Google announced that Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Anthropic’s most advanced hybrid reasoning model, is now in preview on Vertex AI Model Garden. It offers fast responses or detailed step-by-step reasoning, with improved coding capabilities optimized for real-world use cases. Read more.
Google announces the public beta of Gen AI Toolbox for Databases, developed with LangChain. This open-source server enables developers to build and manage agent-based generative AI applications with secure, scalable database connectivity. It supports self-managed PostgreSQL and MySQL, as well as managed databases like AlloyDB, Spanner, and Cloud SQL. Contributions for additional databases are welcome. Read more.
Google has released Go 1.24, the latest version of its open-source programming language. This update brings post-quantum cryptography support, a new weak pointer feature, and major performance improvements. Go 1.24 also enhances WebAssembly (Wasm) support, allowing developers to export functions and build long-running Wasm applications more easily, opening up new possibilities for cloud and backend development. Read more.
Google Cloud has introduced A4X VMs, now in preview, powered by NVIDIA GB200 NVL72—a system with 72 Blackwell GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs. Designed for next-generation AI reasoning models, A4X VMs provide the high performance and efficiency needed for complex problem-solving. Google Cloud is also the first provider to offer both A4 VMs with NVIDIA B200 GPUs and A4X VMs with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72, enabling advanced AI workloads. Read more.
BigQuery ML now supports open-source LLMs from Vertex AI Model Garden, including models from Hugging Face and custom-tuned OSS models. This expands model choices for tasks like entity extraction, sentiment analysis, and text generation using SQL. Read more.
Google Cloud has introduced quantum-safe digital signatures (FIPS 204/FIPS 205) in Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys, now in preview. This is part of the company's broader post-quantum cryptography strategy, aligning with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s new PQC standards, to help developers implement quantum-resistant cryptography and protect against future quantum computing threats. Read more.
Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/gcp