Google is planning some big changes for its direct link-to-text fragment feature in Chrome, via a new snippets feature dubbed "WebNotes Stylized." First
Chrome for Android is getting a customizable shortcut in the address bar
Google is always experimenting with the Chrome interface, though a lot of these tests just end up being cancelled looking at you, Chrome Duet. While the bottom navigation interface is probably gone for good for now, the company continues testing other novelties, and the latest change to hit the toolbar is a customizable shortcut between the address bar and the tab switcher.
For some people, Chrome Beta 92 added a new button between the address bar and the tab switcher a new tab shortcut for some, and a share option for others. We ve already seen Chrome experimenting with these layouts, but it looks like there s more to these random a/b tests. As one of our readers shared with us, you can customize the button in Chrome Canary 93 (93.0.4536.2 and later, to be specific). By default, you ll get a button that fits your usage, but you can also choose to have the new tab shortcut, the share button, or a voice sea
Doing high-performance 3D rendering on the Web has always been a tricky proposition.
WebGL, in its quest for programmer familiarity and cross-platform ubiquity, adopted the API of OpenGL ES. As such it has never been capable of exploiting the full power of the underlying GPU, even as desktop APIs like DirectX 12, Metal, and Vulkan debuted and became popular. Furthermore, Apple has been slow to build out full support for WebGL 2: as of this writing, it remains an Experimental Feature in Safari).
Fortunately, the situation seems to be changing. After over four years in development by a working group in the W3C Consortium, the WebGPU API is hopefully on the cusp of stability and broad availability.