Google added two new Chrome flags for managed devices: a startup enterprise signals disclaimer and Android screenshot protection. Here is what each one does.

In the agentic era, the role of the database has fundamentally changed. It is no longer a passive repository; it’s a critical context engine designed to ground generative AI apps, models and power autonomous workflows.

In the agentic era, the role of the database has fundamentally changed. It is no longer a passive repository; it’s a critical context engine designed to ground generative AI apps, models and power autonomous workflows.

Google is fundamentally shifting its approach to classroom AI by moving past standalone chat boxes and launching a deeply integrated, ecosystem-wide education update.

Google is fundamentally shifting its approach to classroom AI by moving past standalone chat boxes and launching a deeply integrated, ecosystem-wide education update.

While we are still a couple of months away from Google’s traditional hardware showcase window, the regulatory filings that always precede a major device launch are starting to lift the veil on what’s coming next for the wrists of those in the Google Pixel ecosystem.

While we are still a couple of months away from Google’s traditional hardware showcase window, the regulatory filings that always precede a major device launch are starting to lift the veil on what’s coming next for the wrists of those in the Google Pixel ecosystem.

For years, the narrative surrounding Google’s laptops has been firmly rooted in the budget-heavy language. When most people hear the word Chromebook, their minds immediately drift to affordable, rugged plastic devices built for school classrooms or lightweight web browsing on a budget.

Based in the UK, Curve are building a financial super-app, a smart wallet that consolidates all your debit and credit cards into a single app and card, simplifying how millions of users spend, send and save money. However, operating at this scale means confronting a high-volume, ever-evolving landscape of financial crime.

We recently announced the preview of the BigQuery AI.AGG() function. With AI.AGG(), you can use natural-language instructions within a single line of SQL to summarize or synthesize information over millions of rows of unstructured or even multimodal data.

We recently announced the preview of the BigQuery AI.AGG() function. With AI.AGG(), you can use natural-language instructions within a single line of SQL to summarize or synthesize information over millions of rows of unstructured or even multimodal data.

Based in the UK, Curve are building a financial super-app, a smart wallet that consolidates all your debit and credit cards into a single app and card, simplifying how millions of users spend, send and save money. However, operating at this scale means confronting a high-volume, ever-evolving landscape of financial crime.

Written by: James Sadowski, Alden Wahlstrom Introduction Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the pro-Russia influence ecosystem has evolved from a tool of war back into a global strategic asset.

Italy’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Microsoft over concerns it may not have clearly informed consumers about the integration of Copilot and Designer into Microsoft 365 subscriptions, associated price increases, and automatic upgrades to higher-cost plans.

Reading about the “revolutionary” nature of generative AI technology these days, it’s hard not to feel a little left out. Sure, services like Google’s Gemini and its contemporaries can be useful in certain limited, specific areas for productivity purposes.

Chromebooks rarely get traditional viruses, but bad extensions and apps still cause trouble. Here’s how to spot and remove malware safely, step by step.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Scott Gatreau, Director of Information Security, at Turner Industries, a privately owned industrial contractor that provides construction, maintenance, and fabrication services.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Scott Gatreau, Director of Information Security, at Turner Industries, a privately owned industrial contractor that provides construction, maintenance, and fabrication services.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Scott Gatreau, Director of Information Security, at Turner Industries, a privately owned industrial contractor that provides construction, maintenance, and fabrication services.

Modern sales teams operate in an increasingly competitive environment where speed, accuracy, and customer experience can determine whether a deal is won or lost. Buyers expect fast responses, personalized proposals, transparent pricing, and convenient digital signing options.

Prediction markets spent years as a niche internet product. Then sports got involved. Recent trading figures show how quickly the sector has expanded. Polymarket recorded roughly $10.3 billion in trading volume during April, according to Dune Analytics, compared with about $3.8 billion during the same month a year earlier.

A new Chromium flag would let desktop Chrome show a QR code in the Profile Menu and History page so you can finish signing in from your phone.

The fix ships in Chrome 149.0.7827.103, and it only takes effect once you relaunch the browser, so update now even if Chrome looks up to date.

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.