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Introducing Wednesday Build Hour
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (412+ words) Whether you're a seasoned cloud architect or a dev just starting to poke around Google Cloud, finding the time to actually build something new can be tough. Between stand-ups and sprint tickets, "learning time" usually gets pushed to the bottom…...
What's new in TensorFlow 2.21
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (191+ words) TensorFlow 2.21 has been released! You can find a complete list of all changes in the full release notes on GitHub. At Google I/O "25, we shared a preview of the evolution to LiteRT: a high-performance runtime designed specifically for advanced…...
You can't stream the energy: A developer's guide to Google Cloud Next '26 in Vegas
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (410+ words) Sure, you can wait a few weeks and watch the Next '26 keynotes on YouTube at 1.5x speed. So why get on a plane to Las Vegas? And it's not just about what happens on the main stage; it's about the hallway…...
How we built the Google I/O 2026 Save the Date experience
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (194+ words) Google I/O 2026 is returning May 19-20 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. But before the keynotes begin, you can get into the spirit of the event with our annual tradition: the save the date puzzle. As the ideas solidified…...
On-Device Function Calling in Google AI Edge Gallery
1+ week, 4+ day ago (507+ words) The real magic of AI happens when a model stops merely describing the world and starts interacting with it. One such interaction mechanism is tool-use: the ability to predict and invoke function calls, for example to open apps or adjust…...
Conductor Update: Introducing Automated Reviews
3+ week, 3+ day ago (260+ words) In December, we introduced Conductor, an extension for the Gemini CLI designed to bring context-driven development to your terminal. By shifting project awareness out of ephemeral chat logs and into persistent, version-controlled markdown files, Conductor has helped developers worldwide plan…...
Making Gemini CLI extensions easier to use
3+ week, 6+ day ago (465+ words) Extension settings provide a structured approach that ensures your experience is painless and straightforward. Extension authors can now define exactly what information their tool needs to function; whether it's an API key, a base URL, or a project identifier. No…...
Introducing the Developer Knowledge API and MCP Server
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (300+ words) Large Language Models (LLMs) are only as good as the context they are given. When building with Google technology, developers need their AI assistants to know the latest Firebase features, the most recent Android API changes, and the current best…...
Easy FunctionGemma finetuning with Tunix on Google TPUs
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (278+ words) In this tutorial we are going to use LoRA to do supervised finetuning on FunctionGemma and run everything on free-tier Colab TPU v5e-1. We are using the same Mobile Action dataset as in the previous finetuning tutorial. First, we download the…...
Gemini 3 Flash is now available in Gemini CLI
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) Starting today, most paid tier customers of Gemini CLI have access to both Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash, including: For free tier users: Get started by upgrading Gemini CLI version to the latest version (0.21.1): After you've confirmed your version is…...