Google Chrome’s “Insecure Download Blocked” warning safeguards against potentially harmful files originating from non-secure (HTTP) sources. While this feature protects you, it can occasionally block legitimate downloads. This article explains things you can do when you see this warning.

A new LTS-126 version 126.0.6478.258 (Platform Version: 15886.83.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. This version includes selected security fixes including:375065084 High CVE-2024-10827 Use after free in SerialRelease notes for LTS-126 can be found here Want to know more about Long-term Support? Click hereAndy WuGoogle ChromeOS

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to order that Google LLC offload its Chrome browser. The request was included in a court filing that became public late Wednesday.

This guide covers how to create and open zip files on a Chromebook using the ChromeOS Files app, making it easy to manage compressed files. How Can You Zip Files on a Chromebook? You can compress files directly within ChromeOS’s built-in Files app. 1.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has laid out its demands for Google following a ruling that found the search giant guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in online search and advertising.

Kenji Baheux, PM on Google Chrome, will share what we’ve been up to in Chrome for built-in AI, what we’ve learned, and what’s next.

Meet Charlie Gerard as she showcases a bunch of amazing projects she has made using Web AI including reading your own brain waves! The latest advancements in AI have mainly focused on large language models and new ways of creating and consuming content.

Join Ruofei Du, Interactive Perception and Graphics lead at Google to learn about Visual Blocks for ML (http://visualblocks.withgoogle.com) – a visual programming platform that empowers rapid AI and multimedia prototyping.

Hear from Jacob Lee, founding engineer at LangChain to learn about exciting new advances from projects like WebLLM, Transformers.js, and Chrome AI have brought local LLMs closer than ever to anyone with a browser.

In tis talk, Charlie Ruan from MLC will focus on WebLLM, a high-performance in-browser LLM inference engine. WebLLM allows building AI-enabled web apps that are fast (native GPU acceleration via WebGPU), private (100% client-side computation), and convenient (zero environment setup).

In July, we announced the availability of Mistral AI’s models on Vertex AI: Codestral for code generation tasks, Mistral Large 2 for high-complexity tasks, and the lightweight Mistral Nemo for reasoning tasks like creative writing.

Large language models (LLMs) give developers immense power and scalability, but managing resource consumption is key to delivering a smooth user experience. LLMs demand significant computational resources, which means it’s essential to anticipate and handle potential resource exhaustion.

In July, we announced the availability of Mistral AI’s models on Vertex AI: Codestral for code generation tasks, Mistral Large 2 for high-complexity tasks, and the lightweight Mistral Nemo for reasoning tasks like creative writing.

For those of you who are sticking with the Chromecast with Google TV instead of upgrading to the new Google TV Streamer, a new update is being pushed out for your device. The latest update – STTL.240812.006.

The Dev channel has been updated to 133.0.6847.2 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 133 (133.0.6848.2) 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.

Filing also suggests it sells Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out The US Department of Justice last night finally filed court documents proposing Google divest itself of Chrome – the most popular browser in the world by a huge margin.…

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too.

Technology is seeing a seismic shift, driven in part by artificial intelligence, with AI compute solutions emerging as the backbone of this growth. As the demand for accessible, energy-efficient and flexible infrastructure skyrockets, industry leaders are embracing decentralization, sustainability and multi-vendor ecosystems.

In a revealing analysis of current e-commerce trends, recent research from commercetools GmbH indicates that businesses are rapidly shifting toward more flexible and scalable platforms to meet evolving consumer demands.

NFL fans, if you are like me, your team’s performance this year has only served to confirm you made the right choice in holding off on NFL Sunday Ticket this year.

The Beta channel has been updated to 132.0.6834.15 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.

With the rumor of Chromebooks possibly making the move to Android (versus ChromeOS as it is now), I have to admit that my emotions have been all over the place.

Chromebooks are becoming increasingly popular among users due to their affordability and ease of use. These devices are especially favored in educational settings by students and teachers alike. Chromebooks also serve as personal laptops for both work and leisure activities.

Creating a seamless user experience for a global audience just got easier with Intl.Segmenter. Learn how this API can improve your web applications by accurately segmenting text in different languages. Resources: Baseline → https://goo.gle/baseline-webdev https://web.dev/blog/intl-segmenter?hl=en Watch more This is Baseline → https://goo.gle/TiB Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 130.0.6723.137 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

I’ve been waiting for this feature for a long time, and it looks like a whole new system for backing up and restoring your stuff in Google Messages is finally on the way!

The Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11″ is finally here and with it comes a new MediaTek Kompanio 838 processor that makes this Chromebook tablet super portable and versatile, ready for whatever you throw at it.

It seems Google is wasting no time in getting Android 16 up and running quite a bit ahead of the normal schedule. With a planned launch in Q2 of 2025, we’re already seeing the first Developer Preview land on Pixel devices a whole three months earlier than usual.

Image: The Verge The latest version of Chrome (Version 131.0.6778.86) has addressed an issue in the browser that broke the ability to highlight text on some websites over the weekend, Google’s Scott Westover confirmed to The Verge in an email.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 132 (132.0.6834.14) 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.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 132 (132.0.6834.14) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few days.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Krishna GovindGoogle Chrome

StarTree Inc., the developer of a managed service based on the Apache Pinot real-time data analytics platform, today rolled out a set of enhancements aimed at helping organizations more efficiently accommodate evolving data structures, enhance query performance and streamline user access management.

StarTree Inc., the developer of a managed service based on the Apache Pinot real-time data analytics platform, today rolled out a set of enhancements aimed at helping organizations more efficiently accommodate evolving data structures, enhance query performance and streamline user access management.

Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant appears to be transforming into a chatty AI sidekick, and I’ve seen quite a few Copilot users who aren’t happy about it. Thankfully, there’s now another option for anyone interested in using AI purely for productivity — a full-featured ChatGPT app for Windows PCs.