gle/cdt What is Chrome? → https://goo.gle/what-is-chrome Chrome release channels → https://goo.

If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s been a massive leak of the early Googlebook OS in action that gives us our first real glimpse into what Google’s vision for the mash-up of Android and ChromeOS will look like.

Following yesterday’s Googlebook announcement, the company released a post aimed at existing enterprise and educational Chromebook users.

While we got our first glimpse of Googlebook yesterday, Google is still playing a bit coy with unveiling deeper details on the underlying OS, what it will be called, and exactly what it will look like in action.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 149 (149.0.7827.13) 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.

Google is fundamentally rethinking how we interact with AI, and thankfully, they aren’t making us wait for the release of the new Googlebook to get our hands on it.

The Beta channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.14 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 149 (149.0.7827.12) 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.

Faceless AI videos are dominating TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts — and tools like Wava AI are helping creators produce them faster than ever.

At the Android Show yesterday, we introduced Googlebooks: a new category of premium laptops built with Gemini’s helpfulness at the core. Designed for Gemini Intelligence, Googlebooks will give personalized, proactive support across their workflows, access to powerful agentic capabilities, and seamless compatibility across their devices.

Hype around the metaverse may have cooled down in recent times, but the idea could still come to fruition in the future. The concept of a shared digital world makes a lot of sense, and it’s likely to be a logical step forward in virtual reality’s evolution.

Well, hell’s bells: It’s finally happening. After years of misguided rumors and off-base expectations — over a decade’s worth, even! — Google is actually now on the brink of combining Android and ChromeOS into a single superpowered platform for laptops and mobile devices alike.

Well, hell’s bells: It’s finally happening. After years of misguided rumors and off-base expectations — over a decade’s worth, even! — Google is actually now on the brink of combining Android and ChromeOS into a single superpowered platform for laptops and mobile devices alike.

Keyboard malfunction remains the most common Chromebook hardware failure in 2026, surpassing screen damage, battery wear, and hinge issues across major brands. Five-year failure rates range from 6.3% for Lenovo to 9.7% for Samsung, staying well below the 16% three-year laptop failure rate reported by Consumer Reports.

New Chromebooks are in the pipeline through this year and into next.

New Chromebooks are in the pipeline through this year and into next.

A Google exec also shed light on bringing Chrome OS features to Googlebooks.

A Google exec also shed light on bringing Chrome OS features to Googlebooks.

Most companies don’t start looking at external engineering teams because they want to. They do it because hiring locally stopped working. Senior developers are expensive, recruitment cycles drag on for months, and product roadmaps keep moving anyway.

The new AI-powered cursor will allow Gemini in Chrome users to compare products, visualize, and more.

The new AI-powered cursor will allow Gemini in Chrome users to compare products, visualize, and more.

Tests of how well 19 large language models (LLMs) complete and perform complicated multi-step tasks has shown that they are both error-prone and, in many cases, unreliable.

Tests of how well 19 large language models (LLMs) complete and perform complicated multi-step tasks has shown that they are both error-prone and, in many cases, unreliable.

  Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 148 (148.0.7778.167) 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 148.0.7778.167/168 for Windows/Mac  and 148.0.7778.167 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the LogSecurity Updates will be posted soonInterested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

Learn how to make a graph in Google Sheets with this step-by-step guide covering chart creation, customization tools, and time-saving tips for turning spreadsheet data into clear visual reports. Perfect for students, teams, and anyone presenting data more effectively.

Existing Chromebooks will keep getting software support, but the future of new Chromebook launches remains unclear.