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Google Cloud releases and Terraform Google provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 330 GCP releases · Updated
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Filestore remote MCP server now GA
The Filestore remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server has reached general availability. This feature enables the creation and management of Filestore instances directly from AI applications and LLM-powered platforms. It is now production-ready for all users.
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Cloud TPU on Compute Engine generally available
Google Cloud's Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is now generally available on Compute Engine, offering a unified experience for AI accelerators. Engineers can manage TPU VMs via the Compute Engine and MIG APIs, enabling custom OS configurations and boot disk settings. This integration supports diverse workloads from small-scale experiments to large-scale training and inference.
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Agent Assist GA: Gemini 3.5 Flash & Enhanced Summarization
Agent Assist version 6.0 is now generally available, powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash and extending to all regions. This release enhances summarization autoevaluation with more rubrics for completeness and clarifies the use of 'N/A' in performance views. The new summarization capabilities are also available in additional regions, including us-east1 and eu-west1.
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Gemini: Bug fixes and enhancements in VS Code extension
The Gemini extension for VS Code has received several bug fixes and minor product enhancements. These updates aim to improve the stability and user experience of the AI assistant within the development environment. The changes are available now for all users of the extension.
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Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Image Models GA, Video Input Preview
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image models are now Generally Available, offering 4K output in preview. This update also introduces video input support for Gemini 3.1 Flash Image in preview, enabling thumbnail generation. Existing preview versions of these image models are deprecated and will be removed by July 17, 2026, requiring users to migrate endpoints.
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Gemini Enterprise adds GA Core Assistant, Trace/Metrics Preview
Gemini Enterprise has released its Core Assistant agent, now Generally Available, simplifying user interactions with the Gemini Enterprise app. Additionally, new Traces and Metrics features for observing agent behavior are available in Public Preview. These enhancements provide detailed execution flow visualization and default monitoring dashboards without extra costs. The updates are relevant for engineers and architects managing or developing AI agent interactions within Gemini Enterprise.
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Vertex AI Search: Table and image annotation in layout parser GA
The table and image annotation features within Vertex AI Search's layout parser are now generally available. This allows users to generate descriptive text annotations for tables and images, which can then be incorporated into generated answers. This enhancement is relevant for engineers and architects working with document AI and search solutions on Google Cloud.
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Spanner Graph adds built-in graph algorithms
Spanner Graph now supports a suite of graph algorithms, enabling use cases like fraud detection and recommendations via built-in function calls in queries. This feature allows users to save results to Cloud Storage or Spanner. It is currently available in Preview.
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Google Cloud Contact Center AI advanced reporting dashboards v4.22
Google Cloud has released version 4.22 of its Contact Center AI advanced reporting dashboards. This update introduces a new Location filter, expands filtering options, renames several tiles for clarity, and adds new metrics like Total Failed and Avg Current Sentiment Score. These enhancements benefit contact center administrators and analysts by providing more granular insights into performance and agent activity.
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Gemini Enterprise: Slack data store now GA
The Slack data store for Gemini Enterprise has reached general availability. This feature allows users to connect a Slack Workspace to search conversations, files, and messages using natural language, and perform actions like sending messages directly from Gemini Enterprise. This enhancement provides a more integrated and efficient way for teams to leverage their Slack data within the Gemini Enterprise app.
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Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds User ID to logs
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform now includes the user.id field in agent logs when prompt input and response output logging is enabled. This enhancement improves tracking of anomalous tool interactions and is effective for agents deployed with ADK version 2.1 and later after May 22, 2026. Users who previously opted in will need to redeploy their agents and re-enable logging for this feature to take effect.
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Document AI Layout Parser GA: Image and Table Annotations
Document AI's Layout parser now offers general availability for image and table annotations. This feature enhances document analysis by identifying and annotating visual elements like images and tables within parsed documents. This capability is now production-ready for all users.
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Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform adds new capabilities
Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform has launched several new features for its managed AI agents. These include a Deep Research Agent for complex workflows, new sandbox environments for browser automation and custom workloads, and enhanced security monitoring. These updates are aimed at developers and architects building sophisticated AI applications on GCP.
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Vertex AI Extensions Deprecated on Google Cloud
Vertex AI Extensions are being deprecated and will be shut down after November 26, 2026. This change affects users of Vertex AI Extensions, who are advised to migrate to Agent Platform. The deprecation necessitates action to avoid service disruptions for generative AI applications.
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Gemini Enterprise updates: Site filters, PagerDuty integration, and Flash control
Gemini Enterprise now supports filtering Google Sites data stores and connecting PagerDuty data stores, both in public preview. The Gemini Enterprise assist feature has been deprecated and shut down. Administrators can control Gemini 3.5 Flash visibility, with changes to default availability planned for June 2026.
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Colab Enterprise Data Science Agent GA
The Data Science Agent is now generally available in Colab Enterprise. This agent automates data analysis, ML tasks, and insight delivery directly within Colab notebooks. It is available for all Colab Enterprise users.
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BigQuery Data Science Agent for Colab Enterprise GA
The Data Science Agent for Colab Enterprise and BigQuery is now generally available. This agent aims to improve the data science workflow by integrating AI capabilities directly into the environment. It is now ready for production use by data scientists and engineers working with BigQuery.
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Database Center Generative Views in Preview
Database Center generative views are now available in preview, leveraging Gemini to create custom dashboard views from natural language prompts. This feature allows users to generate and save detailed views of their database fleet inventory and metrics. It is intended for engineers and architects managing database fleets.
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AlloyDB for PostgreSQL: ChatGPT integration for toolset access
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL now allows ChatGPT users to list and use the AlloyDB toolset via the AlloyDB remote MCP server. This enhancement aims to streamline access and usability for developers leveraging both platforms. The feature is now available for users of ChatGPT interacting with AlloyDB.
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Secret Manager integrates with Agent Development Kit
Secret Manager and Parameter Manager now integrate with the Agent Development Kit (ADK) for secure runtime retrieval of secrets and parameters. This enhancement prevents sensitive credentials from being exposed within LLM contexts or conversation histories, enhancing security for AI development. The integration is available now, offering improved credential management for developers building with the ADK.
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