Learn the science of AI evaluation with our new online series featuring @maudnals.bsky.social → goo.gle/4tOVshb We're sharing a scientific approach to building eval pipelines that ensure your app actually works for users 🧪
Ali Spivak
@alispivak.bsky.social
Chrome Web Developer Relations - my team is responsible for Extensions, DevTools, Chrome Releases, Web AI and more. Formerly Mozilla (MDN)
I've not seen quite as much excitement about an API as there is for HTML in Canvas in a long long time. We're collating as many examples of this to help showcase and shape the API - give Natalia a shout or just share them directly on the repo.
Natalia Markoborodova@nmarkoborodova.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is a call for your creativity! 🫵 Everyone seems to be so excited about HTML-in-Canvas, and understandably so. Have you seen all the impressive demos developers have been sharing? We've started collecting some examples: github.com/GoogleChrome... Add your own demos!🎨 🎉
When to use WebMCP vs. MCP? 🤔 Use WebMCP to make your active website "agent-aware" by exposing UI tools directly in the browser. Use MCP for connecting agents to external data and services beyond the tab. Read more at: developer.chrome.com/blog/webmcp-... #WebMCP #MCP #AIAgents
From flight searches to restaurant reservations, WebMCP is making apps agent-ready. Explore our list of demos to see the future of the web in action. You can also submit a PR to be featured → goo.gle/3MsLxOB
If you're having trouble choosing the right GenAI mode, @alispivak.bsky.social has tips for you → goo.gle/4ppXbb5 We're diving into how to balance project goals, data requirements, and model types so you can determine what you, and your project, need for success.
🎙️LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's been one of DevTool's most requested features… weighing at eiiighty-five votes… 10 years in the making… entering the ring from Chrome 144… Heeeerre's: Individual request throttling!!! developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl... 🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳
Throttle individual network requests | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Use the Request conditions tab to block specific URLs or apply custom network throttling profiles to individual resources.
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If you’re using server-side AI models, you usually need an API key to call them. A couple of weeks back I made a video looking at how to handle that in a Chrome extension: youtu.be/pl4pz4nWa3w
How can you keep API keys safe in a Chrome Extension?
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Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to provide 25 million American children an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts'
Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children.
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We asked for your Chrome Extension questions, and you wanted to know about SEO. From "games" being a top search query to the importance of ratings, we're diving into what drives discovery in the Chrome Web Store → goo.gle/48hjSH5
A common mix-up: thinking passkeys = biometrics. @oliverdunk.com explains why the biometric check is local and how public-key cryptography (not biometrics) is the core of passkey authentication→ goo.gle/4oSrvLh #PasskeysWeek
The latest episode of What's New in DevTools covers Baseline integration, AI assistance, Save-Data header emulation, and more → goo.gle/4odg8NL Watch the full recap of updates from Chrome 139-141 to see these powerful new features in action and improve your debugging workflow.
Got questions about building Chrome Extensions? We’re recording some new videos for the @developer.chrome.com channel in October, and I’d love suggestions for topics we should cover: www.reddit.com/r/chrome_ext...
From the chrome_extensions community on Reddit: Ask the Google Chrome team about building extensions!
Explore this post and more from the chrome_extensions community
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On the Chrome team, we've a cool new origin trial for you to try in your apps: the Proofreader API: developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/proo.... ❌ tyop → ✅ typo ```js await (await Proofreader.create({ expectedInputLanguages: ['en'], })).proofread( 'Let us knwo how it foes', ); ``` #BuiltInAI #WebAI
The Proofreader API | AI on Chrome | Chrome for Developers
Improve your content readability and grammar with the Proofreader API.
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Server costs? Latency? Pfft. Not with client-side AI → goo.gle/4g5M0Ak Build that real-time, AI-powered photobooth app you've been dreaming of. Run the image segmentation model directly on the user's device and give your users the privacy and speed they deserve.
The wait is over! The Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025 is here. Today's the day to start building with our built-in AI APIs. Create a web app or Chrome Extension to compete for our $70K prize pool. Let the coding commence → goo.gle/ChromeAIChallenge2025
Help shape the future of the web 💡 Submit your proposals for Interop 2026 → goo.gle/3V13xA8 The submission form is open until September 24. Get inspired by checking out the seven-month progress report for Interop 2025, including updates on view transitions and anchor positioning.
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025 officially launches on September 9th. Create a web app or Chrome Extension using our built-in AI APIs and compete for up to $14,000. Need a spark? See last year's projects→ goo.gle/3UOm3eY
New in Chrome DevTools: Instantly check CSS feature compatibility with Baseline! Chrome DevTools now displays the Baseline status for CSS properties right in the Elements panel - Baseline gives you clear info about which web features are ready to use today.
Phil has a great set of posts on using Baseline!
Philip Walton@philipwalton.com · 12mo agoIf you want to find out what Baseline target makes the most sense for your site, there are a number of tools to help you determine that: bsky.app/profile/deve... And if you work at a company that doesn't have a browser support policy, talk to them about Baseline! #WhatsMyBaseline
Long text ➡️ short summary. The Summarizer API is available in Chrome Stable. In Chrome, you can use this API to condense long articles, transcripts, and more, with Gemini Nano. Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3
scroll-target-group is coming to Chrome 140 (stable next month)! Building on CSS carousel APIs, scroll-target-group lets you "enhance" elements into scroll markers, enabling you to build this scroll-spy effect in 2 lines of CSS! Makes for a great progressive enhancement! una.im/scroll-targe...
una.im | Creating a scroll-spy with 2 lines of CSS
scroll-target-group is a new CSS feature that lets you create scroll-spy table of contents with basically 2 lines of CSS.
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@raymondcamden.com uses the Prompt API multimodal capabilities to create tags for images! Great use-case! www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/25/g... Learn more about the API, which uses Gemini Nano in Chrome, and join the Origin Trial at developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/prom...
Getting Image Insights with Built-in Chrome AI and EXIF Data
A mashup of AI and API techniques to get information about an image.
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Got the chance to chat with Google's Kenji Baheux who has been working on Web AI APIs today! (I'm personally excited about the possibility of using on-device LLMs to screen interactions for toxicity.) Learn all about these news APIs: developer.chrome.com/docs/ai
Built-in AI APIs for the Web by @tomayac.com Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...
Here’s what we announced for the web at Google I/O: developer.chrome.com/blog/web-at-...
10 updates from Google I/O 2025: CSS carousels, AI-powered DevTools, Prompt API with multimodal capabilities, and more | Blog | Chrome for Developers
Discover exciting features from the Google I/O Developer Keynote and sessions.
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Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16
Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 | TechCrunch
Google I/O, Google's biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Here's what to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android.
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