We’re introducing several updates to Gemini Notebook that give users a more personalized and powerful learning experience.

• Audio recorder: Users can now use a new audio recorder in the Gemini Notebook mobile app (Android/iOS) to capture lectures or record thoughts on the go, with these notes living directly alongside their sources for easy citation and ongoing edits.

• Real-time conversation with notebooks: Users 18 years or older can now have a real-time conversation with their notebooks using the Gemini Notebook mobile app (Android/iOS) in nearly 100 languages. Because every response is grounded in their sources, users can get step-by-step guidance, ask questions, and interrupt at any time just by speaking.

• Interactive learning overviews: To help users maintain focus during study sessions, we’re introducing interactive learning overviews under Reports, which weave together summaries and studio outputs like quizzes, flashcards, and mind maps.

• Improved exam prep tools: We’re expanding exam prep tools with the following updates:
• New quiz formats include short answer, multiple choice, and fill in the blank.
• Users can chat with their notebook about their performance on the most recently completed  quiz and flashcard set to help determine where to focus their attention next.
• Quizzes and flashcards can be customized by adding or editing questions.

• Short Video Overviews for learning: Users can also create engaging Short Video Overviews in more than 80 languages and even share them with classmates or other people. These bite-sized ~60-second videos combine narrative overviews with educational animations to help make complex formulas, diagrams, and scientific concepts easier to digest.

Getting started

• Admins: These features will be available to users who are in a group or organizational unit with Gemini Notebook set to On. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini Notebook on or off for users. 
• End users: There are no end user settings for these features. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini Notebook.

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) started on September 15, 2026

Availability

• Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

• News from Google: Sharpen your study routine with new Gemini Notebook tools
• Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn Gemini Notebook on or off for users
• Gemini Notebook Help: Generate reports in Gemini Notebook

We are expanding our AI & Economy team with world-class academic advisors, fellows, and core internal researchers.

Google worked side-by-side with designers Jane Wade and Sergio Hudson to custom-design Google Flow tools to prep for NYFW.

In this Ads Decoded episode, we break down data strength: What is it? How can you build it? And why do lead gen campaigns need it?

Google has partnered with Speakeasy to open-source their OpenAPI code generation suite under the AGPLv3 license, a strategic move prompted by the sudden shutdown of Google's previous proprietary SDK provider. The newly open-sourced suite equips developers with deterministic, multi-language SDK generators that natively support strict typing and SSE streaming, alongside tools for compiling agent-native CLIs and documentation MCP servers. Engineering teams can now safely integrate this robust tooling directly into their CI pipelines to automatically generate reliable client libraries for their own APIs, all while retaining complete licensing control over the output code.

    Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 153 (153.0.8010.52) 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. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

The Dev channel is being updated to OS version 16820.2.0 (Browser version 155.0.8059.0) for most ChromeOS devices. 

If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following ways

1. File a bug

2. Visit our ChromeOS communities

1. General: Chromebook Help Community

2. Beta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help Community

3. Report an issue or send feedback on Chrome

Interested in switching channels? Find out how.

Andy Wu,
Google ChromeOS

In April, we announced notebooks in Gemini as a dedicated, focused space for individual users to organize their projects and conversations. Now, students of all ages, educators, and professionals can access notebooks to keep conversations about a topic organized in one place. For example:

• Students can upload all of their materials for a specific course into a single notebook to turn Gemini into a personalized, course-aware study partner that can generate custom practice quizzes and simplify complex topics.
• Educators can upload their curriculum standards, assignment rubrics, and lesson templates to rapidly generate aligned coursework, differentiated learning materials, and targeted student feedback.
• Professionals can upload product information, project details, research reports, and strategy notes for a specific topic into a notebook to synthesize key insights and draft deliverables.

This tool also combines two of Google’s most powerful AI tools, the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook, to unlock new ways of working and studying. For example, if you’re a student, try adding class notes to a notebook and using Gemini Notebook to create a Cinematic Video Overview. The next day, open the notebook in the Gemini app and ask it to create a study guide based on that same material.

Getting started

• Admins: Access to Notebooks in Gemini is on by default, and is controlled using the Gemini App and Gemini Notebook access settings. As an administrator of your organization's Google Accounts, you can control who can use Notebooks in Gemini. Notebooks in Gemini are available to users who are in a group or OU with both Gemini Notebook and Gemini set to On. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini and Gemini Notebook on or off for users.
• End users: Open the left side panel in the Gemini app and click “New notebook” to start adding your sources and focus area. You can add up to 10 sources to your notebook. Visit the Help Center to learn more. 

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) started on September 14, 2026

Availability

• Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual subscribers outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), as well as users with personal Google accounts globally

Resources

• News from Google: Try notebooks in Gemini to easily keep track of projects
• Gemini Notebooks Help: Notebooks in Gemini Apps
• Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn the Gemini App on or off

 The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 152.0.7977.134 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

 The Stable channel has been updated to 153.0.8010.52/.53 for Windows and Mac and 153.0.8010.52 to Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log 

Security Fixes and Rewards

[TBD][500417361] Critical CVE-2026-93374: Use after free in Dawn. Reported by Florian Schweitzer on 2026-04-08 [N/A][548085797] Critical CVE-2026-93372: Buffer overflow in WebGL. Reported by Google on 2026-08-17 [$3,000][550839154] High CVE-2026-93375: Incorrect reference resolution in Tracing. Reported by M. Fauzan Wijaya (Gh05t666nero) on 2026-08-22 [TBD][541707261] High CVE-2026-93382: Use after free in PDFium. Reported by WinD39 - Huynh Dinh Vu on 2026-08-02 [N/A][553130676] High CVE-2026-93387: Improper state validation in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26 [N/A][553132214] High CVE-2026-93373: Use after free in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26 [TBD][556853443] High CVE-2026-93381: Buffer overflow in PDFium. Reported by SeungMyung Lee (@sm1ee), Siung kim (@ksw9722) on 2026-09-03 [TBD][560039872] High CVE-2026-93379: Incorrect authorization in ORB. Reported by OGINOME Tomohito on 2026-09-11 [N/A][560121552] High CVE-2026-93377: Type confusion in V8. Reported by Google on 2026-09-11 [N/A][498411599] Medium CVE-2026-93380: Race condition in FileSystem. Reported by Google on 2026-04-01 [N/A][511832293] Medium CVE-2026-93384: Server-side request forgery in Omnibox. Reported by Google on 2026-05-10 [N/A][515493668] Medium CVE-2026-93383: Information leak in Permissions. Reported by Google on 2026-05-22 [N/A][520521197] Medium CVE-2026-93376: Out of bounds read in DataTransfer. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05 [N/A][540051167] Medium CVE-2026-93378: Missing authorization in Storage. Reported by Google on 2026-07-28 [N/A][553136980] Medium CVE-2026-93385: Information leak in Paint. Reported by Google on 2026-08-26 [N/A][513996595] Low CVE-2026-93386: UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls. Reported by Google on 2026-05-17