Weekly Issue: 2026-26

ChromeOS updates are usually just a few hundred MB, though major releases can reach 2–3 GB. Learn update sizes, installation rates, and what to expect on your Chromebook in 2025–2026.

Chromebook’s screensaver (Ambient Mode) shows a photo slideshow on your lock screen when idle. Here’s how to enable it, choose photo sources, and customize what appears.

Tracking the stock market can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Between parsing complex corporate earnings reports, keeping tabs on shifting asset allocations, and monitoring macro economic indicators, managing a personal investment portfolio requires a lot of heavy lifting.

Tracking the stock market can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Between parsing complex corporate earnings reports, keeping tabs on shifting asset allocations, and monitoring macro economic indicators, managing a personal investment portfolio requires a lot of heavy lifting.

Tracking the stock market can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Between parsing complex corporate earnings reports, keeping tabs on shifting asset allocations, and monitoring macro economic indicators, managing a personal investment portfolio requires a lot of heavy lifting.

Tracking the stock market can often feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Between parsing complex corporate earnings reports, keeping tabs on shifting asset allocations, and monitoring macro economic indicators, managing a personal investment portfolio requires a lot of heavy lifting.

Technology in the classroom shouldn’t be a flashy, expensive novelty. Instead, it should serve as a deliberate tool that closes achievement gaps, supports teachers, and enriches human interaction. That is exactly the approach being taken right here in our own backyard by a mid-sized rural school district in Kentucky.

Technology in the classroom shouldn’t be a flashy, expensive novelty. Instead, it should serve as a deliberate tool that closes achievement gaps, supports teachers, and enriches human interaction. That is exactly the approach being taken right here in our own backyard by a mid-sized rural school district in Kentucky.

Technology in the classroom shouldn’t be a flashy, expensive novelty. Instead, it should serve as a deliberate tool that closes achievement gaps, supports teachers, and enriches human interaction. That is exactly the approach being taken right here in our own backyard by a mid-sized rural school district in Kentucky.

Technology in the classroom shouldn’t be a flashy, expensive novelty. Instead, it should serve as a deliberate tool that closes achievement gaps, supports teachers, and enriches human interaction. That is exactly the approach being taken right here in our own backyard by a mid-sized rural school district in Kentucky.

The ChromeOS Stable channel is being updated to OS version 16667.55.0 (Browser version 149.0.7827.226) for most ChromeOS devices.

YouTube just announced a pretty significant overhaul to the Shorts player. The biggest news here is that YouTube is officially retiring the “Dislike” button on Shorts. Going forward, the traditional thumbs-up is being replaced by a TikTok-style heart icon, while the thumbs-down is vanishing from the player entirely.

YouTube just announced a pretty significant overhaul to the Shorts player. The biggest news here is that YouTube is officially retiring the “Dislike” button on Shorts. Going forward, the traditional thumbs-up is being replaced by a TikTok-style heart icon, while the thumbs-down is vanishing from the player entirely.

YouTube just announced a pretty significant overhaul to the Shorts player. The biggest news here is that YouTube is officially retiring the “Dislike” button on Shorts. Going forward, the traditional thumbs-up is being replaced by a TikTok-style heart icon, while the thumbs-down is vanishing from the player entirely.

YouTube just announced a pretty significant overhaul to the Shorts player. The biggest news here is that YouTube is officially retiring the “Dislike” button on Shorts. Going forward, the traditional thumbs-up is being replaced by a TikTok-style heart icon, while the thumbs-down is vanishing from the player entirely.

The Dev channel has been updated to 151.0.7912.0 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.

Do you experience PostgreSQL performance tuning and syncing schemas as a fight against the clock? The manual queries, EXPLAIN plans, and schema drift problems remain constant. Senior software engineers understand how challenging it can be.  But no longer will you have to waste time on all that mess.

Chromebooks have quietly become one of the most popular choices. Affordable, and handles daily tasks without breaking a sweat. But there’s one question that keeps coming up. Can you play games on one? More specifically, do you need a premium model to enjoy online gaming?

Chrome can search your browsing history using plain English descriptions instead of exact keywords. Here’s how to use natural language history search and get better results.

Google is testing a change that could bring Gemini in Chrome, internally known as Glic, to signed-out and Incognito profiles. According to a new … [Read more…]

Google is testing a change that could bring Gemini in Chrome, internally known as Glic, to signed-out and Incognito profiles. According to a new … [Read more…]

Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 149 (149.0.7827.200) 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.

Build modern and seamless web applications with the new premium web experiences updates from Google I/O 2026, showcasing significant advancements in web UI and performance.

A new LTS-144  version 144.0.7559.256(Platform Version: 16503.88.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices.

The Stable channel has been updated to 149.0.7827.200/201 for Windows and Mac and 149.0.7827.200 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

Google Vids is quickly evolving from a basic storyboard builder into a fully featured, AI-driven video studio for Workspace users. When the application initially launched, it gave creators a clever way to drop preset stock footage and generate baseline video tracks using simple text prompts.

ChromeOS delivers one of the fastest startup experiences, reaching the login screen in as little as 5 to 10 seconds. See how ChromeOS boot times compare with Windows 11 laptops and MacBooks.

Upgrade your workflows with the latest Chrome DevTools advancements across versions 148, 149, and 150. Discover the power of DevTools for agents, now stable, allowing your coding agent to interact with live browsers, run audits, and debug extensions.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 151 (151.0.7910.0) 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.

For years, I’ve had an ongoing hope that eventually I’d get to test an amazing detachable Chromebook device that could successfully replicate the mobile gaming I do on my phone.

As France seeks to reduce its dependence on non-European technology suppliers across the public sector, open-source software is playing an increasingly prominent role. Among the projects that reflect this trend is Nuage, a file-sharing and storage platform developed by the Ministry of National Education for teachers, administrators and other staff.

It wasn’t that long ago that if you told someone you were using a Chromebook for serious data work, they might have looked at you a bit funny.

A commuter in Seoul steps off the platform, phone in hand. One tap for coffee, another for the subway gate, dinner ordered before the next stop. In South Korea, mobile technology does not support daily routines – it is the routine.

PARTNER CONTENT: Embracing uncertainty with flexible architecture, ZTE drives full-stack AI value across telecom, enterprises, and smart homes at MWC Shanghai 2026

PARTNER CONTENT: Embracing uncertainty with flexible architecture, ZTE drives full-stack AI value across telecom, enterprises, and smart homes at MWC Shanghai 2026