Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 133 (133.0.6943.34) 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.

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are unlocking new possibilities for the way we work and accelerating innovation in science, technology, and beyond. In cybersecurity, AI is poised to transform digital defense, empowering defenders and enhancing our collective security.

The average person spends over 2 hours daily on social media, equating to more than 30 days per year. Most users underestimate their consumption by 40%, with 90% checking phones within 15 minutes of waking up.

A VPN allows you to browse the internet privately and securely by routing your traffic through an encrypted tunnel. VPNs hide your IP address and online activity from your internet service provider (ISP) and others who may be snooping on your connection.

Online security is more important than ever before. As we conduct more of our daily lives through the internet – shopping, banking, communicating – we leave behind trails of personal data. Without proper online privacy measures, that data is vulnerable to hackers, government surveillance, and advertisers.

Chromebooks are a popular choice among professionals since they are lighter, affordable, have a decent battery life, are integrated with the Google ecosystem, support multiple accounts, and have many security features based on their cloud-based design.

Do you find yourself typing the same things over and over? If the answer is yes — and if you type enough text during the workweek, it almost certainly will be — I’d highly recommend you install a text expansion application.

It’s fascinating to see how few people actively use some of Android’s most useful features. I had such a revelation around the platform’s long-standing split-screen option this month.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Travis Naraine, IT Infrastructure Engineer, and Harel Shaked, Director of IT Services and Support, both for Outbrain, a leading technology platform that drives business results by engaging people across the open internet. Outbrain adopted Chrome Enterprise and integrations from Spin.

Google is redesigning or reorganizing the Chrome task manager. The new design is currently available in the Canary channel version of Google Chrome. Before I show you the new design, here is the old one. Now, here is the updated design.

It’s another cousin of Spectre, here to read your email, browsing history, and more Many recent Apple laptops, desktops, tablets, and phones powered by Cupertino’s homegrown Silicon processors can be exploited to reveal email content, browsing behavior, and other sensitive data through two newly identified side-channel attacks on Chrome and Safari.…

The error “could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend” is standard on Ubuntu. It happens when the system runs multiple commands that need the same file, often the /var/lib/dpkg/lock file. The /var/lib/dpkg/lock file is vital for Ubuntu’s apt package manager. It manages package installation, upgrades, and removal.

The Stable channel has been updated to 132.0.6834.159/160 for Windows, Mac and 132.0.6834.159 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.The extended stable channel has been updated to 132.0.6834.160( Windows, Mac) and will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

It appears that the first post-launch update for the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 is starting to make its way to users. Unlike the norm for these firmware updates, I actually have the newest version already and can confirm that it is now likely to be widely rolling out.

Discover how the font-size-adjust property can maintain text consistency and readability when fallback fonts are in use. This property ensures your text remains legible, regardless of the font displayed, improving your website’s typography. Learn more at goo.gle/css-font-size-adjust or by clicking the related video! Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.

YouTube Premium subscribers are in for a bit of a treat. The platform is rolling out a series of new experimental features designed to enhance the viewing experience, along with a pot-sweetening bundle deal for Google One users.

Chinese start-up DeepSeek rocked the tech industry Monday after the company’s new generative AI (genAI) bot hit Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store and downloads almost immediately exceeded those of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Chinese start-up DeepSeek rocked the tech industry Monday after the company’s new generative AI (genAI) bot hit Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store and downloads almost immediately exceeded those of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Remember the interesting Acer Chromebook Spin 312 that popped up at the very end of 2024 without any warning? Well, not only is it back in stock; this powerful little Chromebook and its intriguing $150 discount are both available once again for purchase.

The HP Chromebook x360 14a is a convertible device that bridges the gap between a tablet and a laptop, offering Chrome OS functionality at an affordable price. While its touch screen and design are commendable, its dim display, mediocre speakers, and inconsistent trackpad limit its appeal.

Back at CES 2025, a small-ish tablet from Lenovo really seemed to capture the imagination of a wide audience that is clearly still interested in an easy-to-hold yet still-powerful tablets.

Position elements declaratively with CSS Anchor Positioning. Learn more at goo.gle/css-anchor-positioning-video or by clicking on the related video! Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Products Mentioned: CSS

More and more customers deploy their workloads on Google Cloud. But what if your workloads are sitting in another cloud? Planning, designing, and implementing a migration of your workloads, data, and processes is not an easy task.

Organizations are increasingly using Confidential Computing to help protect their sensitive data in use as part of their data protection efforts. Today, we are excited to highlight new Confidential Computing capabilities that make it easier for organizations of all sizes to adopt this important privacy-preserving technology. 1.

More and more customers deploy their workloads on Google Cloud. But what if your workloads are sitting in another cloud? Planning, designing, and implementing a migration of your workloads, data, and processes is not an easy task.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides users with a lot of options when it comes to configuring their cluster networks. But with today’s highly dynamic environments, GKE platform operators tell us that they want more flexibility when it comes to changing up their configurations.

Organizations are increasingly using Confidential Computing to help protect their sensitive data in use as part of their data protection efforts. Today, we are excited to highlight new Confidential Computing capabilities that make it easier for organizations of all sizes to adopt this important privacy-preserving technology. 1.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides users with a lot of options when it comes to configuring their cluster networks. But with today’s highly dynamic environments, GKE platform operators tell us that they want more flexibility when it comes to changing up their configurations.

Though there are a variety of cool extensions for the Chrome browser, there are also malicious extensions that pose a security threat. To increase security, Google has now launched the Chrome Web Store for Enterprises, a new store specifically designed for business users.

Though there are a variety of cool extensions for the Chrome browser, there are also malicious extensions that pose a security threat. To increase security, Google has now launched the Chrome Web Store for Enterprises, a new store specifically designed for business users.

It looks like Google’s getting real serious about Android XR, the new platform from Google, Qualcomm, and Samsung that’s made for all things virtual and augmented reality.

President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to federal employees to return to the office “as soon as practicable” will have a variety of repercussions — most of them negative, according to industry analysts and others.

Human-like reasoning and open-source flexibility make Deepseek R1 a standout AI model to watch.

Discover the Static Routing API, which allows browsers to fetch resources directly for certain paths, enabling offline page loads with service workers. Learn more at https://goo.gle/static-routing-api or by clicking on the related video! Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome

Last week as ChromeOS 132 rolled out to users and shortly after, official release notes arrived to give us the scoop on what was new.