School management systems control Chromebooks through enterprise enrollment. Students often want to remove these restrictions after graduation or when using personal devices. School districts use management software like GoGuardian to monitor activity and block content. This enrollment locks your device to their network. You cannot remove school management yourself.

Chromebooks let you personalize your screen with images stored on your device. Changing the wallpaper from Files takes seconds and makes your computer feel more personal. The Files app gives you direct access to any picture saved on your Chromebook.

It’s finally here, and I love it.

When the NotebookLM mobile app first launched, it was a great companion piece to the web experience. It was primarily focused on letting you access your sources and listen to Audio Overviews while on the go. The “real” work of interacting, creating, and studying was largely left to the desktop.

One of the most powerful AI features we’ve seen recently is “grounding”—the ability for an AI to connect to your personal data (like in Gmail or Drive) to give you answers based on your stuff, not just the open web.

For a long time, reactions in Google Meet have been a bit limited. While useful, the small, curated set of emojis often left you searching for a reaction that wasn’t there. Want to send a “mind blown” emoji or a “party face”? You were out of luck.

A new LTS  version 138.0.7204.296 (Platform Version: 16295.81.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. This version includes selected security fixes including:447192722  High CVE-2025-11756 Use after free in Safe Browsing.446722008  High CVE-2025-11460 Use after free in Storage..452296415 High CVE-2025-12036 Inappropriate implementation in V8.432035817  High CVE-2025-8879 Heap buffer overflow in libaom.

Celonis SE is doubling down on composable platforms as the key to unlocking the full potential of enterprise AI. This model lets organizations plug in capabilities, share tools and tap into partner innovation — forming a flexible, interoperable foundation for enterprise transformation.

Celonis SE is doubling down on composable platforms as the key to unlocking the full potential of enterprise AI. This model lets organizations plug in capabilities, share tools and tap into partner innovation — forming a flexible, interoperable foundation for enterprise transformation.

The Dev channel has been updated to 144.0.7512.4 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.

Even with more info, web giant says agent can’t be trusted to keep you healthy, wealthy, and wise Google’s Gemini Deep Research tool can now reach deep into Gmail, Drive, and Chat to obtain data that might be useful for answering research questions.…

Even with more info, web giant says agent can’t be trusted to keep you healthy, wealthy, and wise Google’s Gemini Deep Research tool can now reach deep into Gmail, Drive, and Chat to obtain data that might be useful for answering research questions.…

n8n is a powerful yet easy-to-use workflow and automation tool for multi-step AI agents, and many teams want a simple, scalable, and cost-effective way to self-host it.

You don’t need a powerful Chromebook to play AAA games through GeForce NOW. The cloud gaming service handles all the processing on remote servers while your device streams the video. This changes what specs actually matter.

Graphics drivers control how images appear on your screen. When these drivers malfunction, you might see flickering, freezing, or distorted visuals. These problems disrupt your work and make your Chromebook difficult to use. You don’t need technical expertise to fix most graphics issues.

RTF files store formatted text that works across different systems. When you download an RTF document on your Chromebook, the device doesn’t open it automatically like regular text files. You need a compatible app to view and edit these files.

Chromebooks were built for simplicity. They come with fast startup, cloud-based storage, and minimal maintenance. But with these features comes a trade-off: heavy reliance on internet connectivity. And the more connected you are, the more vulnerable you become. That vulnerability can be minimized or shielded with VPNs.

Chromebooks have been gaining more attention as lightweight, affordable laptops. While many still see them as simple machines for browsing or writing, the truth is that they can do a lot more. One area where people are often unsure is entertainment.

A curious psychological phenomenon occurs when players receive casino bonuses: they treat that money fundamentally differently than funds they deposited themselves. Someone who carefully manages their $100 deposit might recklessly wager a $50 bonus on high-risk spins without hesitation.

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final between Spain and England drew 75 million global viewers, making it the most-watched women’s sporting event in television history. Across Europe and South America, women’s league matches now regularly fill stadiums that sat half-empty just five years ago.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16433.34.0 (Browser version 142.0.7444.97) for most ChromeOS devices.

The Beta channel has been updated to 143.0.7499.17 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 Dev 144 (144.0.7509.3) 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.

The ChromeOS Stable channel is being updated to OS version 16463.10.0 (Browser version 143.0.7499.11) for most ChromeOS devices.

Google and Epic Games have filed a proposed settlement in federal court, presenting a unified plan to end their years-long antitrust battle, according to Reuters.

We’ve just seen a massive and highly-anticipated update to Gemini: Gemini Deep Research can now draw context from your personal Google Workspace apps.

Shared Drives are the cornerstone of collaboration in Google Workspace, but they’ve always had one massive, frustrating limitation compared to “My Drive”: the inability to easily set an expiration date on sharing.

The ongoing, bitter contract dispute between Google and Disney has claimed another major casualty, and this one hits right at the heart of your digital movie library.

Google Maps is already one of the most helpful and essential apps on our phones, but it’s about to get a whole lot smarter.

Google’s Gemini Deep Research can now access user content in Gmail, Google Drive and Google Chat, the company announced Wednesday. By analyzing emails, documents and chats, the AI model can generate more in-depth reports, which Google said is a popular feature.

Google’s Gemini Deep Research can now access user content in Gmail, Google Drive and Google Chat, the company announced Wednesday. By analyzing emails, documents and chats, the AI model can generate more in-depth reports, which Google said is a popular feature.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 143 (143.0.7499.15) 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.

Decision makers and builders today face a constant challenge: managing rising cloud costs while delivering the performance their customers demand. As applications evolve to use scale-out microservices and handle ever-growing data volumes, organizations need maximum efficiency from their underlying infrastructure to support their growing general-purpose workloads.

Today, we are thrilled to announce C4A metal, our first bare metal instance running on Google Axion processors, available in preview soon. C4A metal is designed for specialized workloads that require direct hardware access and Arm®-native compatibility.

As machine learning models continue to scale, a specialized, co-designed hardware and software stack is no longer optional, it’s critical. Ironwood, our latest generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), is the cutting-edge hardware behind advanced models like Gemini and Nano Banana, from massive-scale training to high-throughput, low-latency inference.