# Google announced at Cloud Next 2026 that Chrome is becoming an agentic workplace platform.

*genai · news · 2026-04-22 · TNW*

## Key points

- Google Chrome now features Auto Browse, enabling autonomous multi-step task completion powered by Gemini 3.
- Chrome exposes on-device Gemini Nano AI APIs, allowing client-side processing of prompts, summaries, and translations.
- Chrome Enterprise Premium’s data loss prevention tools reduced unauthorised AI data transfers by 50%.
- With a persistent Gemini side panel, Chrome integrates Workspace actions directly within browser tabs per session context.
- Google positions Chrome as a workplace agent platform, competing with Island and Palo Alto’s Prisma Access Browser.

**Companies:** Google, Island, Palo Alto Networks
**Countries:** United States

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