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Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

A new LTS-144  version 144.0.7559.249 (Platform Version: 16503.81.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. 


This version includes selected security fixes including:


493628982    Critical    CVE-2026-6297    Use after free in Proxy.

488617440    High    CVE-2026-4456    Use after free in Digital Credentials API.

491869946    High    CVE-2026-4680    Use after free in FedCM.    

488270257    High    CVE-2026-4675    Heap buffer overflow in WebGL.

Release notes for LTS-144 can be found here 

Want to know more about Long-term Support? Click here

Andy Wu

Google Chrome OS

Workspace audit logs: New functionality and expanded event fields in the Admin console

Today we’re announcing the release of several enhancements to deepen the security investigation capabilities of the Workspace audit log, including expanded fields across many data sources.

These new enhancements include:

  1. Introduction of owner details for resource attribute
  2. Expansion of resource and actor attributes to additional data sources
  3. Introduction of new device info attribute for multiple data sources

New owner details for enhanced resource visibility in Security Investigation Tool and Audit logs

We’re adding a new “Owner details” field to the “Resources” attribute, making it easier to identify who owns a resource during security investigations. This field uses two primary components:

  • Owner Type: Specifies the category of the owner, which can be an individual person (User), the entire organization (Customer), or a Group.
  • Owner Identity: Contains specific details, such as IDs or email addresses, of that owner.


It will be available for all data sources wherever the resource field is present: Directory sync, Gmail, Meet, Groups, Keep, Looker Studio, Drive, Meet hardware, Chat, Admin, Data migration, Chrome, Voice, Calendar, Vault, Assignments and Groups enterprise log events.

Expanded coverage for resources and actor application info in Security Investigation tool / Audit and Investigation tool

To ensure you have a complete view across various Workspace services, we are expanding two critical attributes to additional log events:

  • Resources: Expanding to Chrome, Voice, Vault, and Assignment log events
  • Actor application info: Expanding to Chrome, Voice, Group, Meet, Assignments, and Admin data action log events

Comprehensive device information in Security Investigation tool / Audit and Investigation tool, Admin SDK (Reports API), SecOps, and BigQuery

Administrators can now gain crucial context about the devices used to perform actions. We are introducing the User device info attribute, which provides details such as User device ID, User device OS version, or User device type (e.g., DESKTOP_MAC, DESKTOP_WINDOWS).

This information is available for many log sources, including: Contact, Gemini workspace, Keep, Meet hardware, Chat, Chrome, Directory sync, Drive, Group, Meet, Rule, Looker studio and SAML log events. 

List of event fields and their descriptions
Detail for Admin SDK (Reports API)

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

Resources

Speeding Up AI: Bringing Google Colossus to PyTorch via GCSFS and Rapid Bucket

Google Cloud has introduced a high-performance integration that connects Rapid Storage directly to PyTorch via the fsspec interface to eliminate AI training bottlenecks. By utilizing Google’s Colossus architecture and bidirectional gRPC streaming, the solution offers up to 15 TiB/s aggregate throughput and significant reductions in latency. These improvements allow developers to speed up total training time by 23% with zero code changes required beyond updating the storage bucket type.

Early Stable Update for Desktop

The Stable channel has been updated to 148.0.7778.96/.97 for Windows and Mac as part of our early stable release to a small percentage of users. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log.

You can find more details about early Stable releases here.

Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.


Srinivas Sista

Google Chrome