Weekly Issue: 2026-23

Chrome Skills let you save Gemini AI prompts as one-click workflows that run on any page or across multiple tabs. Here’s how to create, use, and build a library of useful Skills.

A blast from the past using Linux.

Descript AI treats audio and video like a text document. After you import a recording, the software creates a transcript, and any edits you make to the text automatically update the media. Delete a sentence from the transcript, and that section disappears from the audio or video.

Google Classroom recorded around 10 million daily active Android users in early 2024, highlighting the widespread use of Android apps among Chromebook owners and students.

If your Chromebook keeps dropping Wi-Fi, these fixes will get you back online and stop the disconnections for good.

If your Chromebook keeps dropping Wi-Fi, these fixes will get you back online and stop the disconnections for good.

The ChromeOS Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16667.35.0 (Browser version 149.0.7827.88) for most ChromeOS devices.

We won’t be forced into AI Mode on Chrome — at least, not anytime soon.

We won’t be forced into AI Mode on Chrome — at least, not anytime soon.

If you’re struggling with Markdown image syntax, the trailblazers editor can help. It automatically generates proper HTML figures with AI-suggested alt text and captions. By using a JSON schema and a multimodal LLM session, you can easily paste images into the editor and let AI do the heavy lifting.

Google lays out the engineering behind Chrome’s recent performance boost.

Google lays out the engineering behind Chrome’s recent performance boost.

For over two decades, the browser omnibox has been the simplest front door to standard Google Search. You type a question, hit enter, and get a neat list of traditional blue links.

Ever since rumors began circulating about Google bringing the Android tech stack over to power a new desktop-class computing experience, a lot of us in this space have been asking a very logical question: how will Googlebook’s OS actually differ from the standard Android Desktop interface Google is also working very hard on improving lately?…

The streaming device market is highly competitive, and finding the right balance of price and performance can be a challenge. But right now, the Google TV Streamer is back on sale for a very tempting $79.99 and is easy for me to recommend.

Google really wants you to use AI Mode.

Google really wants you to use AI Mode.

Chromebooks are light and easy to carry around. They use ChromeOS rather than Windows or macOS. This means you cannot put regular desktop programs onto them the usual way. So getting torrent software set up takes a different approach altogether. Good news here.

Google Analytics works well on a Chromebook. The best way is to open the regular desktop website inside the Chrome browser. Chromebooks run ChromeOS, and the web version gives you full reach over every report and admin setting. You do not need a high-end machine for any of this.

After more than 10 years of ChromeOS, native video editing on Chromebooks is near! In a blog post on Wednesday, Google shared the news, along with images of the new ChromeOS video editing feature arriving this fall.

Chromebook Plus laptops include Google Gemini and a set of built-in AI tools. The point is to help you finish your work and make new things without ever leaving the app you are in. You do not need to open extra tabs. You do not need to jump between windows.

Chromebooks are known for being quick, safe, and easy to use. Many people love them for school and daily tasks. But built-in sound editing tools feel basic. Audacity for Chromebook fixes this problem. It is a free multi-track sound editor. With some setup, your laptop becomes a strong audio station.

Written by: Chad Reams, Tufail Ahmed, Keith Knapp, Ashley Frazer, Tyler McLellan Introduction  From January through May 2026, Mandiant identified a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign executed by the threat cluster UNC3753 (also tracked as “Luna Moth,” “Chatty Spider,” and “Silent Ransom Group”) targeting dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in…

Chrome’s reading mode now opens in a full-page view. Here’s how to turn it on and pin it to your toolbar for one-click access.

Chrome finally has native vertical tabs — here’s how to switch from the horizontal tab strip to a sidebar in two clicks.

Chromebooks were never designed for gaming. They run ChromeOS, ship with modest processors, and carry no dedicated GPU. But cloud gaming changes that equation – at least in theory. Instead of local hardware doing the heavy lifting, a remote server renders the game and streams it to your screen.

Chromebooks are generally more resistant to malware than Windows laptops, but they are not immune to threats. Malicious browser extensions, unsafe Android apps, and phishing websites can still compromise security on ChromeOS if users are not careful.

Chromebooks with 13–17-inch displays account for roughly 60% of unit sales, making them the most popular size category. Among individual options, the 14-inch Chromebook remains the top choice for buyers.

For most of the past decade, free spins lived in one place — the welcome offer. New player signs up, deposits, claims a packet of spins on a featured slot, moves on. That arrangement is still around, but it now describes only a slice of where free spins actually appear.

Chromebooks have moved far beyond basic browser work. For developers, QA engineers, and product teams, they can support real web app testing through cloud IDEs, remote servers, container tools, browser-based dashboards, and secure proxy access.

macOS Auto-Appearance is supposed to handle everything automatically. But Chrome’s Dock icon sometimes refuses to follow along, staying bright white while the rest of your UI goes dark. The fix does not require a restart and will not close your open tabs.

Explore how to test websites more effectively using Chrome DevTools for agents’ powerful emulation tools. This video demonstrates how to mimic various user conditions, including device type, location, and network speeds. Learn practical applications for automating responsive design checks and identifying interaction bugs.

If you feel like you need a data science degree just to keep track of Google’s AI announcements lately, you are definitely not alone.

The Dev channel has been updated to 151.0.7872.0 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.

Google’s ongoing push to integrate Gemini into every corner of the Android world just crossed a major new frontier. For a long time, the latest AI features have been heavily gated by hardware specifications, usually requiring premium flagship processors and healthy amounts of RAM to function properly.