What Google Cloud announced in AI this month
This Google Cloud blog post is a monthly recap of the company's AI announcements. The biggest news came from Google I/O, including the Gemini 3.5 model family and Gemini Spark, plus the unveiling of Google AI Threat Defense, an AI-powered cybersecurity platform. The post also rounds up updates across Gemini models, the Agent Platform, Google Workspace and selected thought leadership and technical guides for Google Cloud customers.
Key Takeaways
- The post is a monthly recap of Google Cloud's AI announcements, anchored by news from Google I/O.
- Google announced Gemini Spark and the Gemini 3.5 model family at Google I/O.
- Google AI Threat Defense was unveiled as an always-on autonomous AI-powered cybersecurity platform.
- New models include Gemini Omni for multimodal generation and editing, starting with video.
- Agent Platform additions include a Managed Agents API and CodeMender, a security agent that finds and fixes code vulnerabilities.
- Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro became generally available via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
Headline announcements from Google I/O
The recap leads with the biggest reveals of the month.
- ›Google announced Gemini Spark and Gemini 3.5 at Google I/O.
- ›Google AI Threat Defense was unveiled as an always-on autonomous security platform.
- ›The post gathers the most important announcements, thought leadership and technical guides in one place.
Google AI Threat Defense is described as a comprehensive AI-powered cybersecurity solution. The recap also points readers to dedicated summaries of the I/O announcements for Google Cloud customers and top news for startups.
The Gemini model family
Several new and updated Gemini models were announced.
- ›Gemini 3.5 is the latest family of models, combining frontier intelligence with action, starting with Gemini 3.5 Flash.
- ›Gemini Omni is a new model for world understanding, multimodality and editing that generates any output from any input, starting with video.
- ›Gemini Spark is a 24/7 personal AI agent for Gemini Enterprise and Workspace customers that takes action under the user's direction.
Agent Platform updates
Google expanded its tools for building and running agents.
- ›Google Antigravity gained expanded capabilities and new integration with Agent Platform for agentic development.
- ›The Managed Agents API lets developers build and run custom agents inside secure, Google-hosted environments.
- ›CodeMender is an AI security agent on Agent Platform that helps find and fix vulnerabilities in code.
Image generation and Workspace
New creative and productivity features were also announced.
- ›Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro became generally available via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
- ›Google Pics is a new image generation and editing tool in Google Workspace.
- ›New voice features arrived in Gmail, Docs and Keep.
Thought leadership and guides
The recap highlights selected reading for security and developer teams.
- ›A Cloud CISO Perspectives piece covers how Google plus Wiz changes multicloud strategy for CISOs.
- ›A guide explains what Google I/O '26 means for developing agents on Google Cloud.
- ›A five-part series covers architecture patterns and best practices for moving agents into production.
The CISO piece draws on a fireside chat between Google's Vinod D'Souza and Wiz chief strategy officer Anthony Belfiore, describing how Wiz's cloud telemetry and Google's AI and quantum research aim to help CISOs meet the needs of the agentic enterprise era. Another guide offers CISO guidance for building AI-ready security programs for the public sector.
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the biggest announcements in this recap?
The biggest items were Gemini Spark and the Gemini 3.5 model family announced at Google I/O, plus the unveiling of Google AI Threat Defense, an AI-powered cybersecurity platform.
What is Gemini Spark?
It is a 24/7 personal AI agent for Gemini Enterprise and Workspace customers that autonomously takes action on the user's behalf, under the user's direction.
What is CodeMender?
CodeMender is an AI security agent provided through Agent Platform that helps find and fix vulnerabilities in code.
What new image tools were announced?
Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana Pro became generally available via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Google Pics arrived as a new image generation and editing tool in Workspace.
What is Google AI Threat Defense?
It is described as a comprehensive, always-on autonomous AI-powered cybersecurity platform introduced by Google Cloud.
The recap gives Google Cloud customers a single place to catch up on the month's Gemini, Agent Platform, Workspace and security announcements, most of them surfaced at Google I/O.
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