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What Google shipped in May 2026

2865 tracked updates · May 2026

Signal breakdown — May 2026

120 feature updates·66 funding events·65 FUNDING·51 product launches·42 legal & regulatory updates·41 partnerships·41 security incidents·39 new integrations

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Legal/google.com
Google Employee Charged Over Polymarket Bet - TradingView

Google Employee Charged Over Polymarket Bet - TradingView

A Google software engineer was charged with fraud for allegedly using confidential company information to make profitable bets on Polymarket, collecting $1.2 million. The case highlights concerns abou

Launch/google.com
Introducing Search Toolkit - Mistral AI

Introducing Search Toolkit - Mistral AI

Mistral AI released Search Toolkit in public preview, a composable framework for building production search pipelines for AI applications. It unifies ingestion, retrieval, and evaluation into a single

Feature/google.com
A Guide to AI Cold Starts on Cloud Run

A Guide to AI Cold Starts on Cloud Run

Google Cloud’s AI Engineering lead explains how to minimize AI cold starts on Cloud Run, breaking the process into four phases and offering infrastructure and model optimizations. Key tactics include

Launch/google.com
Stan Lee’s Voice Gets Resurrected By AI - Dark Horizons

Stan Lee’s Voice Gets Resurrected By AI - Dark Horizons

ElevenLabs partnered with Genius Brands and POW! Entertainment to add Stan Lee’s AI-generated voice to its Iconic Marketplace, enabling licensed use in products. The deal includes a monthly book club

Launch/google.com
300 Vectrons in the fleet of ELL - RAILMARKET.com

300 Vectrons in the fleet of ELL - RAILMARKET.com

European Locomotive Leasing (ELL) received its 300th Siemens Vectron locomotive, becoming the largest operator of the Vectron platform. ELL’s uniform fleet strategy simplifies maintenance and supports

Integration/google.com
Siemens, Cercare collaborate on stroke imaging - AuntMinnie

Siemens, Cercare collaborate on stroke imaging - AuntMinnie

Siemens Healthineers and Cercare Medical will collaborate to integrate Cercare’s Neurosuite perfusion analysis platform with Siemens’ Syngo DynaCT Multiphase, enabling real-time perfusion and metaboli

Partnership/google.com
BNP Paribas, Mistral Extend AI Partnership - Markets Media

BNP Paribas, Mistral Extend AI Partnership - Markets Media

BNP Paribas renewed its partnership with Mistral AI to co-develop generative AI solutions tailored to banking operations, including internal knowledge tools, KYC automation, and client/employee assist

Feature/google.com

May 27, 2026

Google Cloud introduced granular control over legacy bundled services in App Engine standard environments (Go, Java, PHP, Python) to improve security and maintainability. Compute Engine added new flag

Integration/google.com

Use the Simba ODBC and JDBC drivers for BigQuery

Google Cloud released updated Simba ODBC (v3.2.1.3001) and JDBC (v1.7.0.1001) drivers for BigQuery, developed by insightsoftware. The drivers now support the optional High-Throughput API (Storage Read

Feature/google.com

May 26, 2026

Google Cloud announced the general availability of the Data Science Agent for BigQuery and Colab Enterprise, enabling automated data analysis and ML tasks. Observability Analytics with SQL-based trace

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Surviving the software storm - גלובס

Surviving the software storm - גלובס

After nearly 20 years as CEO and founder, Or Offer announced he will step down in May 2027, with a year-long transition to find his successor. Similarweb, a market intelligence platform, has seen its

Feature/google.com
Use the Data Science Agent

Use the Data Science Agent

Google Cloud introduced the Data Science Agent in Colab Enterprise, enabling AI-assisted data science tasks like exploratory analysis, ML predictions, and forecasting directly in notebooks. Users can

Integration/google.com

Looker-managed MCP server

Google Cloud’s Looker introduced a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling direct, secure connections between AI agents (Gemini CLI, Claude, Copilot, etc.) and Looker instances. The inte

Feature/google.com

Looker-managed MCP server

Google Cloud’s Looker introduced a managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, enabling direct, secure connections between AI agents (Gemini CLI, Claude, Copilot, etc.) and Looker instances. The inte

Feature/google.com

May 25, 2026

Google Cloud introduced Preview metrics for GKE training JobSet efficiency and made Knowledge Catalog data products generally available. New features include approval workflows, automated documentatio

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May 24, 2026

Google Security Operations introduced Calculated Fields in Preview, allowing dynamic derivation of new data points within cases and alerts using logical formulas. It also added relative and absolute t

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The top announcements for startups from Google I/O ‘26

The top announcements for startups from Google I/O ‘26

Google Cloud unveiled major AI advancements at Google I/O '26, including new frontier models like Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni, the Antigravity 2.0 control plane for agent orchestration, and managed agen

Feature/google.com

May 22, 2026

Google Cloud released Apigee Emulator v2.0.0 independently from Apigee hybrid, enabling faster security updates. It also addressed 78 security vulnerabilities. Additional updates include GA support fo

Launch/google.com
WHOOP Body: Future of Wearable Technology - WHOOP

WHOOP Body: Future of Wearable Technology - WHOOP

WHOOP introduced WHOOP Body, a line of smart apparel featuring Any-Wear Technology that allows the WHOOP sensor to be worn on multiple body locations (torso, waist, calf, upper arm) beyond the wrist.

Technical/google.com
Securing Your Gemini and Google API Keys

Securing Your Gemini and Google API Keys

Google Cloud published guidance on securing API keys used for Gemini and other AI services, emphasizing strict API and application restrictions, secure storage via Secret Manager, and proactive monito

Feature/google.com

May 21, 2026

Google Cloud introduced AlloyDB toolset support for ChatGPT via an MCP server, updated Apigee X to version 1-17-0-apigee-8 and Apigee hybrid to v1.16.4, and launched the App Engine Migration hub to mo

Security/google.com

May 20, 2026

Google Cloud disclosed a critical vulnerability in Apigee X (CVE-2026-2264) where the IntegrationRegion parameter in the SetIntegrationRequest policy lacks validation, enabling Server-Side Request For

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Introducing Gemini Omni

Introducing Gemini Omni

Google introduced Gemini Omni Flash, a multimodal AI model enabling users to generate and edit videos from any input—starting with video—using natural language prompts. The model supports conversation

Feature/google.com

Monitor goodput with the ML Goodput Measurement library

Google Cloud introduced the ML Goodput Measurement library, a Python package to track productive vs. unproductive time in ML training on Cloud TPU VMs. The library provides real-time metrics like good

Acquisition/google.com

Exclusive: Siemens Buys New Jersey Base - CommercialSearch

Siemens purchased a 404,515-square-foot office building in Parsippany, New Jersey, for $21 million, expanding its presence in the state where it has leased space since 2022. The Class B asset, previou

Launch/about.google
Intelligent eyewear is coming this fall

Intelligent eyewear is coming this fall

Google revealed its first intelligent eyewear products at I/O 2026, featuring audio and display glasses powered by Gemini. The audio glasses will launch first in fall 2026, with stylish designs from G

Launch/about.google
Bring any idea to life: Google AI Studio at I/O 2026

Bring any idea to life: Google AI Studio at I/O 2026

Google launched major updates to AI Studio at I/O 2026, including native Android app development, direct Google Workspace integrations, and a new mobile app for on-the-go building. Developers can now

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Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action

Gemini 3.5: frontier intelligence with action

Google introduced Gemini 3.5, a new model family designed for complex agentic workflows, starting with 3.5 Flash. It delivers frontier-level performance for coding and agentic tasks, outperforming pri

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I/O 2026

I/O 2026

Google launched two new AI models—Gemini Omni (video-first multimodal creation) and Gemini 3.5 Flash (agentic workflows)—and introduced agentic experiences across Search, Shopping, Workspace, and Wear

Launch/about.google
I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era

I/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini era

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the 'agentic Gemini era' at I/O 2026, highlighting AI adoption growth to 3.2 quadrillion tokens monthly and 13 products with over 1 billion users. Key launches inclu

Expansion/google.com
WHOOP Named to 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 List - WHOOP

WHOOP Named to 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 List - WHOOP

WHOOP was recognized on CNBC’s 2026 Disruptor 50 list for its rapid growth and innovation in wearable health technology. The company launched WHOOP 5.0 and WHOOP MG wearables, founded the Massachusett

Feature/google.com

The AI.PARSE_DOCUMENT function

Google Cloud introduced AI.PARSE_DOCUMENT in BigQuery ML, enabling structured extraction of text and page boundaries from PDFs and other documents using the Document AI layout parser. The function req

Feature/google.com

Data Export API (enhanced)

Google Chronicle introduced an enhanced Data Export API for bulk security data exports to Google Cloud Storage, including new endpoints for fetching service accounts, creating/managing export jobs, an

Launch/google.com

ElevenLabs: A Voice in Publishing - Publishers Weekly

ElevenLabs introduced AI-powered audiobook production tools, including ElevenCreative for DIY authors, ElevenProductions for large publishers, and ElevenReader for distribution. Their AI models now pr

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May 18, 2026

Google Cloud introduced Git repository integration for BigQuery Studio to version-control SQL scripts and notebooks, row-affinity routing for Bigtable, and GA replication features for NetApp Volumes F

Integration/google.com

Manage code with BigQuery Studio Git repositories

BigQuery Studio now supports Git repositories for managing SQL scripts and notebooks, integrating version control directly into the BigQuery Studio file browser. Users can clone repositories, manage b

Feature/google.com
Process documents with Gemini layout parser

Process documents with Gemini layout parser

Google Cloud introduced a new layout parser for Document AI that combines OCR with Gemini’s generative AI to preserve document structure, including tables, figures, and headers. It addresses RAG chall

Feature/google.com

Routing options

Google Cloud Bigtable added row-affinity routing, a sticky routing mechanism that automatically directs single-row read/write requests to a specific cluster based on row keys. This improves read-your-

Feature/google.com

May 17, 2026

Google SecOps introduced new parser documentation to help users ingest and normalize logs from Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR. Release 6.3.85 is rolling out with internal and customer bug fixes.

Security/google.com
Welcome to BlackFile: Inside a Vishing Extortion Operation

Welcome to BlackFile: Inside a Vishing Extortion Operation

Google Threat Intelligence reports UNC6671’s BlackFile campaign, using vishing and adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) techniques to bypass MFA and compromise Microsoft 365 and Okta environments. The group

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May 15, 2026

Google Cloud introduced customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for Cloud SQL backups via its Backup and DR Service. This enables users to secure backups with the same KMS key as the source instance w

Integration/google.com

Collect Riverbed SteelHead logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting Riverbed SteelHead WAN optimization appliance logs through the Bindplane agent. The integration maps SteelHead logs to Google's Unified Data Model (UD

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Collect SAP SM20 logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting SAP SM20 Security Audit Logs through the Bindplane agent, enabling centralized monitoring of SAP user authentication, authorization changes, and trans

Integration/google.com

Collect SAP BTP logs

Google Cloud now supports ingesting SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) logs into Google Security Operations using Google Cloud Storage V2. The integration uses a Cloud Run function to poll SAP BTP

Integration/google.com

Collect Microsoft Defender for Endpoint logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting Microsoft Defender for Endpoint logs through Google Cloud Storage V2, enabling enterprises to stream alerts, incidents, device inventory, and advanced

Sunset/google.com

Migrate workloads from retiring ve1 hardware

Google Cloud VMware Engine is retiring first-generation ve1 hardware in batches starting Q1 2026, with the first retirements occurring by Q1 2027. Customers must migrate workloads to newer ve1 or ve2

Integration/google.com

Collect Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN logs through Bindplane, enabling centralized security monitoring for distributed enterprise environments. The integration requ

Integration/google.com

Collect SAP Sybase ASE logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting SAP Sybase ASE logs through the Bindplane agent, enabling extraction of audit, error, and security logs mapped to the Unified Data Model (UDM). The in

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Collect Sangfor Proxy logs

Google Security Operations now supports ingesting Sangfor Proxy (Sangfor IAG) logs through the Bindplane agent, mapping fields to the Unified Data Model (UDM). The integration captures network connect

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Collect SAP SuccessFactors logs

Google Cloud now supports ingesting SAP SuccessFactors logs into Google Security Operations using Google Cloud Storage V2. The integration involves creating a Cloud Run function triggered by Pub/Sub t

Feature/google.com

May 14, 2026

Google Cloud disabled the AI.KEY_DRIVERS function in BigQuery, warned of performance issues in Cloud Composer due to google-api-core versions, and introduced new features across GKE (concurrent node p

Legal/google.com
Meta Workers Push Back on AI Tracking Tools - TradingView

Meta Workers Push Back on AI Tracking Tools - TradingView

Meta employees protested the installation of mouse-tracking software to train AI agents, citing privacy and job security concerns amid a 10% workforce reduction. The move highlights risks to employee

Funding/google.com

Siemens continues path of profitable growth - Siemens press

Siemens reported Q2 2026 orders up 18% to €24.1B and revenue up 6% to €19.8B, with a record €124B order backlog. Profit Industrial Business reached €3.0B (margin 15.4%), while net income was €2.2B. Th

Legal/google.com
Meta workers revolt against AI surveillance - hcamag.com

Meta workers revolt against AI surveillance - hcamag.com

Meta employees protested mouse-tracking software used to train AI systems, raising legal and ethical concerns in Canada. The article highlights gaps between Meta's data use and Canadian privacy laws l

Feature/google.com

May 13, 2026

Google Cloud introduced a Public Preview feature in Vertex AI Search allowing users to assign weights to searchable fields in their schema to influence result rankings. The update is part of the May 1

Security/google.com
Google tracks, prevents an AI-made exploit - pickr.com.au

Google tracks, prevents an AI-made exploit - pickr.com.au

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group identified an AI-crafted exploit designed to bypass multi-factor authentication systems, marking one of the first instances of AI being used to create such an exploi

Launch/about.google
The Android Show: I/O Edition 2026

The Android Show: I/O Edition 2026

Google unveiled Android 17 and a suite of AI-driven features at Android Show: I/O Edition 2026, including Gemini Intelligence for proactive assistance, Googlebook laptops optimized for Android, Chrome

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Charli XCX Invests In Nothing - Vogue

Charli XCX Invests In Nothing - Vogue

Pop star Charli XCX joined tech hardware brand Nothing as its first global ambassador and shareholder, launching a campaign featuring her wearing Nothing Headphones. The partnership emphasizes authent

Feature/google.com

May 12, 2026

Google Cloud introduced MCP tools support for Apigee API hub, enabling Agentic AI workflows to interact with API resources via standard protocols. It also added AI.COUNT_TOKENS to BigQuery for token e

Security/google.com
AI-assisted hacking is already here, Google warns - Axios

AI-assisted hacking is already here, Google warns - Axios

Google’s threat intelligence team reported the first known case of cybercriminals using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability in a Python script, enabling bypass of two-factor authenti

Feature/google.com

The AI.COUNT_TOKENS function

Google Cloud introduced AI.COUNT_TOKENS in BigQuery to estimate input token counts for generative AI prompts, helping users gauge costs without Vertex AI charges. The function is in preview with limit

Feature/google.com

May 11, 2026

Google Cloud introduced regional endpoints for the Cloud SQL Admin API across MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server to enhance data locality and compliance. AlloyDB now offers extended support for Postgre

Feature/google.com

May 07, 2026

Google Cloud added unified MCP Proxy Configuration in Apigee API hub to automate MCP discovery proxy deployment, released a preview Aerospike-to-Bigtable migration tool, and made Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Integration/google.com
Migrate from Aerospike to Bigtable

Migrate from Aerospike to Bigtable

Google Cloud Bigtable published a migration guide for moving data from Aerospike to Bigtable with minimal downtime. The process uses open-source tools like an adapter library, Aerospike Kafka source c

/google.com
Manage listings

Manage listings

Google Cloud introduced enhanced listing management capabilities in BigQuery sharing (Analytics Hub), including public/private listing types, new IAM roles, and multi-region support for datasets. Publ

Feature/google.com

May 06, 2026

Google Cloud announced multiple updates across its services. BigQuery now supports multi-region sharing listings for datasets and linked replicas. A breaking change affects BigQuery Data Transfer Serv

Launch/google.com
Agent Factory Recap: How Gemma 4 Taught Itself Physics

Agent Factory Recap: How Gemma 4 Taught Itself Physics

Google DeepMind released Gemma 4, an open-source AI model family designed for high intelligence per parameter, enabling agentic workflows on consumer hardware and mobile devices. Over 50 million downl

Legal/google.com

New frontier of AI forces Trump's heavy hand - Axios

The White House is exploring mandatory government reviews of AI models before public release, following pressure to address safety risks from frontier AI systems. Reports indicate opposition to Anthro

Feature/google.com

May 05, 2026

Google Cloud introduced new data store connectors for Gemini Enterprise in Public Preview and expanded the availability of the VMware Engine ve2 node type to additional regions. The data store connect

/google.com
Mutating Admission Policy

Mutating Admission Policy

Kubernetes now supports MutatingAdmissionPolicies, a declarative in-process alternative to mutating admission webhooks. These policies use CEL to define resource mutations via apply configurations or

Feature/google.com

May 04, 2026

Google Cloud announced general availability of PolyBase for Cloud SQL for SQL Server, enabling direct querying of external data sources via T-SQL without additional client software. The feature simpli

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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay - BBC

GameStop announced a $55.5–$56 billion takeover bid for eBay, positioning itself as a rival to Amazon. Analysts cite eBay’s current market position as a key driver for the unsolicited offer, which wou

Feature/google.com

May 01, 2026

Google Cloud added new supported locations for observability buckets in Cloud Trace, enabling broader storage of trace data. The reCAPTCHA Mobile SDK v18.9.0 for iOS introduces reliability fixes, impr

Feature/google.com

Use flows in playbooks

Google Chronicle SOAR introduced enhanced flow management in playbooks, enabling dynamic branching based on alert data, user input, or step failures. New features include multi-choice questions, fallb

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