Weekly Issue: 2026-30

Google is rolling out a major quality-of-life update to its smart home ecosystem, officially introducing a 15-minute conversational memory window for Gemini for Home.

Google is rolling out a major quality-of-life update to its smart home ecosystem, officially introducing a 15-minute conversational memory window for Gemini for Home.

Google is rolling out a major quality-of-life update to its smart home ecosystem, officially introducing a 15-minute conversational memory window for Gemini for Home.

If you routinely host or attend video calls using Google Meet, you know how quickly your Google Drive can turn into a disorganized mess.

If you routinely host or attend video calls using Google Meet, you know how quickly your Google Drive can turn into a disorganized mess.

If you routinely host or attend video calls using Google Meet, you know how quickly your Google Drive can turn into a disorganized mess.

If you are still rocking an original Google Home Mini or a first-generation Nest Hub, you probably felt a bit left out last fall. Back in October 2025, Google started rolling out its fluid, conversational Gemini Live assistant to newer smart home devices, leaving the older hardware behind.

If you are still rocking an original Google Home Mini or a first-generation Nest Hub, you probably felt a bit left out last fall. Back in October 2025, Google started rolling out its fluid, conversational Gemini Live assistant to newer smart home devices, leaving the older hardware behind.

If you are still rocking an original Google Home Mini or a first-generation Nest Hub, you probably felt a bit left out last fall. Back in October 2025, Google started rolling out its fluid, conversational Gemini Live assistant to newer smart home devices, leaving the older hardware behind.

If you are still rocking an original Google Home Mini or a first-generation Nest Hub, you probably felt a bit left out last fall. Back in October 2025, Google started rolling out its fluid, conversational Gemini Live assistant to newer smart home devices, leaving the older hardware behind.

Building a great slide deck manually is easily one of the most time-consuming parts of any workflow. From gathering data across scattered documents to fiddling with slide formatting and color schemes, getting a presentation ready for a meeting often takes hours of tedious work.

Building a great slide deck manually is easily one of the most time-consuming parts of any workflow. From gathering data across scattered documents to fiddling with slide formatting and color schemes, getting a presentation ready for a meeting often takes hours of tedious work.

We all know that raw benchmark scores don’t always tell the whole story when it comes to how a phone actually feels in your hand.

We all know that raw benchmark scores don’t always tell the whole story when it comes to how a phone actually feels in your hand.

Last fall, Google surprised smart home enthusiasts by partnering directly with Walmart to bring affordable, Google Home-compatible security hardware under Walmart’s in-house Onn brand. That lineup originally kicked off with a dirt-cheap wired video doorbell and an indoor camera, but Google is officially taking that budget partnership outside.

Last fall, Google surprised smart home enthusiasts by partnering directly with Walmart to bring affordable, Google Home-compatible security hardware under Walmart’s in-house Onn brand. That lineup originally kicked off with a dirt-cheap wired video doorbell and an indoor camera, but Google is officially taking that budget partnership outside.

Built-in AI in Chrome delivers personalized experiences right in your browser. Learn about on-device AI models that process data locally, ensuring user privacy. Watch this demo featuring Nykaa Fashion showcasing real-time fashion recommendations based on user style, all without images leaving the device.

The word “mobile” suggests a phone. Yet many platforms marketed as mobile casinos open perfectly well in Chrome on a laptop, and some can even be installed on a Chromebook like a regular app.

The whole Chromebook thesis, going back to 2011, was a bet that every piece of software you actually need would eventually become a URL.

Getting locked out of your Google Account is frustrating, especially if you don’t have your usual phone or computer nearby to approve a login prompt. To help make account recovery a lot easier, Google just introduced a new backup method: selfie for sign-in.

Getting locked out of your Google Account is frustrating, especially if you don’t have your usual phone or computer nearby to approve a login prompt. To help make account recovery a lot easier, Google just introduced a new backup method: selfie for sign-in.

Getting locked out of your Google Account is frustrating, especially if you don’t have your usual phone or computer nearby to approve a login prompt. To help make account recovery a lot easier, Google just introduced a new backup method: selfie for sign-in.

When we introduced the Open Knowledge Format (OKF) in June 2026, we asserted that the context that agents need (table schemas, metric definitions, runbooks) should live in a format, not in a proprietary service, and not scattered across unstructured text blobs. Accordingly, OKF v0.

When we introduced the Open Knowledge Format (OKF) in June 2026, we asserted that the context that agents need (table schemas, metric definitions, runbooks) should live in a format, not in a proprietary service, and not scattered across unstructured text blobs. Accordingly, OKF v0.

Yesterday at Galaxy Unpacked in London, Samsung gave us a closer look at their upcoming intelligent eyewear by revealing two new frame styles designed in partnership with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.

Yesterday at Galaxy Unpacked in London, Samsung gave us a closer look at their upcoming intelligent eyewear by revealing two new frame styles designed in partnership with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.

Yesterday at Galaxy Unpacked in London, Samsung gave us a closer look at their upcoming intelligent eyewear by revealing two new frame styles designed in partnership with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker.

Like every gardener, you suddenly notice an unfamiliar plant in the backyard. And to find out what kind of greenery it is in a few seconds, it’s worth scanning a photo of it using a special tool.

Web technology has evolved far beyond static pages that load once and remain unchanged. Today’s platforms increasingly operate as continuous systems, where data updates dynamically and interfaces respond in real time.

The Dev channel has been updated to 152.0.7967.2 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.

VPN use continues to grow worldwide, with 23% of internet users relying on one in 2025. Mauritius saw a record-breaking 24,001% surge in VPN demand in a single day during 2024.

Learn how to block a sender in Gmail on desktop, Android, or iPhone. Blocked emails go straight to Spam, and you can unblock the sender anytime.

Many students want to play Clash Royale on school Chromebooks, but most schools block the game, gaming websites, apps, and cloud streaming services on managed devices.

Enterprise AI is entering a new phase as organizations shift their focus from experimentation to production deployments that deliver measurable business outcomes. That transition is bringing AI token economics to the forefront, reshaping infrastructure priorities around inference costs and the flexibility to run AI across hybrid environments.

Enterprise AI is entering a new phase as organizations shift their focus from experimentation to production deployments that deliver measurable business outcomes. That transition is bringing AI token economics to the forefront, reshaping infrastructure priorities around inference costs and the flexibility to run AI across hybrid environments.