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GCP – Driving the future of government: U.S. Department of Transportation selects Google Workspace as new agency-wide collaboration suite
The U.S. government is rapidly transforming how it operates, driven by the need for greater efficiency, enhanced security, and the powerful integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into public service delivery. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently achieved a significant milestone that exemplifies this commitment to modernization: becoming the first cabinet-level agency to fully transition […]
AWS – Amazon Q now can analyze SES email sending
Today, Amazon Q (Q) added support for analyzing email sending in Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). Now customers can ask Q questions about their SES resource setup and usage patterns, and Q will help them optimize their configuration and troubleshoot deliverability problems. This makes it easier to manage SES operational activities with less technical knowledge. […]
AWS – AWS Elastic Beanstalk now supports Python 3.14 on Amazon Linux 2023
AWS Elastic Beanstalk now enables customers to build and deploy Python 3.14 applications on Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) platform. This latest platform support allows developers to leverage the newest features and improvements in Python while taking advantage of the enhanced security and performance of AL2023. AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a service that provides the ability […]
AWS – AWS launches simplified enablement of AWS CloudTrail events in Amazon CloudWatch
Today, AWS launches simplified enablement of AWS CloudTrail events in Amazon CloudWatch, a monitoring and logging service that helps you collect, monitor, and analyze log data from your AWS resources and applications. With this launch, you can now centrally configure collection of CloudTrail events in CloudWatch alongside other popular AWS log sources such as Amazon […]
GCP – Introducing data products in Dataplex Universal Catalog for curated data and context
Many organizations are overwhelmed with large amounts of fragmented data and are unclear on how it impacts their business objectives. This creates a critical disconnect: data consumers — analysts or data scientists that need the data to generate insights — can’t easily discover, access, or trust the data they need, while data producers — the […]
GCP – Replit is delivering enterprise-grade vibe coding with Google Cloud
Vibe coding has been all the rage this year. Using AI to build novel apps and create dynamic websites simply by typing conversationally into a chat interface can seem magical — yet it’s largely remained the domain of individual developers, not larger business teams. Today, Replit and Google Cloud are expanding their strategic partnership to […]
GCP – Accelerate model downloads on GKE with NVIDIA Run:ai Model Streamer
As large language models (LLMs) continue to grow in size and complexity, the time it takes to load them from storage to accelerator memory for inference can become a significant bottleneck. This “cold start” problem isn’t just a minor delay — it’s a critical barrier to building resilient, scalable, and cost-effective AI services. Every minute […]
GCP – The agentic era is here: 300+ AI agents built in one day at Google Public Sector Summit to accelerate impact and advance missions
The future of public service hinges on two things: accelerating mission outcomes and empowering the public sector workforce. With budget constraints and rising citizen expectations, government leaders can no longer wait for innovation—they must create it. We surveyed eight industries as part of our Return On Investment of AI Report, and found that among public […]
GCP – Accelerate medical research with PubMed data now available in BigQuery
Medical professionals regularly consult PubMed, a database maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that contains over 35 million biomedical articles and is growing by 1.5 million articles annually. However, traditional keyword searches may miss crucial connections. A pediatric oncologist treating a rare leukemia mutation might never […]
AWS – Amazon Bedrock now supports Responses API from OpenAI
Amazon Bedrock now supports Responses API on new OpenAI API-compatible service endpoints. Responses API enables developers to achieve asynchronous inference for long-running inference workloads, simplifies tool use integration for agentic workflows, and also supports stateful conversation management. Instead of requiring developers to pass the entire conversation history with each request, Responses API enables them to […]
