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Google Cloud raises top bug bounty to USD $250,000
Cloud Security

Google Cloud raises top bug bounty to USD $250,000

The higher payout aims to spur deeper cloud security research as Google says automated tools have flooded its programme with more, but not more valid, reports.

By Mara Sugue • 6 min read • Today
Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
Open source

Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository

The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Google outlines no-downtime AlloyDB AI embedding upgrade
Artificial Intelligence

Google outlines no-downtime AlloyDB AI embedding upgrade

That lets teams swap embedding models in live databases without downtime, though write latency and storage use both rise during the migration.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI
Software-as-a-Service

Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI

The platform aims to give large firms tighter control over AI spending, access and accountability as use spreads across more teams.

By Shadda Lie Catugal • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google Cloud adds Kubernetes metadata to flow logs
Private Cloud

Google Cloud adds Kubernetes metadata to flow logs

Google says the change will help engineers trace short-lived pods, spot cross-zone traffic and cut troubleshooting time without extra agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Google makes AlloyDB Omni Web UI generally available
Edge Computing

Google makes AlloyDB Omni Web UI generally available

Administrators can now inspect self-managed PostgreSQL clusters in a browser, with Google's new read-only console for AlloyDB Omni aimed at Red Hat and container deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
XREAL launches AURA Android XR glasses for workplaces
Mobile Device Management

XREAL launches AURA Android XR glasses for workplaces

The tethered design could make hands-free workplace apps easier to deploy, with Google tying the device into Android Enterprise controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Google eases GKE Dataplane V2 limits for AI agents
Cybersecurity

Google eases GKE Dataplane V2 limits for AI agents

Clusters running AI agents should start faster and hit fewer security identity bottlenecks as Google trims GKE Dataplane V2's label-based limits.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
V2 AI appoints Arseny Chernov to lead Singapore push
Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints Arseny Chernov to lead Singapore push

The hire comes as businesses in South-East Asia struggle to turn AI pilots into secure, production-ready systems at scale.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Forrester says AI bubble fears are still premature
Semiconductors

Forrester says AI bubble fears are still premature

Heavy spending on AI data centres is still being funded by cash-rich tech groups, but the economics look tighter as outside capital is drawn in.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Inside Adobe's fast-moving AI partnerships team
Data sovereignty

Inside Adobe's fast-moving AI partnerships team

Adobe is accelerating AI dealmaking as it pushes its models into rival platforms and brings outside systems into its own apps.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
Adobe widens AI agents across creative & marketing tools
Supply Chain

Adobe widens AI agents across creative & marketing tools

Adobe is trying to keep its software central as generative AI spreads, by letting customers use its tools alongside outside models and agents.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Nvidia donates OpenShell to CNCF as it backs agent scale
Open source

Nvidia donates OpenShell to CNCF as it backs agent scale

The move puts autonomous AI agents and GPU clusters under open source scrutiny as NVIDIA seeks to shape the Kubernetes stack around them.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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Google unveils USD $15 billion Malaysia digital push
Semiconductors

Google unveils USD $15 billion Malaysia digital push

The expansion is set to add more than 37,000 local jobs a year during construction and lift Malaysia's GDP by USD $1.1 billion annually.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago
Google funds USD $160 million water plant in Negeri Sembilan
Data centers

Google funds USD $160 million water plant in Negeri Sembilan

The shared scheme is expected to deliver 65 million litres of treated water a day for residents and Google's future data centre in Port Dickson.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago
MetaCompliance appoints Chief Product Officer & adds tools
Software-as-a-Service

MetaCompliance appoints Chief Product Officer & adds tools

Security teams are being given cleaner phishing data and less admin work after the platform added direct mailbox delivery, scheduled simulations and a new dashboard.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Sunlife Asia rolls out Gemini to advisors across Asia
Digital Transformation

Sunlife Asia rolls out Gemini to advisors across Asia

Advisors in five Asian markets should spend less time on administration as the insurer embeds Google Workspace with Gemini into daily client work.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 3 days ago