• Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

    A new LTC-120, version 120.0.6099.272 (Platform Version: 15662.88.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. If you have devices in the LTC channel, they will be updated to this version. The LTS channel remains on LTS-114 until March 28th, 2024.


  • Medical Text Processing on Google Cloud

    Medical Text Processing on Google Cloud

    The FDA has a history of using real world evidence (RWE) as an integral component of the drug approval process. Moreover, RWE can mitigate the need for placebos in some clinical trials.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.26) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome


  • Chrome for Android Update

      Hi, everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 121 (121.0.6167.164) for Android: it’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.


  • Extended Stable Channel Update for Desktop

    The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.283 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.


  • Stable Channel Update for Desktop

    The Stable channel has been updated to 121.0.6167.160 for Mac and Linux and 121.0.6167.160/161 to Windows which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.


  • CapCut brings powerful video editing to the browser

    CapCut brings powerful video editing to the browser

    Browser capabilities now enable advanced video editing apps to come to the web. See how @CapCutofficial did it with WebAssembly, WebCodecs and more #ChromeForDevelopers #GetYourWebOn Speaker: Adriana Jara;


  • No GPU? No problem. localllm lets you develop gen AI apps on local CPUs

    In today’s fast-paced AI landscape, developers face numerous challenges when it comes to building applications that use large language models (LLMs). In particular, the scarcity of GPUs, which are traditionally required for running LLMs, poses a significant hurdle.


  • One of the best Chromebooks you can buy is just $580 right now

    When it comes to Chromebooks, the market has dictated our pricing categories a bit over the past few years to basically fall in a few ranges: affordable, mid-range, and “high end”. Things aren’t exactly the way they were before the pandemic, and I don’t know that we’ll go back.


  • Wait, I think Linus Tech Tips is pro-Chromebook now

    Wait, I think Linus Tech Tips is pro-Chromebook now

    I get it. Chromebooks aren’t for everyone. This much is quite clear. Just the other day in a business I won’t mention (because the work they did for me was fantastic in the end), I had a conversation with a younger person who is clearly a tech-minded individual.


  • Salk Institute scientists scale brain research on Google Cloud with SkyPilot

    IntroductionThe cloud, with its large numbers of the latest processors and scalable storage systems, is becoming indispensable to modern biomedical research organizations, who use it to generate and analyze vast amounts of data.


  • Intelligencia AI speeds up deployment time with Cloud SQL

    Intelligencia AI speeds up deployment time with Cloud SQL

    Editor’s note: Powered by AI, Intelligencia AI provides a suite of solutions to help businesses in the pharmaceutical space to make more informed data-driven decisions to de-risk clinical development.


  • Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

    The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15699.54.0, Browser version: 121.0.6167.155 for most ChromeOS devices.If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following waysFile a bugVisit our ChromeOS communitiesGeneral: Chromebook Help CommunityBeta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help CommunityReport an issue or send feedback on ChromeInterested in switching channels? Find out how.


  • My favorite Chromebook Plus model is only $375 right now

    I’ve made no bones about this: the Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebook Plus is by far my favorite of the new Chromebook Plus models to hit store shelves.


  • MIT researchers use neural networks to design more durable and flexible composite materials

    Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have created a new, AI-powered system for designing more durable microstructured composite materials for use in vehicle manufacturing. In a blog post today, MIT CSAIL Ph.D.


  • How Arvato Systems makes 3D picture production easier, faster and cheaper with Google Cloud

    With the rise of ecommerce and digital business models, the need to create high-quality, photorealistic 3D pictures continues to surge. Today, the way brands photograph and style their products can play a huge role in purchase decisions.


  • Why a Spatial Computing Chromebook for your face could work

    Here we are in early 2024 and Apple has made good on the promise of delivering a new VR/AR headset (yes, that is what it is whether or not Tim Cook wants anyone to call it that) to the world that is trying against all odds to usher in a new form of computing: the…


  • The Chrome Cast 254: GeForce NOW turns 4, Acer Chromebook Plus 515 review

    This week on The Chrome Cast, we stick to two major themes: the evolution and growth of NVIDIA GeForce NOW as it turns 4 years old and our review of the Acer Chromebook Plus 515.


  • LookML or ELT? Three reasons why you need LookML

    LookML or ELT? Three reasons why you need LookML

    Background LookML is a powerful tool that applies business logic and governance to enterprise data analytics. However, LookML’s capabilities are often conflated with those of in-warehouse “ELT” transformation tools like Dataform and DBT.


  • Automate public website indexing for efficient semantic search with Vertex AI

    IntroductionIf you’re looking to transform the way you interact with unstructured data, you’ve come to the right place! In this blog, you’ll discover how the exciting field of Generative AI, specifically tools like Vector Search and large language models (LLMs), are revolutionizing search capabilities.


  • GeForce NOW turns 4, adds two new big titles you can play on a Chromebook

    As we roll into February of 2024, it’s hard to believe, but GeForce NOW is turning 4 years old! It’s almost hard to believe it has been so long, yet it feels like cloud gaming has improved by leaps and bounds in a relatively short time.


  • Chrome Beta for iOS Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.20) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome


  • Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

    LTS-114 is being updated in the LTS channel to 114.0.5735.350 (Platform Version: 15437.90.0) for most ChromeOS devices. Want to know more about Long Term Support? Click here.


  • Acer Chromebook Plus 515 review [VIDEO]

    Acer Chromebook Plus 515 review [VIDEO]

    With Chromebook Plus, one of the things I’ve really enjoyed so far is the fact that these devices deliver a solid, steady experience almost without fail, regardless of their price.


  • Hitachi Vantara and Cisco expand hybrid cloud partnership to reduce complexity and costs

    The partnership between Hitachi Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. goes back a couple of decades. Last year, the two firms announced a strategic partnership agreement. Yesterday they deepened the deal to include a new hybrid cloud services suite focusing on enterprise data management.


  • Chrome Dev for Desktop Update

    The Dev channel has been updated to 123.0.6272.2 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.


  • The best small Chromebook tablet deal around is back, and there’s a twist

    A few times in the past, we’ve seen the 8GB variant of Lenovo’s excellent Chromebook Duet 3 go on sale for far cheaper than the 4GB version that is generally available at Best Buy.


  • Chrome Dev for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 123 (123.0.6271.3) 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.


  • scrollbar-color, scrollbar-width, font-palette #shorts

    scrollbar-color, scrollbar-width, font-palette #shorts

    The properties scrollbar-color and scrollbar-width are now available. With them you can customize scrollbars and change—as you probably guessed—their color and width. The font-palette property lets you select a specific palette to render a color font.


  • Consuming Cloud Storage objects on GKE using the Kubernetes API – Part I

    Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is an interface used to export a filesystem to the Linux kernel. Cloud Storage FUSE allows you to mount Cloud Storage buckets as a file system so that applications can access the objects in a bucket using common file I/O operations (e.g.


  • Chrome Beta for Android Update

    Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 122 (122.0.6261.15) 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.


  • Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

    The Beta channel has been updated to 122.0.6261.18 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.


  • The best all-around Chromebook Plus model is only $369 right now

    There are quite a few of the new, branded Chromebook Plus models that are great to use. Even the simpler, more cost-effective models like the Acer Chromebook Plus 515 I’ve been using of late makes for a pretty solid device.


  • Leaks of the Pixel 8a box confirm minor design changes

    The Pixel leak train continues to roll on! After leaks last week revealed a possible new iPhone-esque design for the Pixel 9, we now have a first look at the Pixel 8a, well the box, at least.


  • Cloud CISO Perspectives: Executive lessons from our response to Reptar

    Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for January 2024. In this edition, I’m turning the mic over to Yousif Hussin, who as a member of Google’s Vulnerability Coordination Center led our response to the recent serious zero-day CPU vulnerability Reptar.


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