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)
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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.
Watch the full recap of updates from Chrome 139-141 to see these powerful new features in action and improve your debugging workflow.
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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.
Watch the full recap of updates from Chrome 139-141 to see these powerful new features in action and improve your debugging workflow.
Reposted by Ali Spivak
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
www.reddit.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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...
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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
❌ 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.
developer.chrome.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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
❌ tyop → ✅ typo
```js
await (await Proofreader.create({
expectedInputLanguages: ['en'],
})).proofread(
'Let us knwo how it foes',
);
```
#BuiltInAI #WebAI
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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.
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.
September 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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.
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.
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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
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
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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
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
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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.
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.
September 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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.
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.
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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
Need a spark? See last year's projects→ goo.gle/3UOm3eY
September 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
Need a spark? See last year's projects→ goo.gle/3UOm3eY
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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.
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.
August 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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.
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.
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Phil has a great set of posts on using Baseline!
If 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
And if you work at a company that doesn't have a browser support policy, talk to them about Baseline! #WhatsMyBaseline
What new web features are your users actually ready for? Stop guessing. 🔮
Baseline helps you make data-driven decisions so you can ship the right features at the right time. Learn more and find your target with #WhatsMyBaseline → goo.gle/whats-my-baseline
Baseline helps you make data-driven decisions so you can ship the right features at the right time. Learn more and find your target with #WhatsMyBaseline → goo.gle/whats-my-baseline
August 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Phil has a great set of posts on using Baseline!
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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
Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3
August 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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
Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3
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Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools
Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools | Blog | web.dev
Baseline information is now available for CSS properties in the Elements panel of Chrome DevTools!
web.dev
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools
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Reposted by Ali Spivak
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...
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.
una.im
July 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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...
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...
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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...
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.
www.raymondcamden.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
@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...
Learn more about the API, which uses Gemini Nano in Chrome, and join the Origin Trial at developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/prom...
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Reposted by Ali Spivak
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
June 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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
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Built-in AI APIs for the Web by @tomayac.com
Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...
Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...
June 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Built-in AI APIs for the Web by @tomayac.com
Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...
Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...
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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.
techcrunch.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16
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March 31, 2025 at 5:31 AM
My team is hiring!
Come join us as
a Developer Advocate at the intersection of Web, Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.
The position is in Waterloo - Canada
www.google.com/about/career...
Come join us as
a Developer Advocate at the intersection of Web, Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.
The position is in Waterloo - Canada
www.google.com/about/career...
Senior Developer Advocate, Chrome — Google Careers
www.google.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
My team is hiring!
Come join us as
a Developer Advocate at the intersection of Web, Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.
The position is in Waterloo - Canada
www.google.com/about/career...
Come join us as
a Developer Advocate at the intersection of Web, Chrome, ChromeOS and Android.
The position is in Waterloo - Canada
www.google.com/about/career...
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W3C Breakouts Day 2025 is happening on March 26.
This is a free and online event to learn, and discuss, about topics like web docs, Baseline, ActivityPub, FedCM, funding, WebVMT, geolocation, AI agents, and more!
Don't miss on this opportunity to dive into exciting web-related topics
This is a free and online event to learn, and discuss, about topics like web docs, Baseline, ActivityPub, FedCM, funding, WebVMT, geolocation, AI agents, and more!
Don't miss on this opportunity to dive into exciting web-related topics
W3C Breakouts Day 2025
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March 17, 2025 at 8:34 AM
W3C Breakouts Day 2025 is happening on March 26.
This is a free and online event to learn, and discuss, about topics like web docs, Baseline, ActivityPub, FedCM, funding, WebVMT, geolocation, AI agents, and more!
Don't miss on this opportunity to dive into exciting web-related topics
This is a free and online event to learn, and discuss, about topics like web docs, Baseline, ActivityPub, FedCM, funding, WebVMT, geolocation, AI agents, and more!
Don't miss on this opportunity to dive into exciting web-related topics
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@andreban.bsky.social and I are really proud of this one.
Pair the Summarizer API with the summary of summaries technique to concisely explain complicated or long texts. The API is in origin trial for use with Gemini Nano in Chrome, where inference is performed client-side. developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/scal...
Scale client-side summarization in small context windows | AI on Chrome | Chrome for Developers
Discover the summary of summaries technique to distill complex content client-side.
developer.chrome.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
@andreban.bsky.social and I are really proud of this one.
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This is very useful and rewarding (even on a Friday night!) 🤩
Friday evening's the best time to drop a new post right? Right?
Anyway, if you're using Speculation Rules then you might wanna check out this post when you get back into work mode next week - lots of tips and info in there:
developer.chrome.com/docs/web-pla...
Anyway, if you're using Speculation Rules then you might wanna check out this post when you get back into work mode next week - lots of tips and info in there:
developer.chrome.com/docs/web-pla...
Guide to implementing speculation rules for more complex sites | Web Platform | Chrome for Developers
A guide to considerations when implementing speculation rules, particularly for more complex sites.
developer.chrome.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This is very useful and rewarding (even on a Friday night!) 🤩