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NVIDIA and Google Cloud Deepen Collaboration to Build Cloud Infrastructure for AI Factories and Physical AI
NVIDIA and Google Cloud have announced an expanded collaboration, introducing new Vera Rubin and Blackwell GPU-powered instances to build "AI factories" scaling to nearly a million GPUs. The integration of Gemini, Nemotron, and other platforms aims to accelerate production deployment of agentic and physical AI, such as robotics and digital twins.
Vertex AI Retirement: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Takes Over
Google Cloud at Next 26 announced the complete retirement of Vertex AI, replaced by Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The new unified platform combines developer tools, enterprise apps, and third-party agent marketplace. Key updates include graph-based ADK supporting sub-agent networks, Agent Identity with cryptographic identifiers, Model Armour for AI security, and no-code Agent Designer. Partners include Oracle, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.
Google Cloud Next '26: Agent Gateway Seizes Control Plane, TPU 8i Locks Inference
Google Cloud Next '26 announces 8th-gen TPUs (8t for training, 8i for inference), Agent Platform with Agent Gateway, Agent Identity, Agent-to-Agent Orchestration, Agentic Data Cloud, and Agentic Defense integrating Wiz. The move shifts control from infrastructure to agent orchestration, locking enterprises into a vertically integrated stack.
Google Cloud Next 2026: Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Marks Agent Economy Coming of Age
Google Cloud Next 2026 represents AI platform competition 'coming of age'. Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform's launch signals large cloud vendors shifting from 'providing AI capabilities' to 'providing AI workflows'. Platform bundling war officially begins, enterprises must choose between 'feature completeness' and 'vendor lock-in risk'.
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Audio Model with Enhanced Real-time Dialogue and Multilingual Capabilities
Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live audio model, scoring 90.8% on ComplexFuncBench Audio with reduced latency and doubled conversation thread duration. It is available via APIs for developers and enterprises, featuring SynthID watermarking and enhanced multilingual support.
Google Cloud Integrates MCP with Apigee and Advances Agentic Platform to Evolve Enterprise APIs for AI Agents
Google Cloud announced the general availability of Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Apigee and the advancement of its Agentic Platform, aiming to transform traditional enterprise APIs into secure, governed tools for AI agents at scale. This move integrates API governance, security layers, and AI inference infrastructure, providing core platform capabilities for enterprises shifting from API-driven to agent-driven architectures.