Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

A new LTC  version 144.0.7559.108 (Platform Version: 16503.60.0), 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-138 until April 21st, 2026. 


Release notes for LTC-144 can be found here 

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Andy Wu

Google Chrome OS

Select Gemini in Workspace capabilities now available to Education Plus and Teaching & Learning customers

Starting today, we’re bringing generative AI capabilities in Google Workspace for Education to more educators and students around the world. The following features are now available to users 18 and older with a Google Workspace for Education Plus or Teaching and Learning add-on license at no additional cost:

  • Gemini in Docs: Create content in seconds with Help Me Write and Gemini in the side panel of Docs.
  • Gemini in Slides: Enhance presentations with the ability to create original images and slides in the side panel of Slides.
  • Gemini in Forms: Quickly create forms and see AI summaries of responses.
  • Gemini in Vids: Create polished videos with a simple text prompt or from existing slides.
These features are already available to many Google Workspace customers and users with business, enterprise, and Google One plans, as well as the Google AI Pro for Education add-on. Visit the Help Center for more information on which features are available in which plans.





In the coming months, we’ll also make some Gemini in Sheets features available to the Education Plus plan and Teaching & Learning add-on. Additionally, we’ll provide more granular controls that administrators can use to manage access to Gemini for individual Workspace apps. For example, administrators will be able to enable or disable access to Gemini in Docs and Gemini in Slides separately. We’ll share another announcement when these granular controls become available.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Already available to many Workspace customers and users, including those with Google AI Pro for Education
  • Starting today, available to users 18 years and older with Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning add-on

Resources

New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams

We’re introducing video conferencing device interoperability for Google Meet with Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to:

  • Join Microsoft Teams meetings from Chrome OS- based Google Meet hardware devices
  • Join Google Meet meetings from Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devices
Please note that this interoperability feature is currently only available on Chrome OS-based Google Meet Rooms and Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms. For instructions on how to set up Google Meet on Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, consult the admin documentation provided by Microsoft.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Admin console setting
End user visibility

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

Resources

Easy FunctionGemma finetuning with Tunix on Google TPUs

Finetuning the FunctionGemma model is made fast and easy using the lightweight JAX-based Tunix library on Google TPUs, a process demonstrated here using LoRA for supervised finetuning. This approach delivers significant accuracy improvements with high TPU efficiency, culminating in a model ready for deployment.